Dervish selected to represent Ireland in Eurovision 07
Irish Trad group Dervish have been selected to represent Ireland at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Helsinki, Finland. The choice is a departure from RTE's normal or expected strategy for Eurovision success. Song writers are currently invited to submit entries for Dervish's chosen song. It will be interesting to see which song will be ultimately picked - traditional, modern, off-the-wall. Dervish are well respected in Ireland and should be able to easily handle whatever is thrown at them.
You can see a video of Dervish performing here and also here.
Read more from RTE's press release here.