<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Ireland </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Member station </Th> <Td> RTÉ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> National selection events </Th> <Td> National Final ( show ) <Ul> <Li> National Song Contest </Li> <Li> 1965 -- 1982 </Li> <Li> 1984 -- 1986 </Li> <Li> Eurosong </Li> <Li> 1987 -- 2001 </Li> <Li> 2008 - 2015 </Li> <Li> You 're a Star </Li> <Li> 2003 -- 2005 </Li> <Li> The Late Late Show </Li> <Li> 2006 -- 2007 </Li> </Ul> Internal Selection ( show ) <Ul> <Li> 2006 -- 2007 </Li> <Li> 2016 -- 2018 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Participation summary </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Appearances </Th> <Td> 52 ( 45 finals ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First appearance </Th> <Td> 1965 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Best result </Th> <Td> 1st : 1970 , 1980 , 1987 , 1992 , 1993 , 1994 , 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Worst result </Th> <Td> Last : 2007 , 2013 15th SF : 2008 , 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> RTÉ page </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Ireland 's page at Eurovision.tv </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> For the most recent participation see Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Ireland </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Member station </Th> <Td> RTÉ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> National selection events </Th> <Td> National Final ( show ) <Ul> <Li> National Song Contest </Li> <Li> 1965 -- 1982 </Li> <Li> 1984 -- 1986 </Li> <Li> Eurosong </Li> <Li> 1987 -- 2001 </Li> <Li> 2008 - 2015 </Li> <Li> You 're a Star </Li> <Li> 2003 -- 2005 </Li> <Li> The Late Late Show </Li> <Li> 2006 -- 2007 </Li> </Ul> Internal Selection ( show ) <Ul> <Li> 2006 -- 2007 </Li> <Li> 2016 -- 2018 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Participation summary </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Appearances </Th> <Td> 52 ( 45 finals ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First appearance </Th> <Td> 1965 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Best result </Th> <Td> 1st : 1970 , 1980 , 1987 , 1992 , 1993 , 1994 , 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Worst result </Th> <Td> Last : 2007 , 2013 15th SF : 2008 , 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> RTÉ page </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Ireland 's page at Eurovision.tv </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> For the most recent participation see Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was the last time ireland won eurovision
when was the last time ireland won eurovision
1996
1996