After placing last in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 , RTÉ announced that they would review their position in the contest with Tara O’Brien of RTÉ saying that they would " definitely be having a sit-down and looking at our geographical position and going through the whole process . " RTÉ reached a consensus and agreed to change the selection process and revert to the " National Song Contest " format that was used in Ireland before 2001 , resulting in seven Irish winners
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008