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| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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| Country |  Ireland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: Eurosong 2007 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 14 November 2006 Song: 16 February 2007 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Dervish | |||
| Selected song | "They Can't Stop the Spring" | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 24th, 5 points | |||
| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "They Can't Stop the Spring" written by John Waters and Tommy Moran. The song was performed by the band Dervish, which was internally selected in November 2006 by the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) to represent the nation at the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. RTÉ organised the national final Eurosong 2007 to select the song that Dervish would perform. Four songs faced a public televote, ultimately resulting in the selection of "They Can't Stop the Spring" as the Irish entry.
As one of the ten highest placed finishers in 2006, Ireland automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Performing during the show in position 4, Ireland placed 24th (last) out of the 24 participating countries with 5 points.