Bambie Thug achieves Ireland's highest Eurovision placement in 27 years with 6th place

Bambie Thug has achieved Ireland's highest Eurovision placement in 27 years with 6th place. 

The Cork native received a total of 278 points, coming in behind Israel with 375 points, France with 445 points, Ukraine with 453 points, Croatia with 547 points, and Switzerland with a grand total of 591 points. 

The Grand Final took place over the course of four hours tonight (May 11) in Malmo, Sweden. 

Bambie's performance of their song 'Doomsday Blue' shocked and wowed audiences, with a haunting and highly theatrical performance. 

It is the first time since 1997 that Ireland has come so close to winning. 

Marc Roberts was chosen to represent Ireland at the 1997 contest, which was held in Dublin, with his song 'Mysterious Woman'. 

He ultimately came in 2nd place with 157 points, and it marked the last time Ireland placed in the top 5. 

Commentator Marty Whelan called Bambie's placement "a great moment" for Ireland and said, "We found ourselves not even in the final for a number of years, and this year we're in the final and we came sixth. It's incredible." 

Switzerland's Nemo took first place with popular song 'The Code', while Croatia's Baby Lasagna just missed out on the top prize by coming 2nd with his song 'Rim Tim Tagi Dim'. 

Bambie can be seen embracing the winner following the announcement of the final results. 

Former favourite Joost Klein from the Netherlands was disqualified earlier today due to an alleged altercation, a decision which was met with mass condemnation for the Eurovision fan community. 

His song 'Europapa' was one of the most popular songs in the contest before his shock disqualification.