Eurosong 2000 was the national final format developed by RTÉ in order to select Ireland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. The competition was held at the
RTÉ Television Centre in
Dublin on 20 February 2000 and hosted by
Mary Kennedy who previously presented the
1995 Eurovision Song Contest. Eight artists and songs were selected to compete and regional televoting determined the winner. After the combination of votes, "Millennium of Love" performed by
Eamonn Toal was selected as the winner.[1]
Ahead of the contest Ireland were considered one of the favourites to win among
bookmakers, alongside the entries from
Estonia,
Norway and
Netherlands.[2] Toal performed 23rd in the running order on the night of the
contest, following Turkey and preceding Austria. At the close of voting, "Millennium of Love" received 92 points, finishing 6th out of 24 countries.[3] The Irish televoting awarded its 12 points to the contest winners Denmark.
Eurosong 2000 was the national final format developed by RTÉ in order to select Ireland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. The competition was held at the
RTÉ Television Centre in
Dublin on 20 February 2000 and hosted by
Mary Kennedy who previously presented the
1995 Eurovision Song Contest. Eight artists and songs were selected to compete and regional televoting determined the winner. After the combination of votes, "Millennium of Love" performed by
Eamonn Toal was selected as the winner.[1]
Ahead of the contest Ireland were considered one of the favourites to win among
bookmakers, alongside the entries from
Estonia,
Norway and
Netherlands.[2] Toal performed 23rd in the running order on the night of the
contest, following Turkey and preceding Austria. At the close of voting, "Millennium of Love" received 92 points, finishing 6th out of 24 countries.[3] The Irish televoting awarded its 12 points to the contest winners Denmark.