Waters' song to go to Eurovision

A song co-written by  Irish Times columnist John Waters will represent Ireland at this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

A song co-written by  Irish Timescolumnist John Waters will represent Ireland at this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

Can't Stop The Spring, composed by Waters and his friend Tommy Moran, was chosen by viewers of last night's Late Late Show.

It was one of four songs selected from almost 200 submitted by the public and will be sung by Dervish in Helsinki in May.

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