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Ireland in 2001
Gary O'Shaughnessy
Song
Without your love
Composer(s)
Pat Sheridan
More information
Biography
Gary O’Shaughnessy is not only a talented singer, but also plays guitar, bass guitar and keyboards. He comes from a very musical family, where his brother plays guitar and his sister plays piano. Gary believes that he inherited his musical talent from his grandmother who was a gifted piano and fiddle player.
Gary O’Shaughnessy started playing the guitar when he was 12 and went on study for four years with Irish jazz guitarist Eugene Macari. In 1989, he formed a band with his brother Brian and together they toured Ireland, Spain and the UK. In 1995, the two brothers performed as the duo "2 of a kind" which became very popular in cabarets, clubs and pubs.
Gary O’Shaughnessy has competed in the local Irish Eurovision Song Contest twice previously before winning the right to represent his homeland in the Eurovision Contest this year in Copenhagen.
Pat Sheridan has always had two great passions: music and football. Musically, he started as a roadie for a local band and taught himself to play guitar. Later, he was in several bands. Football-wise, he has played in several clubs and along with the football legend Pat Jennings.
Today, Pat Sheridan works as a Charge Hand for a local transport company and spends his spare time writing music. He is thrilled that his song is the one that will represent Ireland this year and this success has reinforced his commitment to writing music.
Country profile
Do you want to learn more about Ireland ? At worldatlas.com you can read a detailed country profile, including maps, flags and you can even listen to the national anthem!
History
We are currently updating our country history pages and therefore, they are temporarily unavailable! How many times they won? Who represented the country in 1960? This and a lot more is available in the history section soon!
All Participations for Ireland
| Year | Artist | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2011 | Jedward | Lipstick | 68 | 8 |
| 2011 | 119 | 8 | ||
| 2011 | 0 | 37 | ||
| 2010 | 0 | 23 | ||
| 2010 | Niamh Kavanagh | It's for you | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | Sinead Mulvey & Black Daisy | Et cetera | 52 | 12 |
| 2008 | Dustin the Turkey | Irlande, douze pointe | 22 | 15 |
| 2007 | Dervish | They can't stop the spring | 5 | 24 |
| 2006 | Brian Kennedy | Every song is a cry for love | 79 | 9 |
| 2006 | Brian Kennedy | Every song is a cry for love | 93 | 10 |
| 2005 | Donna and Joseph McCaul | Love? | 53 | 14 |
| 2004 | Chris Doran | If my world stopped turning | 7 | 23 |
| 2003 | Mickey Harte | We’ve got the world | 53 | 11 |
| 2001 | Gary O'Shaughnessy | Without your love | 6 | 21 |
| 2000 | Eamonn Toal | Millennium of love | 92 | 6 |
| 1999 | The Mullan's | When you need me | 18 | 18 |
| 1998 | Dawn | Is always over now? | 64 | 9 |
| 1997 | Marc Roberts | Mysterious woman | 157 | 2 |
| 1996 | Eimear Quinn | The voice | 162 | 1 |
| 1995 | Eddie Friel | Dreamin' | 44 | 14 |
| 1994 | Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan | Rock 'n' roll kids | 226 | 1 |
| 1993 | Niamh Kavanagh | In your eyes | 187 | 1 |
| 1992 | Linda Martin | Why me | 155 | 1 |
| 1991 | Kim Jackson | Could it be that I'm in love | 47 | 10 |
| 1990 | Liam Reilly | Somewhere in Europe | 132 | 2 |
| 1989 | Kiev Connolly and the Missing Passengers | The real me | 21 | 18 |
| 1988 | Jump the Gun | Take him home | 79 | 8 |
| 1987 | Johnny Logan | Hold me now | 172 | 1 |
| 1986 | Luv Bug | You can count on me | 96 | 4 |
| 1985 | Maria Christian | Wait until the weekend comes | 91 | 6 |
| 1984 | Linda Martin | Terminal '3' | 137 | 2 |
| 1982 | The Duskeys | Here today, gone tomorrow | 49 | 11 |
| 1981 | Sheeba | Horoscopes | 105 | 5 |
| 1980 | Johnny Logan | What's another year | 143 | 1 |
| 1979 | Cathal Dunne | Happy man | 80 | 5 |
| 1978 | Colm T. Wilkinson | Born to sing | 86 | 5 |
| 1977 | The Swarbriggs Plus Two | It's nice to be in love again | 119 | 3 |
| 1976 | Red Hurley | When | 54 | 10 |
| 1975 | The Swarbriggs | That's what friends are for | 68 | 9 |
| 1974 | Tina | Cross your heart | 11 | 7 |
| 1973 | Maxi | Do I dream? | 80 | 10 |
| 1972 | Sandie Jones | Ceol on ghrá | 72 | 15 |
| 1971 | Angela Farrell | One day love | 79 | 11 |
| 1970 | Dana | All kinds of everything | 32 | 1 |
| 1969 | Muriel Day and the Lindsays | The wages of love | 10 | 7 |
| 1968 | Pat McGeegan | Chance of a lifetime | 18 | 4 |
| 1967 | Sean Dunphy | If I could choose | 22 | 2 |
| 1966 | Dickie Rock | Come back to stay | 14 | 4 |
| 1965 | Butch Moore | I'm walking the streets in the rain | 11 | 6 |