Opinions on Irelands chances of qualifying

I feel like this year peoples opinions on Ireland have been one of two extremes. They either think the song is terrible and the worst they have ever heard or they absolutely love it. There seems to be no in between.

I’ve seen a lot of hate for Ireland. I totally get that it’s not everyone’s vibe but placing it 37th is kind of extreme. I understand that people are basing it off the RTE staging but if we compare Bambi’s staging in the NF to the actual competition it was so much better. A lot of people also hated her song when it first won the Eurosong and then it ended up coming 6th in the Eurovision final.

Im not saying that Emmy is gonna come Top ten but I think people are underestimating her based on the low budget that Eurosong has.

As well as this I think that the semi final lineup is somewhat in Irelands favour. I know we don’t have the performance order yet but the first half of semi 2 is mostly ballads (besides Australia and Armenia) meaning that Ireland will stand out here. I understand that people are saying that it will have to compete with Luxembourg but I think Ireland has a lot more friends in the semi. Having the Uk and Australia as well as countries like Latvia Lithuania Denmark and Malta who always give Ireland a few points will hopefully work in Irelands favour.

I think there’s a pretty good chance that she’ll qualify and I’d love to see it. Ireland has had so many weak performances since 2000 and seeing the country qualify two years in a row would be pretty cool.