A former Eurovision contestant from Monaghan believes Ireland is in with a big chance of being crowned this year's winner.
Co Monaghan's Eamonn Toal represented Ireland back in 2000 and speaking on the Joe Finnegan Show earlier this week, he believes the song is right up Eurovision Street.
Bambie Thug made history on Tuesday night as the first Irish non-binary act to qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest final.
The Cork singer-songwriter was one of 10 acts that made it through the first semi-final in Sweden to gain a place in the grand final in Malmo tonight.
They'll represent Ireland with their song 'Doomsday Blue'.
Eamonn Toal says we seem to have lost the magic formula for winning the contest but maybe Bambi has located it again.
He says the Irish entry is capturing the imagination of Europe:
