After years of selecting their entry through a national final on the famous Late Late Show, Ireland have switched things up for 2016.
A series of poor results mean that Ireland have decided an internal selection is their best method by which to choose their entry for Stockholm, and the man they've decided holds their best hopes of Eurovision glory - ex Westlife singer Nicky Byrne.
His selection many not come as a surprise. We were one of a number of outlets to report that he may be the Irish entry as recently as last week, the decision making sense for both RTE and Nicky Bryne himself. The contest will be a great chance for him to launch a solo career across Europe, and he'll be hoping Eurovision can do for him what it did for the popularity of infamous twins Jedward.
But what do our 'experts' think of the song?
ROB:
"I'm really not sure how this one will be received by the rest of Europe. Don't get me wrong, it's a huge improvement on recent years, but the song is SO cheesy. We've seen over recent years that songs in the contest have got more complex and tasteful, just look at Belgium 2015 as an example. I think it'll qualify, but fail to impress in the final."
ELLIOT:
"Nicky is a fantastic choice. He's a world renowned performer and lover of Eurovision too, it's also a great song. It's very cheesy but that could work in his favour. We've seen people say that we need the cheese to come back to Eurovision!"
EMILY:
"A great performer, the song is cheesy but I love it!"
So what do you think? Tweet us now @theeuro_trip and let us know.
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