Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "Millennium of Love", composed by Gerry Simpson, with lyrics by Raymond J. Smyth, and performed by Eamonn Toal. The Irish participating broadcaster, (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
Eurosong 2000 Eurosong 2000 was the national final format developed by (RTÉ) in order to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. The competition was held at the RTÉ Television Centre in Dublin on 20 February 2000, hosted by Mary Kennedy who previously presented the Eurovision Song Contest 1995. Eight artists and songs were selected to compete and regional televoting determined the winner. After the combination of votes, "Millennium of Love" performed by Eamonn Toal was selected as the winner.
+ Final – 20 February 2000 Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place 1 Eamonn Toal "Millennium of Love" Gerry Simpson, Raymond J. Smyth 76 1 2 Karl Power "Why Did You Have to Go?" Andy Jack 30 8 3 Liz Fletcher "All in a Lifetime" Liz Fletcher 48 4 4 Shimma "When You Are Near" Orla Keegan 55 3 5 Lisa Stanley "Shine" Lisa Stanley 34 6 6 Gavin McCormack "Journey to the Centre of Your Heart" Barry Grace, Gavin McCormack 31 7 7 Audrey Lynch "Feel Good Emotion" Audrey Lynch 47 5 8 John Hurley "Crossroads" John Ryan, John Hurley 64 2 + Detailed Regional Televoting Results Song Dialling codes Total 05 02 06 09 07 04 01 scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" 1 "Millennium of Love" 12 10 10 10 10 12 12 76 2 "Why Did You Have to Go?" 4 5 5 4 3 3 6 30 3 "All in a Lifetime" 6 6 6 12 6 7 5 48 4 "When You Are Near" 8 7 8 7 7 10 8 55 5 "Shine" 3 3 3 5 12 5 3 34 6 "Journey to the Centre of Your Heart" 5 4 4 3 4 4 7 31 7 "Feel Good Emotion" 7 12 7 6 5 6 4 47 8 "Crossroads" 10 8 12 8 8 8 10 64
At Eurovision Toal performed 23rd in the running order on the evening of the contest, following and preceding . At the close of voting, "Millennium of Love" received 92 points, finishing 6th out of 24 countries. The Irish televoting awarded its 12 points to the contest winners .
Voting
+ Points awarded to Ireland Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Ireland Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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