Just like the eulogy at a funeral Dustin gave Terry a good send off with his masterful use of the English language. He also took a little time to assure the bosses at the BBC that he was more than ready to take he reigns from the Limerick man.
As we reported a couple of weeks ago the Irish Eurovision commentator, Marty Whelan, is in the race to become RTE's celebrity Bainisteoir (Manager) of 2008.
Dustin was continuing his promotion of the 2008 Irish Eurovision Song Contest entry today. He talked with Derek Mooney on Ireland's national radio station RTE Radio 1 this afternoon.
The Walkers Sensations TV Now Awards '08 took place on Saturday night in the Mansion House in Dublin. Dustin was on hand to present the award for best newscaster of the year.
Rarely before has there been such interest in the Irish Eurovision entry. This year the Irish public are being given the chance to have Dustin's infamous song as their very own ringtone.
The name Macedonia is a very troublesome one indeed and yet again the affect of the dispute is being felt in the Eurovision Song Contest. The lyrics of Ireland's 2008 entry dared to include Macedonia in a list of countries that Dustin claims to love.
Dana took some time on Saturday evening at the Irish national final to talk to us and answer a few important questions. She was concerned about Eurovision's future "I think that the integrity of Eurovision needs to be protected".
With what was expectedly the most controversial Irish national final ever now behind us, we take an overview of the day's happenings at the venue. We were there all day and got some interesting insider info.
Well not quite Tipperary but Limerick, its near enough. In an effort to cover Eurovision news in every country as closely as possible we are going to Limerick today to cover the Irish national final, Eurosong 2008, LIVE!
It was a coincidence, but couldn’t have been planned better as the Dutch docu-soap with Gerard Joling and Gordon as the main characters started just as I arrived to the Netherlands. I must admit that I don’t know whether I should laugh or cry.
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Finally, it seems the BBC is serious about the Eurovision Song Contest. They have always professed to be serious about it and I have been happy to believe them. I’ve never been able to comprehend why they would deliberately want to be embarrassed every year.
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Mihai Traistariu, who represented Romania at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Tornero" has talked to EuroVisionary about what we can expect from his come back and the Contest in general. He also talks about his doubts about an honest jury.
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As many will be aware of from the title then this is a greatest hits compilation that shows Birthe Kjær’s 40 years as a singer. The CD includes up-tempo songs, beautiful ballads, cover versions and as a bonus 4 brand new songs.
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