Because Ireland failed to qualify in 2005 Brian was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final , Ireland performed 8th , following Belgium and preceding the Cyprus Ireland qualified to the final , placing 9th in the semi-final and scoring 79 points.In the final he performed 21st following Croatia and preceding the Sweden Ireland placed 10th in the final , scoring 93 points.Meaning that Ireland automatically qualified for the final in the 2007 contest
2007 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006