Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Ireland has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest five times since their first appearance at the in the contest. The Irish language broadcaster, TG4, is responsible for the country's participation in the contest, and uses the national final Junior Eurovision Éire to select the Irish entries.
Since their debut in 2015, Ireland has achieved one top ten placing, in when the song "Bríce ar bhríce" performed by Zena Donnelly placed 10th.
History
TG4 originally intended to make their debut in the contest in Marsa, Malta, but required funding from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, which was rejected.Ireland debuted in the contest when TG4 participated in the contest in Sofia, Bulgaria, when the song "Réalta na mara" performed by Aimee Banks placed 12th in a field of 17 countries.
TG4 have provisionally confirmed their participation in the contest in Warsaw, Poland.
''Junior Eurovision Éire''
Junior Eurovision Éire is an Irish television show which has served as Ireland's national final for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since the country's debut in 2015. The show is hosted by Eoghan McDermott. Between 2015 and 2018, the show selected both the song and the artist, while in 2019 the show selected only the artist, and the song was selected internally.Participation
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
| Aimee Banks | "Réalta na mara" | Irish | 12 | 36 | |
| Zena Donnelly | "Bríce ar bhríce" | Irish, English | 10 | 122 | |
| Muireann McDonnell | "Súile glasa" | Irish | 15 | 54 | |
| Taylor Hynes | "IOU" | Irish | 15 | 48 | |
| Anna Kearney | "Banshee" | Irish | 12 | 73 |
Commentators and spokespersons
| Year | Commentator | Spokesperson | |
| Stiofán Ó Fearail and Caitlín Nic Aoidh | Anna Banks | ||
| Eoghan McDermott | Andrea Leddy | ||
| Eoghan McDermott | Walter McCabe | ||
| Mícheál Ó Ciaraidh and Sinéad Ní Uallacháin | Alex Hynes | ||
| Sinéad Ní Uallacháin | Leo Kearney |