--- title: "Ireland to boycott Eurovision 2027 over Gaza" description: "Most outlets reported that Ireland will not participate in or broadcast Eurovision 2027, citing the ongoing situation in Gaza. One outlet added that the decision comes as Eurovision faces growing controversy over Israel’s participation. The framing was largely consistent across the coverage, with the emphasis placed on the Gaza crisis as the reason for the boycott." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/9077-ireland-s-rte-snubs-eurovision-2027-song-contest-as-gaza site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Ireland to boycott Eurovision 2027 over Gaza entertainment · updated 19 Sep 2026, 2:27 AM PKT · 17–19 Sep 2026 · 5 articles from 3 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Ireland will not participate in or broadcast Eurovision 2027, citing the ongoing Gaza crisis. BOL News framed the decision as part of a broader controversy over Israel’s participation in the contest, while 24 News HD focused more narrowly on Ireland’s stated reason for the boycott. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 18 Sep 2026 — Ireland will boycott ‘Eurovision’ 2027: RTE (1 outlet) - **Daily Times** — [Ireland will boycott ‘Eurovision’ 2027: RTE](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1555097/ireland-will-boycott-eurovision-2027-rte/) · 19 Sep 2026, 2:27 AM PKT > Ireland will not participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest for the second year in a row, broadcaster RTE said on Thursday, citing the ongoing loss of life in Gaza. Ireland was one of five countries to not take part in the 2026 edition in protest at Israel’s participation, with Iceland, Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain. […] ### 17 Sep 2026 — Ireland to boycott Eurovision 2027 over Gaza (2 outlets) > Most outlets reported that Ireland will not participate in or broadcast Eurovision 2027, citing the ongoing situation in Gaza. One outlet added that the decision comes as Eurovision faces growing controversy over Israel’s participation. The framing was largely consistent across the coverage, with the emphasis placed on the Gaza crisis as the reason for the boycott. - **BOL News** — [Ireland’s RTÉ snubs 'Eurovision 2027 Song Contest' as Gaza crisis fuels boycott](https://bolnews.com/entertainment/irelands-rt-snubs-eurovision-2027-song-contest-as-gaza-crisis-fuels-boycott) · 17 Sep 2026, 10:09 PM PKT > Ireland is pulling out of Eurovision 2027 and will not broadcast the contest, citing the ongoing Gaza crisis as Eurovision faces growing controversy over Israel’s participation. - **24 News HD** — [Ireland to boycott Eurovision 2027 over Gaza](https://www.24newshd.tv/17-Sep-2026/ireland-boycott-eurovision-2027-gaza) · 17 Sep 2026, 6:41 PM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing > Ireland will not participate in or broadcast next year's Eurovision Song Contest, public broadcaster RTE said Thursday, citing the "ongoing loss of lives in Gaza". ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Ireland faces Israel in football match amid Gaza-related tensions](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10627-ireland-s-gaza-stance-spills-from-eurovision-into-football) · 26 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 74% related 5 articles from 3 outlets, 17–19 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.