Johnny Logan to represent Ireland in Moscow due to the economic downturn in the country that made the organisation of a planned national final impossible. Before Eurovision Eurosong 2009 Eurosong 2009 was the national final format developed by RTÉ in order to select Ireland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The competition was broadcast on RTÉ One as well as online via the broadcaster's official website rte.ie during a special edition of The Late Late Show held on 20 February 2009 and hosted by Pat Kenny. Competing entries On 18 December 2008, RTÉ opened a submission period where artists and composers were able to submit their entries for the competition until 2 February 2009. Artists were also required to indicate the performance and staging details of their song. At the closing of the deadline, 300 entries were received. Six finalists were selected by a five-member jury panel with members appointed by RTÉ: singer and former contest winner Linda Martin, Universal Music Ireland director Mark Crossingham, agent and choreographer Julian Benson, RTÉ 2fm DJ and Eurovision commentator Larry Gogan and Head of OGAE Ireland Diarmuid Furlong. All of the submissions were evaluated based on four criteria: suitability of the song for Eurovision, quality of the artist, experience of the artist and stage appeal of the artist. The finalists were announced on 13 February 2009 with their songs presented on 21 February 2009 during The Derek Mooney Show broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1. Final The national final featured commentary from a panel that consisted of Eurovision commentator Marty Whelan, singer and former contest winner Linda Martin and talk show host Jerry Springer. Following the 50/50 combination of votes from four regional juries and public televoting, "Et Cetera" performed by Sinéad Mulvey and Black Daisy was selected as the winner. Promotion Sinéad Mulvey and Black Daisy made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Et Cetera" as the Irish Eurovision entry. On 17 April, Mulvey and Black Daisy performed during the UKEurovision Preview Party, which was held at the La Scala venue in London, United Kingdom and hosted by Nicki French and Paddy O'Connell. On 18 April, Mulvey and Black Daisy performed during the Eurovision Promo Concert, which was held at the Café de Paris venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Marga Bult and Maggie MacNeal. In addition to their international appearances, Sinéad Mulvey and Black Daisy completed promotional appearances on