The Irish Final was held on March 14th at the RTE TV Studios in Dublin, hosted by Mike Murphy. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 11 regional juries.
| 1 | Here today gone tomorrow | Here today gone tomorrow | The Duskeys | 19 |
1st |
| 2 | Qu’il passe | Let him come past | Iain Freeman | 14 |
4th |
| 3 | Tissue of lies | Tissue of lies | Chips |
2 |
8th |
| 4 | Wherever you go | Wherever you go | Tony Kenny |
8 |
6th |
| 5 | Goodbye to loneliness | Goodbye to loneliness | Heads | 10 |
5th |
| 6 | All over again | All over again | Deuce of Hearts | 15 |
3rd |
| 7 | Is there anyone out there | Is there anyone out there | Jody McStravick |
17 |
2nd |
| 8 | Go raibh maith agat | Thank you | Sheeba |
3 |
7th |
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The Duskeys previously came 3rd in the 1981 Irish Final (as the ‚Duskey Sisters‘). At the ESC they came 11th. Sheeba represented Ireland in 1981, and one of the members of the group – Maxi – also represented Ireland in 1973.