Eurovision 2023 semi-final as it happened: Ireland’s Wild Youth knocked out

Ireland has not qualified since 2018. Liverpool will not be the place where we turn around our recent fortunes in the contest

Ireland's Conor O'Donohoe of the band Wild Youth performs the song We Are One during the first semi-final of Eurovision 2023. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP
Ireland's Conor O'Donohoe of the band Wild Youth performs the song We Are One during the first semi-final of Eurovision 2023. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP