<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Eurovision Song Contest 2018 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> Ireland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> National selection </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Selection process </Th> <Td> Internal Selection </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Selection date ( s ) </Th> <Td> Artist : 31 January 2018 Song : 9 March 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Selected entrant </Th> <Td> Ryan O'Shaughnessy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Selected song </Th> <Td> `` Together '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Selected songwriter ( s ) </Th> <Td> Ryan O'Shaughnessy Mark Caplice Laura Elizabeth Hughes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Finals performance </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Semi-final result </Th> <Td> Qualified ( 6th , 179 Points ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Final result </Th> <Td> 16th ( 136 points ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ◄ 2017 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Eurovision Song Contest 2018 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> Ireland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> National selection </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Selection process </Th> <Td> Internal Selection </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Selection date ( s ) </Th> <Td> Artist : 31 January 2018 Song : 9 March 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Selected entrant </Th> <Td> Ryan O'Shaughnessy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Selected song </Th> <Td> `` Together '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Selected songwriter ( s ) </Th> <Td> Ryan O'Shaughnessy Mark Caplice Laura Elizabeth Hughes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Finals performance </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Semi-final result </Th> <Td> Qualified ( 6th , 179 Points ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Final result </Th> <Td> 16th ( 136 points ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ◄ 2017 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
where did ireland finish in the eurovision song contest 2018
where did ireland finish in the eurovision song contest 2018
16th
16th