| Year: | 1990 |
| Broadcaster: | Irish: [[RTÉ|Radio Telefís Éireann]]|i=no (RTÉ) |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Preselection: | National final |
| Preselection Date: | 25 March 1990 |
| Entrant: | Liam Reilly |
| Song: | Somewhere in Europe |
| Final Result: | 2nd, 132 points |
Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 with the song "Somewhere in Europe", written and performed by Liam Reilly. The Irish participating broadcaster, Irish: [[RTÉ|Radio Telefís Éireann]]|i=no (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final.
Irish: [[RTÉ|Radio Telefís Éireann]]|i=no (RTÉ) held the national final on 25 March 1990 at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin, hosted by Jimmy Greeley and Cliona Ni Bhuachalla. Eight songs competed in the event, and the winner was selected by twelve regional juries.[1]
Liam Reilly had previously competed in the 1988 national final, where he placed second behind Jump the Gun. Linda Martin had previously represented being runner-up to .
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Memories | "If It Means Losing You" | 57 | 8 | |
| 2 | Ann Breen | "Oh, Darling" | 80 | 4 | |
| 3 | Fran Meen | "Say That You Love Me" | 66 | 6 | |
| 4 | Dreams | "Sin sin" | 73 | 5 | |
| 5 | Connor Stevens | "Count On Me" | 88 | 3 | |
| 6 | Linda Martin and Friends | "All the People in the World" | 105 | 2 | |
| 7 | Maggie Toal | "Feed Him with Love" | 61 | 7 | |
| 8 | Liam Reilly | "Somewhere in Europe" | 130 | 1 |
| + Detailed Regional Jury Votes | |||||||||||||||
| Draw | Song | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "If It Means Losing You" | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 57 | |
| 2 | "Oh, Darling" | 10 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 80 | |
| 3 | "Say That You Love Me" | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 66 | |
| 4 | "Sin sin" | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 73 | |
| 5 | "Count on Me" | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 88 | |
| 6 | "All the People in the World" | 4 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 105 | |
| 7 | "Feed Him with Love" | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 61 | |
| 8 | "Somewhere in Europe" | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 130 |
"Somewhere In Europe" was performed 17th in the running order on the night of the contest, following and preceding . At the close of the voting sequence, Ireland had 132 points, tying them with France for second place.[2] [3]
Both Greeley and Ní Bhuachalla provided the Irish television commentary for RTÉ 1 television viewers, with Larry Gogan commentating for RTÉ Radio 1 listeners. RTÉ appointed Eileen Dunne as its spokesperson to announce the Irish jury votes.