Social media reacts as Ireland crash out of the Eurovision 2025 semi-final

The second semi-final for the Eurovision song contest took place on Thursday night, and Ireland failed to make it out of the semi-final.

Ireland have failed to qualify in 8 out of the last 10 years in the Eurovision, the two acts to qualify for Ireland was Bambie Thug last year who managed a 6th placed final, and Ryan O'Shaughnessy in 2018 who finished 16th in the final.

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EMMY took to social media to write about her feelings after the results were announced:

"I’m SO sorry, Ireland. We will forever love you and be grateful and honored to have represented you"

Comments under EMMY's Instagram post were full of support for Ireland's entry:

"Emmy, you shined so bright!!! Be proud of yourself. I am so proud of you."

Another reads:

"You made us all so proud you've absolutely rocked the whole Eurovision!"

Comments on RTÉ's X account were more mixed in the response to the performance with a few users condemning the inclusion of Israel in the contest, one user wrote:

"Hard done by tbh. Don't know how Malta got in and Israel shouldn't even be there"

Another user wrote:

"Boycott everything that Israel participates in specially sports music & movies."

Despite the noise around Israel's inclusion they qualified for the Grand Final on Saturday night, and Israel are currently sat at 7th favourite to win the contest.