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IRISH NATIONAL FINALS 1970s
Dana
Red Hurley
1970 – little information available
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70 |
Singer |
Song |
Pts |
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1 |
Dana |
All Kinds Of Everything |
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2 |
Maxi, Dick & Twink |
Things You Hear About Me |
1971
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71 |
Singer |
Song |
Pts |
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1 |
Angela Farrell |
One Day Love |
20 |
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2 |
Red Hurley |
Back Home |
12 |
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3 |
The Coterie |
Tic-Tic-A-Toc |
9 |
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4 |
Danny Doyle |
Words |
8 |
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5 |
Brian Byrne |
An Sean Seanchai (The old story teller) |
4 |
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5 |
Maureen Mille |
Eist Liom (Listen to me) |
4 |
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7 |
Des Smyth |
The Sad Sound |
3 |
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8 |
Sonny Knowles |
An Fhaid A Mhairim |
0 |
1972 – held at Cork Opera House and presented by Mike Murphy.
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72 |
Singer |
Song |
Pts |
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1 |
Sandie Jones |
Ceol An Ghra (The music of love) |
30 |
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2 |
Des Smyth |
Let’s Be Thankful |
10 |
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3 |
Lola |
Oro Aine (Precious Anne) |
4 |
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3 |
D J Curtin |
They Take Me Back |
4 |
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3 |
Tina |
Don’t Need Your Sympathy |
4 |
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6 |
Twink |
It Would Take A Miracle |
3 |
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6 |
The McLynns |
CertainSunday |
3 |
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8 |
Joe Cuddy |
Ma Dhuachas Dun Na N Gall (My lovely Donegal) |
1 |
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8 |
Paddy Murphy & Maire O’Shea |
Tar Liom (Come with me) |
1 |
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10 |
The Farrells |
Bualadh Bos (Clap you hands) |
0 |
1973 – held at RTE Studios in Dublin presented by Bernadette Ni Ghallchoir.
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73 |
Singer |
Song |
Pts |
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1 |
Maxi |
Do I dream |
23 |
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2 |
Alma Carroll |
Love Is Grand |
10 |
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3 |
Danny Doyle |
Colours Of Our Mind |
9 |
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4 |
The Branagans |
Fado Fado (Long long ago) |
6 |
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5 |
Golden Dawn |
An Speirling (The wind) |
5 |
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6 |
Clannad |
An Phairc (The park) |
3 |
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6 |
Family Pride |
I’ll Remember |
3 |
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8 |
Barbara Dickson |
An Chead Ghra (The first love) |
1 |
Geraldine Branagan of the Branagans would go on to represent Luxembourg in 1975 whilst Alma Carroll would join the Swarbriggs in 1977. Clannad went on to massive international success as the first popular purveyors of celtic music.
1974 – held at RTE Studios Dublin and presented by Mike Murphy.
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74 |
Singer |
Song |
Pts |
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1 |
Tina Reynolds |
Cross Your Heart |
16,686 |
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2 |
Tina Reynolds |
Is Liom E (It belongs to me) |
5044 |
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3 |
Tina Reynolds |
My World |
4729 |
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4 |
Tina Reynolds |
Tiochfaidh Me Ar Ais (I will come back) |
3738 |
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5 |
Tina Reynolds |
Music Man |
2317 |
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6 |
Tina Reynolds |
Never Again |
1012 |
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7 |
Tina Reynolds |
Cinnte (Certainly) |
930 |
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8 |
Tina Reynolds |
Nach Aisteach Mar Ealionn An Ghra (Isn’t it strange how love is) |
564 |
Music Man was written by 1978 entrant Colm C T Wilkinson.
1975 – held at RTE Studios Dublin and presented by Mike Murphy.
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75 |
Singer |
Song |
Pts |
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1 |
The Swarbriggs |
That’s What Friends Are For |
36 |
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2 |
The Swarbriggs |
Goodbye To Goodbye |
22 |
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3 |
The Swarbriggs |
Come And Keep Me Warm |
19 |
|
4 |
The Swarbriggs |
This Is Our Very Own Song |
10 |
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5 |
The Swarbriggs |
Lady In Blue |
6 |
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6 |
The Swarbriggs |
Babaro Dedero |
3 |
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7 |
The Swarbriggs |
Blathin (Florence) |
3 |
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8 |
The Swarbriggs |
Butterfly Morning |
1 |
1976 – held at RTE Studios Dublin and presented by Mike Murphy.
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76 |
Singer |
Song |
Pts |
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1 |
Red Hurley |
When |
32 |
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2 |
Chips |
We Can Fly |
16 |
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3 |
Mary Clifford |
Ca Bhfuil Ghra (Where is love?) |
12 |
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4 |
Cathal Dunne |
Danny |
10 |
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5 |
The Swarbriggs |
The Way Of Love |
6 |
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6 |
The McWilliams |
Old Fashioned Song |
4 |
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7 |
Trinity |
C’en Fa A Taim In Ghra (Why am I in love?) |
0 |
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7 |
Cahir O’Doherty |
If I Had Your Love |
0 |
1977 – held at RTE Studios Dublin and presented by Mike Murphy.
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77 |
Singer |
Song |
Pts |
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1 |
The Swarbriggs Plus 2 |
It’s Nice To Be In Love Again |
25 |
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2 |
Jamie Stone |
If I Give My Love |
19 |
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3 |
Colm C T Wilkinson |
There Was A Dream |
18 |
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4 |
Chips |
Goodbye Goodbye |
13 |
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5 |
Denis Allen |
Da-Dum-Da-Dum-Da I Love You So |
12 |
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6 |
Dickie Rock |
I Can’t Go On Without You |
8 |
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7 |
D J Curtin |
You Cannot Stop The Music |
5 |
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8 |
Sunshine |
Look Before You Leap |
0 |
1978 – held at RTE Studios Dublin and presented by Mike Murphy.
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78 |
Singer |
Song |
Pts |
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1 |
Born To Sing |
Colm C T Wilkinson |
46 |
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2 |
Staace |
You Put The Love In My Heart |
16 |
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3 |
Gemma Craven |
All Fall Down |
3 |
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4 |
Chips |
Happy Days |
8 |
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5 |
Reform |
You Gotta Get Up |
7 |
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6 |
Sheeba |
It’s Amazing What Love CanDo |
6 |
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7 |
Jamie Stone |
Over Again |
4 |
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8 |
Danny Doyle |
Lonely Now |
1 |
All Fall Down was written by Bill Whelan who would later become more successful for the Eurovision interval act Riverdance.
1979 – held at RTE Studios Dublin and presented by Mike Murphy.
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79 |
Singer |
Song |
Pts |
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1 |
Cathal Dunne |
Happy Man |
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? |
Tweed |
No Restrictions |
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? |
Johnny Logan |
Angie |
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? |
Anderson |
Goodbye |
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? |
The Memories |
The Main Attraction |
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? |
Red Hurley & Tina |
Behind Our Smile |
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? |
Catriona Walsh |
Superstar |
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? |
Miami |
Too Much Is Going On |