# Ireland to boycott Eurovision again over Israeli participation and ongoing Gaza deaths
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Publisher: The Guardian · published 2026-09-17 · read 2026-09-18

Original: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/sep/17/ireland-to-boycott-eurovision-again-over-ongoing-deaths-in-gaza

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## Who is named (17)

- [Basel, Switzerland](https://truthscore.com/entity/038421af)
- [Eurovision Song Contest](https://truthscore.com/entity/07123bd8)
- [Ireland](https://truthscore.com/entity/1c1108b2)
- [RTÉ](https://truthscore.com/entity/49cf3067)
- [Burgas](https://truthscore.com/entity/56b04246)
- [Martin Green](https://truthscore.com/entity/57c396a1)
- [Gaza](https://truthscore.com/entity/8966c466)
- [Israel](https://truthscore.com/entity/9e6b26cf)
- [Gaza health ministry](https://truthscore.com/entity/aff86f67)
- [European Broadcasting Union](https://truthscore.com/entity/bff2658d)
- [Avrotros](https://truthscore.com/entity/dcb46b2c)
- [Palestinian Authority](https://truthscore.com/entity/e33a06da)
- [European Commission](https://truthscore.com/entity/e54e13dc)
- [St Jakobshalle arena](https://truthscore.com/entity/ec44d7ae)
- [United States](https://truthscore.com/entity/f6d3f5b6)
- [Emmy](https://truthscore.com/entity/fcac8c99)
- [Hamas](https://truthscore.com/entity/fdd1871d)

## Restated (already known — zero weight)

- [Ireland will boycott Eurovision for the second year running over the appalling ongoing killing in Gaza.](https://truthscore.com/claim/b53bd673)
- [Ireland was one of five countries that refused to take part in the competition this year in protest against Israel’s participation.](https://truthscore.com/claim/e420373a)
- [RTÉ announced that it would not participate in the 2027 Eurovision competition.](https://truthscore.com/claim/79d7b344)
- [Avrotros announced a boycott of Eurovision, calling it a platform for division.](https://truthscore.com/claim/80370f4c)
- [Ireland’s participation cannot be justified given the appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis there, which continues to put the…](https://truthscore.com/claim/e82ee481)
- [The 2027 Eurovision will be held in Burgas, Bulgaria.](https://truthscore.com/claim/ab4ff0cd)
- [Emmy, a Norwegian singer, represented Ireland in the 2025 Eurovision at the St Jakobshalle arena in Basel, Switzerland.](https://truthscore.com/claim/cea0baec)
- [Avrotros claimed that the competition can no longer be considered neutral because a participating country is involved in a large‑scale military conflict.](https://truthscore.com/claim/ffea9d00)
- [The EBU is in talks with other Dutch broadcasters about a Dutch public‑service TV station participating in Eurovision.](https://truthscore.com/claim/fa146f95)
- [Martin Green regretted but respected RTÉ’s decision to boycott Eurovision.](https://truthscore.com/claim/3fb75a6c)
- [The power to bring people together is at the heart of what makes the contest special and is even more important now in an increasingly difficult and divided…](https://truthscore.com/claim/5d650263)
- [Broadcasters decide annually whether to participate in the following year’s contest; the EBU will remain in dialogue with RTÉ and hopes to welcome RTÉ back in…](https://truthscore.com/claim/aeda60cb)
- [The EBU has tried twice to address broadcasters’ concerns over Israel’s participation in Eurovision.](https://truthscore.com/claim/66ab1299)
- [Last year, the EBU reduced the number of votes that could be entered online or by telephone by one individual, amid allegations that Israel had mounted a…](https://truthscore.com/claim/0b7b1ce4)
- [The EBU announced that broadcasters would no longer be eligible to host Eurovision if their state is involved in an armed conflict or a sensitive geopolitical…](https://truthscore.com/claim/ff08fb2b)
- [Eurovision has faced protests in and outside venues in recent years over Israel’s participation, which has been ongoing since 1973.](https://truthscore.com/claim/cd418f44)
- [In 2024, the European Commission intervened after Eurovision organizers banned EU flag waving at the grand final in Sweden, describing the decision as…](https://truthscore.com/claim/27809c34)
- [Palestinian authorities report that more than 73,000 people have been killed in Israel’s war on Gaza, which was launched after Hamas fighters killed 1,200…](https://truthscore.com/claim/e9d11d88)
- [A US‑brokered ceasefire agreed last year calls for eventual reconstruction of the territory.](https://truthscore.com/claim/66dae039)
- [Israeli strikes have continued.](https://truthscore.com/claim/82d96275)
- [According to Gaza’s health ministry, 1,369 Palestinians have been killed and 4,627 wounded since the fragile ceasefire took effect on 11 October 2025.](https://truthscore.com/claim/3d0c8f22)

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