JOY Eurovision

6 Apr 2012

Taking a wander through the back passages of YouTube can yield some rather remarkable video.

A search engine and some curiosity are a potent combination.

Ever wondered what the ESC looked like back in the day when telly was in colour, but often still in monochrome ?

Well, here’s a mini documentary on the year RTE & Ireland hosted the event for the first time.

It’s 1971 and the word is gaiety !

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For a television powered event there is remarkably little archival material of this kind.

But what there is adds another layer to the remarkable onion of Eurovision.

Remarkable onion … ?!!

13 Dec 2025

So many kids, so little time... but they're all so so talented, and representing their countries in the Junior Eurovision ...

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7 Dec 2025

It's time to celebrate children's talent as the Junior Eurovision Song Contest lands for another year. Michael and Io preview the ...

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31 May 2025

It's that time, when we say goodbye to Eurovision for another year. Michael and Io traipse into (the old school version ...

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