Ireland: Eurosong 2009 Tonight!

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RTE have announced ahead of the show tonight that 'America's Got Talent' host Jerry Springer will join Eurovision winner Linda Martin and Eurovision commentator Marty Whelan on the expert panel for Friday night's 'Late Late Eurosong Special' on RTÉ One at 9.35pm.

The six Eurosong 2009 finalists were selected from a public competition and Friday night's winner will be decided by votes from regional juries and the public in a 50/50 ratio.

The regional juries will be based in Cork (presented by 'Ice's Sinéad Kennedy), Sligo (presented by 'News2day's Paddy McKenna), Limerick (presented by 'Den Tots' host Emma O'Driscoll) and Dublin (presented by 'Kazoo's Kathryn McKiernan).

The Late Late Show: Eurosong 2009 will be broadcast live on RTÉ ONE television and worldwide via webcast on Friday, February 20th at 22:35 CET (21:35 local time).

More on the show here.

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