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Ireland: Eurovision week schedule of events on RTÉ
Ireland: RTÉ Radio 1 - Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Semi Final 1 click here!
Ireland: RTÉ Radio 1 - Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Grand Final click here!
Here is the schedule for the Irish audience watching and listening to RTÉ:
- Saturday, May 17th, 21:30 local time, RTÉ ONE television, Tubridy Tonight - A special Eurovision panel discussion on Dustin the Turkey's chances in Belgrade next week will take place during the chatshow. (1hr 15mins)
- Sunday, May 18th, 23:45 local time, RTÉ ONE television, Eurovision Previews Show 1 - Previews of all this years Eurovision 2008 entries. Presented by Marty Whealan. (1hr 20mins)
- Monday, May 19th, 23:45 local time, RTÉ ONE television, Eurovision Previews Show 2 - Previews of all this years Eurovision 2008 entries. Presented by Marty Whealan. (1hr 20mins)
- Tuesday, May 20th, 19:30 local time, RTÉ TWO, television, Dustin's Road to Belgrade - Sinead Ní Churnain looks back at Dustin's rise from orphan egg to TV presenter, politician and musical great. The half-hour programme charts the highs and the lows on Dustin's road to this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade. (30 mins)
- Tuesday, May 20th, 20:00 local time, RTÉ TWO television, Eurovision Song Contest 2008 SF1 - Live coverage from Belgrade of the first semi-final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Commentated by Marty Whealan. (2hrs 5mins)
- Tuesday, May 20th, 20:00 local time, RTÉ RADIO ONE, Eurovision Song Contest 2008 SF1 - Live coverage from Belgrade of the first semi-final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Commentated by Larry Gogan. (2hrs 5mins)
- Thursday, May 22nd, 20:00 local time, RTÉ TWO television, Eurovision Song Contest 2008 SF2 - Live coverage from Belgrade of the second semi-final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Commentated by Marty Whealan. (2hrs 5mins)
- Saturday, May 24th, 19:30 local time, RTÉ RADIO ONE, The Eurovision through the years - Larry Gogan looks back at the past Eurovisions and features some of the tracks. (30 mins)
- Saturday, May 24th, 20:00 local time, RTÉ RADIO ONE, Eurovision Song Contest 2008 - The final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest live from Belgrade. Presented by Larry Gogan. (3hrs 35 mins)
- Saturday, May 24th, 20:00 local time, RTÉ ONE television, Eurovision Song Contest 2008 - Marty Whelan is your host for live coverage of the 53rd Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Final from Belgrade. (3hrs 35mins)
Only radio events listed above will be streamed live online and will be available worldwide. A live link will appear on this article during radio show times.
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mor ve otesi (TURKEY)
CRAZY
CRAZY
CRAZY
CRAZY
SUPER SUPER SUPER
MOR VE ÖTESÄ°-(CRAZY) TURKEY
Sounght, the owner of my soul
Did I fall fight into the spot?
Resisting the subject of my passion
Angered and shrunken
Sounght, the owner of my soul
Did I fall right into the spot?
Resisting, resisting, resisting...
Raise me
Don’t make me cry
Where is the love
You’re so proud of
Raise me
Don’t make me cry
Don’t waste my time
With fake dreams
Sougt, theowner of my soul
Did I fall right into the spot?
Resisting, the subject of my passion
Angered and shrunken
Soungt, the owner of my soul
Did I fall right into the spot?
Resisting, resisting, resisting...
Raise me
Don’t make me cry
Where is the love
You’re so proud of
Raise me
Don’t deceive me
With fak dereams
Half sane, half crazy I am
Sane all around me, crazy, one side of me
Everbady else sane, crazy, only me
Crazy, only me...
Raise me
Don’t make me cry
Where is the love
You’re so proud of
Raise me
Don’t make me cry
Don’t waste my time
With fake dreams
Super video...
Van T - 'Ban this song', are there any other songs that don't meet your subjective liking? Perhaps they could be banned too?
hey ireland did west end eurovision get puppets onstage before dustin, next year we should send avenue q puppets for the uk http://news.bbc.co.u(...)/england/7405846.stm
I ave my snacks lined up for this week! lol
Cant wait till tuberdy tonight!
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X-Files call Mulder & Scully 
It's very possible that RTE might organize next year's edition of the contest. I hope not though!
BAN THIS SONG!!! Ireland can take the goledn turkey for all of us now and save themselves the embarasment!
- Kelan KW
Yeah, the same thing happened with the story about Charlotte in Bosnia, very strange . . . . . . . . both the stories that have concerned Charlotte have dissappeared!!!! Probably because esctoday is worried that everytime there is a story about Charlottte, world war 3 breaks out here!!!
What about TVE Internacional? I'm eagerly awaiting news about whether or not I'll be able to watch the show on TV in the Philippines.
@ Jonny K
I was about to ask the same thing!
May be it wasn't meant for this site! Maybe they got another website....dedicated to the the same type of stuff.....! just maybe they have....
What happened to the story about the nude poses?????
Yes they do have habit of cutting and rushing the end but the titles roll so I presume all countries see the same as the actual broadcast ends abruptly. 43 Countries voting I guess is causing this.
I'm sure in 2005 (definitely) and 2006 the winning songs were cut! And I don't understand why- normally you can't get Terry to stay quiet
BBC list 20.00-23.15 (some programmes may run late if programme runs over) So we shall see.
well i read on the official eurovision website publication, that the final will last 3 hours 
shake ur feathers and pop ur beak
it is euro week
go on DUSTIN
Although the winning song may have been cut in 2005 (I can't remember), cos the contest wen't on for 3:30!!!! Way toooooo long!!! 
- Kelan KW
The winning song isn't cut, the contest ran for about 3:15 last year, and the winning song wasn't cut??!!
How come the Irish will show the finals from 8pm for 3 HOURS and 35 MINUTES. Here in the UK will only get 3 hours and 10 minutes! And if it goes over too much the winning song is cut!!!! I always thought it would be the same for everyone!
People - I have found something you might want to see -
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It is the scoreboard design for this years contest
Enjoy!!! 
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