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| Eurovision Song Contest 1997 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) | |||
| Country |  Ireland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurosong | |||
| Selection date(s) | 9 March 1997 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Marc Roberts | |||
| Selected song | "Mysterious Woman" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | John Farry | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 2nd, 157 points | |||
| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Mysterious Woman", written by John Farry, and performed by Marc Roberts. The Irish participating broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final. In addition, RTÉ was also the host broadcaster –for the fourth time in the last five years– and staged the event at the Point Theatre in Dublin –for the third time in the last four years–, after winning the previous edition with the song "The Voice" by Eimear Quinn.