Brian Kennedy will represent Ireland in this year's Eurovision with his own song, which was voted for last night by viewers of the Late Late Show.
The winning song "Every Song Is A Cry for Love" was performed by Kennedy last night, along with two other songs which were also in contention.
He said after the result was announced: "I am so delighted that the public have chosen this song but I would have been proud to bring any of the three songs I performed tonight to Athens. I'm really looking forward to representing Ireland on the Eurovision stage. Roll on 18th May!"
Commissioning Editor of Entertainment programmes, Kevin Linehan, said: "Brian did justice to all three songs tonight. Any of them would have given us a great shot on the Eurovision stage. We are sure that Brian will do Ireland proud in Athens in May." The Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final takes place on Thursday 18th May, in which twenty-four countries will compete for ten places in the final. These ten will join the fourteen countries who have already qualified for the final, which will be held on Saturday 20th May. RTÉ Television will broadcast both shows live on air.