Although a national final was to be planned , it was rumoured that RTÉ were in the middle of talks with three-time former winner Johnny Logan . It had been rumoured that , in exchange for his own television show , Logan would return to Eurovision and represent Ireland at the 2009 contest in Moscow . Logan had previously said that he would have represented Ireland at the 2007 contest , however a deal between Logan and RTÉ was not reached at that time . Eoghan Quigg , who came third in the 2008 series of The X Factor , has also stated that he would like to represent Ireland at Eurovision
2007 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009