Will Ireland return to a national final for Eurovision 2022?
Kealy has stood by Ireland’s internal selection process on many occasions, citing various issues such as the difficulty in attracting quality acts, the cost of running a national final and the public’s tendency to vote for their local hometown entries. However, after a sixth non-qualification in seven attempts, he’s now singing a slightly different tune.
“I feel it’s time we reverted to giving the public their say in what we do but we must find an effective and cost effective way of doing that.”
Nonetheless, Michael quickly dampens expectations of a lavish national selection by highlighting RTÉ’s budgetary woes.