RTÉ has still not received a detailed breakdown of this year’s Eurovision televoting figures from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), despite requesting the numbers eight weeks ago.

This year, Israel’s contestant, Yuval Raphael, came in first in the popular vote and second overall, with the song, “New Day Will Rise,” which referenced the October 7 massacre, which ...

Ncuti Gatwa has claimed he decided not to be a part of this year’s Eurovision “long before it was announced”. The former Doctor Who actor, who sensationally left the BBC sci-fi series earlier this ...

The sound of the shofar can be a battle cry or the announcement of the messianic age when the roaring lion lies down with the lamb.

The EBU will discuss a call from Iceland’s public broadcaster to ban Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest in its upcoming meeting of the EBU General Assembly in London.

Israeli singer Yuval Raphael parades during the flag ceremony at the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, at the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel on May 17, 2025.

I imagine Shakespeare’s Lear as no longer a king with a crown and throne, but as an ordinary man defeated by circumstances ...

The ejection of an Israeli musician, Amit Peled, from an Italian restaurant at Vienna for speaking Hebrew is a warning for ...

‘Sapiens’ Author Yuval Noah Harari on the Promise and Peril of AI The author of ‘Sapiens’ says that for the first time in tens of thousands of years, humanity has competition.

Germany’s national broadcaster has responded to claims that organisers in the country have said they will withdraw from the ...