Murray was confirmed to be the Irish representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 on 16 December 2016 . He was recruited to compete by Irish entertainment manager Louis Walsh . The music video to his entry , " Dying to Try " , was released on 10 March 2017 , while it was released as a digital download on 29 March . Ireland competed in the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest on 11th May 2017 . They failed to qualify for the final
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Dying to Try