Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 during the UK Eurovision Preview Party on 17 April in London, United Kingdom and the Eurovision Promo Concert in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on 18 April. Poland had competed in the second semi-final of the 2009 Contest, held on 14 May 2009,performed 5th, after Serbia and before Norway she ended 12th with 43 points failing to qualify to the Grand Final. Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, as confirmed by Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP). TVP continued to use the "Piosenka dla Europy" contest to select the Polish representative for the 2009 contest
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 Ireland was the host country of the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet's Green Glens Arena, after Linda Martin won the 1992 Contest with "Why Me?". Radió Telfís Éireann (RTÉ) held a national final to select the Irish entry for the contest, which was won by Niamh Kavanagh and the song "In Your Eyes". The Irish national final was held on 14 March at the Point Theatre in Dublin, hosted by Pat Kenny. 8 songs competed to represent the host country at the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, with the final winner selected