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Ireland have failed to qualify for the Eurovision finals for the fourth year in a row

It wasn’t to be for Brendan Murray and Dying To Try.

May 11th 2017, 10:12 PM 40,616 Views 107 Comments

BRENDAN MURRAY TOOK to the stage in Kiev tonight to perform Dying To Try as part of the second Eurovision semi-final.

The entire country had their fingers and toes crossed for the former Hometown star, but sadly a place in the final wasn’t to be with Ireland failing to make the cut.

*mutters something about countries just voting for their neighbours*

aus Source: amy

This is the fourth year in a row that Ireland have failed to qualify for the Eurovision finals.

Bulgaria, Belarus, Croatia, Hungary, Denmark, Israel, Romania, Norway, The Netherlands and Austria all qualified for Saturday’s final. Macedonia, Estonia, Lithuania, Malta, San Marino, Switzerland and Serbia all join Ireland in the rejects pile.

Brendan acquitted himself well and his performance was warmly received by many…

Well done @brendan_m96 on singing for Ireland 🇮🇪. Great performance - did county and country proud. Fingers crossed 🤞 in voting #Eurovision pic.twitter.com/oNvnDTN8eh
— Siobhán Holliman (@Siobhanholliman) May 11, 2017

Source: Siobhan Holliman/Twitter

#Eurovision
Brendan did us Proud. He couldn't put more into that performance #IRL #ireland #CelebrateDiversity
— John Organ PhD (@cyberwit) May 11, 2017

Source: John Organ/Twitter

Including the nation of Lithuania.

Ah thanks, Lithuania!

Source: #Lithuania 🇱🇹 🇪🇺/Twitter

Although that key change came in for a bit of slagging…

Bloody hell Ireland's key change was about as subtle as a Sinitta X Factor outfit. #Eurovision
— Nick Levine (@mrnicklevine) May 11, 2017

Source: Nick Levine/Twitter

Ireland's effort is a 12-year-old doing a Westlife cast-off where he's not even given a stool to get off for the key change. #ESC2017
— Chris Wills (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 (@crispeater) May 11, 2017

Source: Chris Wills/Twitter

This Finnish commentator was particularly cutting

Finnish commentator "Ireland is your helium balloon leaking?" #Eurovision
— Pauliina (@pauliiinakk) May 11, 2017

Source: Pauliina/Twitter

While others pined for the days of Jedward…

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Ireland have failed to qualify for the Eurovision finals for the fourth year in a row

It wasn’t to be for Brendan Murray and Dying To Try.