Ireland

Ireland
Ireland is currently an active country in the Nordic Festival of Song. Ireland have participated 15 times, missing only the first and 16th contests. Ireland have never won the contest but has come close to victory once, placing second in NFOS 5.

History
Ireland debuted in the 2nd edition of NFOS, held in Finland, where they failed to qualify to the final, placing sixth in the Semi Final.

Ireland have qualified to the final a total of 7 times out of 14 attempts. "Go to Work" by Nadine Coyle is Ireland's most successful entry, placing second with 147 points. The Irish entry which has achieved the highest number of points is Enya's "Echoes in Rain", scoring a total of 299 points.