Ireland Boycotts Eurovision 2027 Over Israel's Participation

Irish broadcaster RTÉ confirms it will not participate in the 2027 contest for the second consecutive year, citing the ongoing loss of lives in Gaza.

5 publishers · 7 articles · first seen 17 Sept 2026 · updated 44d ago

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5 publishers have covered this in 7 articles since 17 Sept 2026. France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines published first, on 17 September at 12:26 UTC; Deadline followed 4 min later. The most recent article, from NME, appeared on 18 September at 09:29 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines, Deadline, Sky News, NME.

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