The Irish Final was held at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin on March 6th, hosted by Marty Whelan & Maxi who represented Ireland in ESC 1973. The winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury, one of whom was Sandy Kelly who was a member of the Duskeys that represented Ireland in ESC 1982.
| 1 | Tearing up my heart | Tranz-Am | 44 |
7th |
| 2 | Dance to my own tune | Fabienne | 36 |
8th |
| 3 | Friends forever | Timara Galassi | 58 |
5th |
| 4 | Stop messin‘ around | Paul Duffy | 70 |
3rd |
| 5 | Tar liom anois | Grace Dunne | 53 |
6th |
| 6 | Take him home | Jump The Gun | 92 |
1st |
| 7 | Lifeline | Liam Reilly | 85 |
2nd |
| 8 | In and out of love | Leanne & Hotline | 60 |
4th |
The lead singer of Jump The Gun – Peter Eades – previously came 2nd in the 1979 Irish Final (in ‚The Miami Showband‘) & equal 5th in 1980. At the ESC, Jump The Gun were 8th.