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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22Jump+the+Gun%22+band">"Jump the Gun" band</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22Jump+the+Gun%22+band+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22Jump+the+Gun%22+band&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Jump+the+Gun%22+band+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Jump+the+Gun%22+band">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Jump+the+Gun%22+band&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2023</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Jump the Gun</b> were an Irish pop and rock band, best known for competing in the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1988" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1988">Eurovision Song Contest 1988</a> with the song "<a href="/wiki/Take_Him_Home" class="mw-redirect" title="Take Him Home">Take Him Home</a>". They scored 79 points, finishing eighth in the contest. The song spent five weeks in the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Singles_Chart" title="Irish Singles Chart">Irish Singles Chart</a> in 1988, peaking at number three.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The group consisted of Roy Taylor on lead vocals and bass guitar with Eric Sharpe on guitar,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Peter Eades on piano and keyboards, Brian O'Reilly on drums, and Ciaran Wilde on saxophone.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Taylor had experienced success in Ireland during the early 1980s as part of the group, Roy Taylor, Karen Black and the Nevada. Wilde joined the group shortly before Eurovision 1988, the other members of the group had all been members of Irish <a href="/wiki/Show_band" class="mw-redirect" title="Show band">show bands</a> during the 1980s. </p><p>Singer and bass player Roy Taylor died after a battle with <a href="/wiki/Motor_neurone_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Motor neurone disease">motor neurone disease</a> on 1 June 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jump_the_Gun_(band)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240220113321/http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1&search_type=artist&placement=Jump+The+Gun">"Search - Artist - Jump The Gun"</a>. <i>irishcharts.ie</i>. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1&search_type=artist&placement=Jump+The+Gun">the original</a> on 20 February 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=irishcharts.ie&rft.atitle=Search+-+Artist+-+Jump+The+Gun&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Firishcharts.ie%2Fsearch%2Fplacement%3Fpage%3D1%26search_type%3Dartist%26placement%3DJump%2BThe%2BGun&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJump+the+Gun+%28band%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://droghedalife.com/news/former-jump-the-gun-rocker-roy-asks-you-to-drink-tea-for-mnd">"Former Jump the Gun rocker Roy asks you to 'Drink Tea for MND'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>droghedalife.com</i>. 28 May 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_Eurovision_Song_Contest_entries_discography" title="Ireland Eurovision Song Contest entries discography">Discography</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Participation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1965" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1966" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1967" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1968" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1969" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1970" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1974" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1975" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1976" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1977" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977">1977</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1978" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1979" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1980" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1981" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1982" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1984" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1985" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1986" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1987" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1988" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1989" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1990" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1991" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1992" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1993" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1994" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1995" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1996" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1997" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1999" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2000" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2001" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2003" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2004" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2005" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2007" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2008" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2009" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2010" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2011" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2012" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2013" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2014" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2015" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2016" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2017" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2018" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2019" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><s><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2020" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020">2020</a></s></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2021" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2022" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2023" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024">2024</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Artists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bambie_Thug" title="Bambie Thug">Bambie Thug</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Black_Daisy" title="Black Daisy">Black Daisy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brooke_Scullion" title="Brooke Scullion">Brooke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nicky_Byrne" title="Nicky Byrne">Nicky Byrne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Can-linn" title="Can-linn">Can-linn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maria_Doyle-Cuche" title="Maria Doyle-Cuche">Maria Christian</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kiev_Connolly" title="Kiev Connolly">Kiev Connolly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dana_Rosemary_Scallon" title="Dana Rosemary Scallon">Dana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Muriel_Day" title="Muriel Day">Muriel Day</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dervish_(band)" title="Dervish (band)">Dervish</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Dolan" title="Ryan Dolan">Ryan Dolan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Donna_and_Joseph_McCaul" title="Donna and Joseph McCaul">Donna and Joe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Doran" title="Chris Doran">Chris Doran</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cathal_Dunne" title="Cathal Dunne">Cathal Dunne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sean_Dunphy" title="Sean Dunphy">Sean Dunphy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/The_Duskeys" title="The Duskeys">The Duskeys</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dustin_the_Turkey" title="Dustin the Turkey">Dustin the Turkey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Angela_Farrell" title="Angela Farrell">Angela Farrell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Friel" title="Eddie Friel">Eddie Friel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Harrington_(musician)" title="Paul Harrington (musician)">Paul Harrington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Joe_Harte" title="Mickey Joe Harte">Mickey Harte</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Red_Hurley" title="Red Hurley">Red Hurley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jackson" title="Kim Jackson">Kim Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jedward" title="Jedward">Jedward</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sandie_Jones" title="Sandie Jones">Sandie Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jump the Gun</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Niamh_Kavanagh" title="Niamh Kavanagh">Niamh Kavanagh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Kennedy_(singer)" title="Brian Kennedy (singer)">Brian Kennedy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">The Lindsays</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Logan_(singer)" title="Johnny Logan (singer)">Johnny Logan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Luv_Bug" title="Luv Bug">Luv