Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | ||||
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National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | Artist: 16 December 2016 Song: 10 March 2017 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Brendan Murray | |||
Selected song | "Dying to Try" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
Placement | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (13th) | |||
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Dying to Try", sung by Brendan Murray and written by Jörgen Elofsson and James Newman. The song and the singer were internally selected by the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) to represent the nation at the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. Murray's internal selection was announced on 16 December 2016, while "Dying to Try" was presented on 10 March 2017.
Ireland was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 11 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 9, "Dying to Try" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Ireland placed thirteenth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 86 points.