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Ireland has become the second country, after the Netherlands, to announce a boycott of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s participation.
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Ireland → become → participation
Irish public broadcaster RTE said in a statement on Thursday that the country’s participation could not be justified “given the appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza” and that the humanitarian crisis in the enclave “continues to put the lives of so many civilians at risk”.
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crisis → say → risk
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Netherlands → prevail → Israel
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RTE, which manages Ireland’s selection and participation in Eurovision, added that it remained “deeply concerned by the continued denial of independent access [for] international journalists to the territory”.
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it → bar → territory
The decision marks the second consecutive year that Ireland will neither participate in nor broadcast the competition, which is the world’s most popular television music show.
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which → mark → competition
Earlier this month, Eurovision organisers said they were excluding any country involved in an armed conflict from hosting the competition.
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they → say → competition
However, the Dutch public broadcaster Avrotros said the exclusion of countries in conflict was not “sufficient”.
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exclusion → say → conflict
Avrotros announced last month that it was withdrawing from the 2027 competition.
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it → announce → competition
It said Eurovision could “no longer be considered neutral” given Israel’s participation in “a large-scale military conflict” in Gaza.
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Eurovision → say → Gaza
Both Ireland and the Netherlands were among five countries that withdrew from Eurovision 2026 in Vienna earlier this year.
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that → withdraw → Vienna
Spain, Slovenia and Iceland also decided not to participate.
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Spain → decide → ?
Eurovision Director Martin Green said on Thurday that organisers “fully respect” Ireland’s decision and that they “will be missed”.
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they → say → decision
“The Eurovision Song Contest is at its best when broadcasters and their artists from different countries come together to share music, celebrate creativity and create connections between audiences,” Green said.
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Green → come → audiences
“That power to bring people together is at the heart of what makes the Contest so special, and is even more important now in an increasingly difficult and divided world.”
The 2026 show, which Bulgaria won, attracted 132 million viewers, 34 million fewer than its 2025 edition.
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Bulgaria → bring → edition
Thousands of protesters gathered outside the venue in the Austrian capital during the final in mid-May to oppose Israel’s participation.
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Thousands → gather → participation
The European Broadcasting Union organises the annual music competition.
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Union → organise → competition
It has faced accusations of applying a double standard for refusing to exclude Israel, despite banning Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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It → face → 2022
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