4 Four of the performers had represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in the previous four years . Butch Moore was Ireland 's first representative in 1965 , where he sang " I 'm Walking the Streets in the Rain " and finished 6th in Naples . Dickie Rock represented Ireland in 1966 where he sang " Come Back to Stay " and finished 4th in Luxembourg . Sean Dunphy flew the Irish flag in Vienna in 1967 singing " If I Could Choose " , which was the runner-up to the UK 's Sandie Shaw . And Pat McGeegan performed the Irish entry in 1968 at the Royal Albert Hall in London with the song " Chance of a Lifetime " , which ended up in fourth place
If I Could Choose
If I Could Choose
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969