GC4V2F3 Father Ted Series #16 My Lovely Horse (Traditional Cache) in Southern England, United Kingdom created by Leonards193

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It has been widely claimed that this episode was inspired by real events surrounding Ireland's selection of its entry for the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest.

Faced with the daunting (and financially crippling) task of hosting its third consecutive Eurovision, RTÉ were said to have chosen an inferior quality song (Eddie Friel's "Dreamin'", which finished 14th) over vastly superior ones in order to prevent the possibility of an unwanted fourth victory. A month after this episode was first broadcast, Ireland won the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest to secure the country's fourth victory in five years.

entries for "Song for Ireland 1996" were:
1 The Miracle is Mine by Fr. Dick Byrne and Father Cyril McDuff
2 My Lovely Horse by Fr. Ted Crilly and Fr. Dougal McGuire
3 If I could wear my Hat like my Heart by The Grand Girls
4 You Dirty English Bastards by The Hairy Bowsies
5 The Drums of Africa are calling me home by Sean O'Brien
6 Sha la la la la la la la la la la la la by Death Pigs

The points by other people around the world.

The following were the scores for the song My Lovely Horse. All these versions mean "Ireland, no points".
Irlande, nil points. (French)
Irlanda, nada. (Spanish)
Irlandia, meethen vathmee.
Irlande, keine Punkte. (German)
Irska, bash badova.
Irlandia, nurda proken.
Irlande, nil punten. (Dutch)
Irlinia, nurda purda.
Irlenski, niet puntalete.