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- 19 May 21
Watch Lesley Roy performing 'Maps' below.
Irish Twitter has been abuzz with reactions to Lesley Roy's elimination in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest last night. Ireland was one of six nations to be knocked out of the contest in Rotterdam's Ahoy Arena.
Meanwhile, Norway, Israel, Russia, Azerbaijan, Malta, Lithuania, Cyprus, Sweden, Belgium and Ukraine are all moving forward to the grand final on Saturday.
"I gave it my all for Ireland for the last 18+ months!" Lesley wrote on Instagram last night. "I am so grateful for such an amazing team and creative staging. This Eurovision experience has been so memorable during such a historic time for everyone across the globe."
Watch her performance of 'Maps' below:
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On Twitter, several viewers pointed out issues with the staging...
The staging was a cute idea but it just didn't translate onto the screen. It came off... small.
โ Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera (@PantiBliss) May 18, 2021
Why did Ireland not use the amazing lights/background that everyone else is making such use of? #Eurovision2021
โ Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) May 18, 2021
Take a look at some more of the reactions to Ireland's elimination:
Hey Europe!! pic.twitter.com/pbse0qgTfR
โ Davina Devine (@DavinaDevine) May 18, 2021
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...no Ireland? #Eurovision ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ*Flounces out*
*Flounces back in brandishing a spatula and yells YIZZ'LL REGRET THIS!!!*
*Flounces out again*
*Flounces in again and bellows I REMEMBER when, in this crazy, messed-up world, this contest MEANT something!*โ Marian Keyes (@MarianKeyes) May 18, 2021
You did us proud @lesleyroyreal ๐๐ We look forward to seeing what comes next for you! #Eurovision2021 pic.twitter.com/JAt50xcK04
โ Our Balbriggan (@OurBalbriggan) May 18, 2021
Ireland and Australia should break away from the Eurovision Song Contest to form a brand new European Supersongcontest
โ Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) May 18, 2021
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All of Ireland: #Eurovision pic.twitter.com/pCJNBS0vBP
โ James Patrice (@JamesPatrice) May 18, 2021
Raging. Rage-Gin. #Eurovision
โ Victoria Secret (@Victoria_Secret) May 18, 2021
Devastated for #lesleyroy #Eurovision Another year watching every other country that were not better than us.#rte
โ Cathy Halloran (@HalloranCathy) May 18, 2021
Lesley Roy, Take a bow!
You did us all proud ๐๐ฎ๐ช๐คโ Brendan Murray (@brendan_m96) May 18, 2021