Ireland was represented by

Butch Moore James Augustine "Butch" Moore (10 January 1938 – 3 April 2001) was an Irish singer and a showband icon during the 1960s. Moore was born in Dublin, Ireland. He achieved celebrity status as Ireland's first contestant in the Eurovision Song Co ...

, with the song "Walking the Streets in the Rain", at the

1965 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was the tenth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Naples, Italy, following the country's victory at the with the song "Non ho l'età" by Gigliola Cinquetti. Organised by the European ...

, which took place on 20 March in

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. This was the first time Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Before Eurovision

National final

Eurovision Song Contest 1965 - Butch Moore

The final was held at the studios of broadcaster RTÉ in

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, hosted by

Bunny Carr Bernard "Bunny" Carr (31 July 1927 – 19 September 2018) was an Irish television presenter. He presented shows such as '' Quicksilver'', ''Teen Talk'' and ''Going Strong'' on RTÉ. He later set up his own communications and public relations c ...

. Twelve songs took part, with the winner chosen by voting from twelve regional juries. Other participants included future Irish representative

Dickie Rock Richard "Dickie" Rock (born 10 October 1936) is an Irish singer. He experienced much success on the Irish charts during the 1960s, but has continued on as a popular live act as well as occasionally hitting the charts ever since. Early fame Rock ...

(1966).

At Eurovision

Ireland performed 4th at the beginning of the start field. Ireland finished 6th with 11 points.

Voting

References

Eurovision Song Contest : National Final : Ireland 1965 - ESC-History.com
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