If_I_Could_Choose
Ireland was represented by Sean Dunphy, with the song "If I Could Choose", at the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 8 April in Vienna. The song was chosen in the third National Song Contest held on 12 February 1967 by RTÉ TV in Dublin, Ireland.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1967 | ||||
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| Country |  Ireland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Postcard voting | |||
| Selection date(s) | 12 February 1967 | |||
| Selected entrant | Sean Dunphy | |||
| Selected song | "If I Could Choose" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 2nd, 22 points | |||
| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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National Song Contest
Competing Entries
RTÉ asked 30 composers to submit entries, from which 10 would be chosen to compete. RTÉ asked for songs with "a distinct Irish flavour with lyrics in Irish or English.[1] Ultimately, only 9 songs were chosen for the contest.[2]
Final
The third edition of the National Song Contest was hosted by Brendan O'Reilly on 12 February 1967 at the studios of RTÉ in Dublin. The winner was chosen by postcard voting and the results were revealed on 19 February 1967.[3][4]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Place | Votes |
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| 1 | Patricia Cahill | "Back to the Hills" | Sean Bonner | 2 | 13,951 |
| 2 | Johnny McEvoy | "Over the Hill" | Rick Walsh | 5 | 2,920 |
| 3 | Aedín Ní Choileáin | "Inisheer" | Gene Martin, Moira Moloney | 8 | 457 |
| 4 | Deirdre O'Callaghan | "The World Outside" | Bill Somerville-Large, Michael Bogdanov | 7 | 1,182 |
| 5 | Sean Dunphy | "If I Could Choose" | Wesley Burrowes, Michael Coffey | 1 | 16,723 |
| 6 | Patricia Cahill | "Canavaun" | Sheila Fawsitt-Stewart | 4 | 3,172 |
| 7 | Aedín Ní Choileáin | "Never More Be Leaving" | Bill Skinner, Carolyn Swift | 6 | 1,677 |
| 8 | Johnny McEvoy | "Somebody of My Own" | Jim Doherty | 3 | 11,682 |
| 9 | Deirdre O'Callaghan | "Far Away" | Ita Beausang | 9 | 306 |
Ireland performed in 17th position (after Italy) of the 17 entries and finished in 2nd place with 22 points.
Voting
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- "Song Contest". The Irish Times. 17 December 1966. p. 11.
- "Television". The Irish Times. 11 February 1967. p. 10.
- Gray, Ken (16 February 1967). "The RTE Song Contest". The Irish Times. p. 12.
- "Tomorrow". The Irish Times. 18 February 1967. p. 15.
- "Results of the Final of Vienna 1967". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.