- Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
ESC National Year
Year = 2000
Country = IRL
Preselection = National Final
Preselection date =20 February 2000 | Entrant =Eamonn Toal
Song =Millennium of Love
SF result = N/A
Final result = 6th of 24 (92 points)Eamonn Toal represented Ireland in the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest inStockholm after winning the national final selection. His song "Millennium of Love " was one of eight songs presented in the national final, which was held on20 February 2000 at theRTÉ television centre inDublin . For the first time since 1990,Pat Kenny did not host the event, the honor instead going to 1995 Eurovision Song Contest presenterMary Kennedy . As in the 1999 national selection, regional televoting was used to determine the winner. ["http://www.geocities.com/national_finals_90s_00s/Ireland2000.html]Toal performed 23rd in the running order on the night of the contest. "
Millennium of Love " went on to place 6th with 92 points. Interestingly, "Millennium of Love " was the only entry that year to make a reference to the turn of the millennium.References
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