RTÉ boycotts Eurovision for second year in a row

Image caption, In a statement, RTÉ said it feels Ireland's participation cannot be justified given the appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza Irish broadcaster RTÉ will not broadcast or participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest. It is the second year in a row that the broadcaster has not participated in the competition. In 2026, RTÉ withdrew from the 2026 contest in Vienna, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed that Israeli public broadcaster KAN would be allowed to take part. In a statement they said: RTÉ feels that Ireland's participation cannot be justified given the appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis there which continues to put the lives of so many civilians at risk. Last year Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia boycotted the Eurovision Song Contest, after it was decided Israel could compete. RTÉ added that they also remain deeply concerned by the continued denial of independent access to international journalists to the territory.