The Irish Final was held on February 12th at the RTE TV Studios in Dublin, hosted by Brendan O’Reilly. The winning song was chosen by postcard voting.
| 1 | Back to the hills | Patricia Cahill | 13951 |
2nd |
| 2 | Over the hill | Johnny McEvoy |
2920 |
5th |
| 3 | Inisheer | Aedin Ní Choileain |
457 |
8th |
| 4 | The world outside | Deirdre O’Callaghan |
1182 |
7th |
| 5 | If I could choose | Sean Dunphy | 16723 |
1st |
| 6 | Canavaun | Patricia Cahill |
3172 |
4th |
| 7 | Never more be leaving | Aedin Ní Choileain |
1677 |
6th |
| 8 | Somebody of my own | Johnny McEvoy | 11682 |
3rd |
| 9 | Faraway | Deirdre O’Callaghan |
306 |
9th |
Sean Dunphy came 2nd at the ESC.