Bug</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dawn_Martin" title="Dawn Martin">Dawn Martin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Linda_Martin" title="Linda Martin">Linda Martin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maxi_(singer)" title="Maxi (singer)">Maxi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pat_McGuigan" title="Pat McGuigan">Pat McGeegan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Charlie_McGettigan" title="Charlie McGettigan">Charlie McGettigan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sarah_McTernan" title="Sarah McTernan">Sarah McTernan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">The Missing Passengers</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Butch_Moore" title="Butch Moore">Butch Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">The Mullans</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sin%C3%A9ad_Mulvey" title="Sinéad Mulvey">Sinéad Mulvey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Murray" title="Brendan Murray">Brendan Murray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gary_O%27Shaughnessy" title="Gary O'Shaughnessy">Gary O'Shaughnessy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ryan_O%27Shaughnessy" title="Ryan O'Shaughnessy">Ryan O'Shaughnessy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eimear_Quinn" title="Eimear Quinn">Eimear Quinn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Liam_Reilly" title="Liam Reilly">Liam Reilly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tina_Reynolds" title="Tina Reynolds">Tina Reynolds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marc_Roberts_(singer)" title="Marc Roberts (singer)">Marc Roberts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dickie_Rock" title="Dickie Rock">Dickie Rock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lesley_Roy" title="Lesley Roy">Lesley Roy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sheeba" title="Sheeba">Sheeba</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Smith_(singer)" title="Kasey Smith (singer)">Kasey Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Molly_Sterling" title="Molly Sterling">Molly Sterling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/The_Swarbriggs" title="The Swarbriggs">The Swarbriggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eamonn_Toal" title="Eamonn Toal">Eamonn Toal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wild_Youth_(band)" title="Wild Youth (band)">Wild Youth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Colm_Wilkinson" title="Colm Wilkinson">Colm C.T. Wilkinson</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/22_(Sarah_McTernan_song)" title="22 (Sarah McTernan song)">22</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/All_Kinds_of_Everything" title="All Kinds of Everything">All Kinds of Everything</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Born to Sing"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Irish-language text"><span lang="ga">Ceol an Ghrá</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Chance of a Lifetime"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Come Back to Stay"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Could It Be That I'm in Love"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Cross Your Heart"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Do I Dream"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Doomsday_Blue" title="Doomsday Blue">Doomsday Blue</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Dreamin'"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Dying to Try"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Et Cetera"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Every_Song_Is_a_Cry_for_Love" title="Every Song Is a Cry for Love">Every Song Is a Cry for Love</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Happy Man"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Heartbeat"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Here Today Gone Tomorrow"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Hold_Me_Now_(Johnny_Logan_song)" title="Hold Me Now (Johnny Logan song)">Hold Me Now</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Horoscopes"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"If I Could Choose"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"If My World Stopped Turning"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/In_Your_Eyes_(Niamh_Kavanagh_song)" title="In Your Eyes (Niamh Kavanagh song)">In Your Eyes</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Irelande_Douze_Pointe" title="Irelande Douze Pointe">Irelande Douze Pointe</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Is Always Over Now?"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"It's for You"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"It's Nice to Be in Love Again"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Lipstick_(Jedward_song)" title="Lipstick (Jedward song)">Lipstick</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Love?"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Maps_(Lesley_Roy_song)" title="Maps (Lesley Roy song)">Maps</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Millennium of Love"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Mysterious Woman"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"One Day Love"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Only_Love_Survives" title="Only Love Survives">Only Love Survives</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Playing_with_Numbers" title="Playing with Numbers">Playing with Numbers</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"The Real Me"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Roll_Kids" title="Rock 'n' Roll Kids">Rock 'n' Roll Kids</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Somewhere in Europe"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><s>"<a href="/wiki/Story_of_My_Life_(Lesley_Roy_song)" title="Story of My Life (Lesley Roy song)">Story of My Life</a>"</s></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Sunlight_(Nicky_Byrne_song)" title="Sunlight (Nicky Byrne song)">Sunlight</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Take Him Home"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Terminal_3_(song)" title="Terminal 3 (song)">Terminal 3</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/That%27s_Rich" title="That's Rich">That's Rich</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"That's What Friends Are For"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"They Can't Stop the Spring"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Together_(Ryan_O%27Shaughnessy_song)" title="Together (Ryan O'Shaughnessy song)">Together</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Voice_(Eimear_Quinn_song)" title="The Voice (Eimear Quinn song)">The Voice</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"The Wages of Love"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Wait Until the Weekend Comes"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Walking the Streets in the Rain"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Waterline_(song)" title="Waterline (song)">Waterline</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/We_Are_One_(Wild_Youth_song)" title="We Are One (Wild Youth song)">We Are One</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"We've Got the World"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/What%27s_Another_Year" title="What's Another Year">What's Another Year</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"When"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"When You Need Me"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Why_Me%3F_(Linda_Martin_song)" title="Why Me? (Linda Martin song)">Why Me?</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Without Your Love"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"You Can Count On Me"</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="font-size:88%;"><div><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Note: Entries scored out signify where Ireland did not compete</li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Eurovision_Song_Contest_1988" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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the Eurovision Song Contest 1988">Yugoslavia</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Withdrawn</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1988" title="Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988">Cyprus</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Artists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Final</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Yardena_Arazi" title="Yardena Arazi">Yardena Arazi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Luca_Barbarossa" title="Luca Barbarossa">Luca Barbarossa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Beathoven</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Boulevard_(Finnish_band)" title="Boulevard (Finnish band)">Boulevard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/La_D%C3%A9cada_Prodigiosa" title="La Década Prodigiosa">La Década</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Celine_Dion" title="Celine Dion">Céline Dion</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dora_(singer)" title="Dora (singer)">Dora</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lara_Fabian" title="Lara Fabian">Lara Fabian</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Scott_Fitzgerald_(singer)" title="Scott Fitzgerald (singer)">Scott Fitzgerald</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Afroditi_Frida" title="Afroditi 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