Each year Ireland selects a number of bands and musicians to participate in the Eurosonic Festival in Groningen, Netherlands. In recent years, RTÉ 2fm, have sponsored two bands per festival.Jim Carroll in The Ticket
Ireland's entries Year Date Artists Sponsored by 2fm Other artists Source 2012 (Spotlight Country) January 11–14 Bitches with Wolves, Cashier no9, Fionn Regan, We Cut Corners, Emmet Tinley, Foy Vance, Funeral Suits, God Is an Astronaut, Hello Moon, James Vincent McMorrow, Jape, LaFaro, Lisa Hannigan, Mojo Fury, Rams' Pocket Radio, Squarehead, The Cast of Cheers, The Minutes, Thread Pulls, Toby Karr, Wallis Bird 2011 2010 January 14–15 And So I Watch You From Afar Delorentos, Imelda May, Villagers 2009 January 15—17 The Coronas, Fight Like Apes Declan de Barra, Wallis Bird, General Fiasco 2008 January 11—12 Cathy Davey, Republic of Loose Halves, Si Schroeder 2007 January—January Julie Feeney, Humanzi Duke Special, The Answer 2006 January 12—13 The Chalets, The Radio — 2005 January 13 Hal, Iain Archer — 2004 — 2003 Bell X1, The Frames — 2002 David Kitt —
Undated: Other entries have included JJ72 and Bass Odyssey. References
External links Eurosonic page on 2fm Jim Carroll reports on Eurosonic 08 bands selection Jim Carroll on Eurosonic 07 Humanzi at Eurosonic 07 Irish Eurosonic acts 2006-2008