Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000

Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Country	Ireland
National selection
Selection process	National Final
Selection date(s)	20 February 2000
Selected entrant	Eamonn Toal
Selected song	"Millennium of Love"
Finals performance
Final result	6th, 92 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Eamonn Toal represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in Stockholm after winning the national final selection. His song "Millennium of Love" was one of eight songs presented in the national final, which was held on 20 February 2000 at the RTÉ television centre in Dublin. For the first time since 1990, Pat Kenny did not host the event, the honor instead going to 1995 Eurovision Song Contest presenter Mary Kennedy. As in the 1999 national selection, regional televoting was used to determine the winner.^[1]

Draw	Song	Performer	Points	Rank
1	"Millennium of Love"	Eamonn Toal	76	1st
2	"Why Did You Have to Go?"	Karl Power	30	8th
3	"All in a Lifetime"	Liz Fletcher	48	4th
4	"When You Are Near"	Shimma	55	3rd
5	"Shine"	Lisa Stanley	34	6th
6	"Journey to the Center of Your Heart"	Gavin McCormack	31	7th
7	"Feel Good Emotion"	Audrey Lynch	47	5th
8	"Crossroads"	John Hurley	64	2nd

Toal performed 23rd in the running order on the night of the contest. "Millennium of Love" went on to place 6th with 92 points. Millennium of Love" was the only entry that year to make a reference to the turn of the millennium.

Points Awarded by Ireland
12 points	Denmark
10 points	Russia
8 points	Latvia
7 points	Estonia
6 points	Sweden
5 points	Germany
4 points	Norway
3 points	Malta
2 points	Austria
1 point	Netherlands

Points Awarded to Ireland
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
	Malta United Kingdom	Switzerland	Cyprus Turkey	Norway
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Croatia Denmark	Austria Belgium Estonia France Sweden	Netherlands Spain	Iceland Israel Romania	Finland Latvia