The Aporia · Ireland will boycott 2027 Eurovision Song Contest for 2nd year over Israel's participation

Ireland will boycott the Eurovision Song Contest for a second consecutive year in 2027 due to Israel's participation, citing concerns over ongoing conflicts, particularly in Gaza. Ireland joins five other countries that skipped this year’s contest as a protest against Israel’s involvement; these include the Netherlands, Iceland, Slovenia, and Spain. The Irish national broadcaster RTE will neither send an act nor broadcast the event, scheduled for May 2027 in Burgas, Bulgaria.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-17, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

Ireland's national broadcaster, RTÉ, will boycott the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest for the second consecutive year due to ongoing conflict in Gaza. The contest is set to take place in Burgas, Bulgaria. RTÉ stated that Ireland’s participation cannot be justified given the “appalling and ongoing loss of lives” in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis affecting civilians there. In 2026, Ireland joined four other countries — the Netherlands, Iceland, Slovenia, and Spain — in boycotting the contest to protest Israel's inclusion. Additionally, Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS announced its own boycott for 2027, citing Eurovision as a platform no longer neutral due to Israel’s involvement in military conflict.

Written for “Ireland Eurovision Boycott” on 2026-09-17, grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.

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Ireland will boycott the Eurovision Song Contest for a second year over Israel's participation, the country's national broadcaster said Thursday.

left Supports boycotting Israel based on its actions

Score -0.35 Confidence high 2 quote(s) discarded as not found in the article

Leaning score -0.35 for article 15924 (high confidence, 1 verified quote) · logged 2026-09-17

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📰 Ireland Eurovision Boycott

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Ireland says it will boycott Eurovision for a second year due to Gaza same event · 100%

Daily Mail · 0.92 cosine similarity

⚖️ Leans left 🔴 6% hedged 3 of 47 📰 publisher trust 59

“Both articles report on Ireland's decision to boycott the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest for a second consecutive year due to the situation in Gaza.”

Ireland to boycott Eurovision again over ongoing deaths in Gaza same event · 100%

The Guardian · 0.90 cosine similarity

⚖️ Leans left 🔴 14% hedged 3 of 21 📰 publisher trust 95

“Both articles describe Ireland's decision to boycott the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest for a second year due to Israel's participation, citing ongoing events in Gaza.”

RTÉ boycotts Eurovision for second year in a row same event · 100%

BBC News · 0.86 cosine similarity

⚖️ Leans left 🔴 25% hedged 4 of 16 📰 publisher trust 96

“Both articles describe Ireland's national broadcaster RTÉ announcing a boycott of the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest for a second consecutive year due to Israel's participation, citing concerns over the situation in Gaza.”

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CBC News · 410 article(s) · 2 correction(s) detected

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Bulgaria Eurovision Ireland Israel the Eurovision Song Contest

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Ireland GPE · 4× Israel GPE · 3× AVROTROS ORG · 2× Bulgaria GPE · 2× Gaza GPE · 1× Iceland GPE · 1× Netherlands GPE · 1× RTE ORG · 1× Slovenia GPE · 1× Spain GPE · 1×

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Ireland was one of five countries — along with the Netherlands, Iceland, Slovenia and Spain — to skip Eurovision this year to protest Israel's inclusion in the pan-continental music contest.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17

🔮 Ireland will boycott 2027 Eurovision Song Contest for 2nd year over Israel's participation Ireland, which was 1 of 5 countries to skip Eurovision this year, will also not broadcast show

2026-09-17 · CBC News

Ireland will boycott 2027 Eurovision Song Contest for 2nd year over Israel's participation · assertive framing

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Ireland will boycott 2027 Eurovision Song Contest for 2nd year over Israel's participation Ireland, which was 1 of 5 countries to skip Eurovision this year, will also not broadcast show asserted

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Ireland will boycott the Eurovision Song Contest for a second year over Israel's participation, the country's national broadcaster said Thursday. asserted

broadcaster → boycott → participation

RTE said it will not send an act to the 2027 competition in Bulgaria and will not broadcast the show because of the "appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza." asserted

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Ireland was one of five countries — along with the Netherlands, Iceland, Slovenia and Spain — to skip Eurovision this year to protest Israel's inclusion in the pan-continental music contest. asserted

one → skip → contest

Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS announced last month it will also boycott next year, calling Eurovision a "platform for division." "AVROTROS will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027 because the event can no longer be considered neutral, with a participating country still involved in a large-scale military conflict," it said. Next year's competition is due to take place in May in Bulgaria's Black Sea resort of Burgas. uncertain

competition → announce → Burgas

Ireland will boycott 2027 Eurovision Song Contest for 2nd year over Israel's participation

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