| Eurovision Song Contest 2010 | ||||
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| Country |  Ireland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurosong 2010 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 5 March 2010 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Niamh Kavanagh | |||
| Selected song | "It's for You" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 67 points) | |||
| Final result | 23rd, 25 points | |||
| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "It's for You" written by Niall Mooney, Mårten Eriksson, Jonas Gladnikoff and Lina Eriksson. The song was performed by Niamh Kavanagh, who had previously represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 where she won the contest with the song "In Your Eyes". The Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2010 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. Five songs faced the votes of six regional juries and a public televote, ultimately resulting in the selection of "It's for You" performed by Niamh Kavanagh as the Irish Eurovision entry.
Ireland was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 27 May 2010. Performing during the show in position 12, "It's for You" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 29 May. It was later revealed that Ireland placed ninth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 67 points. In the final, Ireland performed in position 10 and placed twenty-third out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 25 points.