Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Ireland has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest eight times since their first appearance at the 2015 contest. Irish-language broadcaster TG4 has been responsible for the country's participation in the contest, and organises a televised national final Junior Eurovision Éire to select the Irish entries. TG4 did not participate in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but returned to the contest in 2021.
Aimee Banks during the rehearsals in Sofia (2015)
Zena Donnelly during the rehearsals in Valletta (2016)
Taylor Hynes during the rehearsals in Minsk (2018)
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) annually since 2003.
Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark hosted the inaugural edition of the contest in 2003.
Ksenia Sitnik claimed Belarus' first win in 2005 with "My vmeste". Her country's next victory was two years later with Alexey Zhigalkovich
Vladimir Arzumanyan representing Armenia, who won the 2010 contest with the song "Mama"
Sietse Bakker (center), executive supervisor from 2011 to 2012