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Why are Ireland not in the Eurovision 2021 final? In case you missed it

Many Irish people will be tuning into the Eurovision final tonight to see Europe's best acts battle it out for the top prize.

Lesley Roy is Ireland's act for the year but unfortunately we will not be taking part in tonight's final in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam.

Just in case you missed it, here's why:

Why aren't Ireland in the final?

If you missed the two semi-finals during the week you may not be aware that a large number of acts were dumped out.

Ireland appeared in the first semi-final on Tuesday night, where Lesley Roy sang "Maps" in front of the millions watching across the continent.

But unfortunately her performance was not enough and she was not among the top ten who made it to the final.

Hence why you will not be seeing her perform tonight.

Who will be taking part?

Here is the full running order for the 65th staging of the contest:

  1. Cyprus: Elena Tsagrinou, "El Diablo"
  2. Albania: Anxhela Peristeri, "Karma"
  3. Israel: Eden Alene, "Set Me Free"
  4. Belgium: Hooverphonic, "The Wrong Place"
  5. Russia: Manizha, "Russian Woman"
  6. Malta: Destiny, "Je Me Casse"
  7. Portugal: The Black Mamba, "Love Is On My Side"
  8. Serbia: Hurricane, "Loco Loco"
  9. United Kingdom: James Newman,"Embers"
  10. Greece: Stefania, "Last Dance"
  11. Switzerland: Gjon’s Tears, "Tout l’univers"
  12. Iceland: Daði og Gagnamagnið, "10 Years"
  13. Spain: Blas Cantó, "Voy a quedarme"
  14. Moldova: Natalia Gordienko, "Sugar"
  15. Germany: Jendrik, "I Don’t Feel Hate"
  16. Finland: Blind Channel, "Dark Side"
  17. Bulgaria: VICTORIA, "Growing Up Is Getting Old"
  18. Lithuania: The Roop, "Discoteque"
  19. Ukraine: Go_A, "SHUM"
  20. France: Barbara Pravi, "Voilà"
  21. Azerbaijan: Efendi, "Mata Hari"
  22. Norway: TIX, "Fallen Angel"
  23. The Netherlands: Jeangu Macrooy, "Birth of a New Age"
  24. Italy: Måneskin, "Zitti E Buoni"
  25. Sweden: Tusse, "Voices"
  26. San Marino: Senhit, "Adrenalina" (featuring Flo Rida)

When is it on?

The Eurovision 2021 final gets underway tonight at 8pm, you can watch it live on RTE One.

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