The Mullans performed 17th in the running order on the night of the contest , a draw on which three previous Irish entries had won ( " What 's Another Year ? " in 1980 , " Why Me ? " in 1992 and " The Voice " in 1996 ) . Despite taking an early lead with twelve points from the first voting country Lithuania , " When You Need Me " picked up only six additional points , finishing in 17th place
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Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999