| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
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| Country |  Ireland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurosong 2011 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 11 February 2011 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Jedward | |||
| Selected song | "Lipstick" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (8th, 68 points) | |||
| Final result | 8th, 119 points | |||
| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Lipstick" written by Dan Priddy, Lars Halvor Jensen and Martin Michael Larson. The song was performed by the duo Jedward. The Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2011 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. Five songs faced the votes of six regional juries and a public televote, ultimately resulting in the selection of "Lipstick" performed by Jedward as the Irish Eurovision entry.
Ireland was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2011. Performing as the closing entry during the show in position 19, "Lipstick" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Ireland placed eighth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 68 points. In the final, Ireland performed in position 6 and placed eighth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 119 points.