Lead singer Brian Warfield said he was interested in having a republican band represent Ireland.
But he wants RTÉ and Ireland to boycott the tournament because of Israel’s participation in the midst of the Gaza war.
This year’s contest will be held in Malmo, Sweden from May 7th to May 11th.
“That’s one of them. We’ve had a very poor performance at Eurovision over the years, but I think it all started with Dustin the Turkey,” he told PJ Coogan on Cork’s 96FM. told Opinion Online.
Mr Warfield, 77, said Irish entries would be better with songs like “You’ll Never Beat The Irish”, but Eurovision rules require the song to be released before September last year. It is prohibited to listen to it in public.
“I have some great stuff coming up, and of course I’m always writing,” Warfield told listeners.
He said he did not know whether RTÉ would go through with withdrawing from the contest, but said such a move would make it clear that “we don’t like what’s going on in Gaza”. .
Ireland’s Eurovision entry will be chosen by a combination of music industry experts and the public on a special edition of The Late Late Show on January 26th.
There are growing calls internationally to exclude Israel from the competition, but Eurovision organizers have rejected pressure to do so. Russia remains banned from participating in Eurovision due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The Dublin resident described the war as “shameful” and “heartbreaking”, adding: “Little children are being killed and maimed and no one is trying to stop it. He said he can’t sleep when he thinks about “not being there.”
Approximately 23,000 Gazans were killed in an Israeli military operation in response to a surprise attack in Israel by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas on October 7, which killed 1,200 people.
He likened the suffering of the Palestinians to that experienced by the Irish “for many years”.
“People are drawing the line, they’re afraid to come out, and we, the government, are afraid to come out sometimes. They don’t want to rattle their relationship with America, but they should.” said Warfield.
He said he is calling on Sweden to prevent Israel from participating in Eurovision and instead invite Palestine to be part of Eurovision.
“I can’t stand injustice. I can’t stand injustice in Ireland and I can’t stand injustice in the world,” Warfield said.
The band announced last year that they would end their 60-year run together with performances in Belfast and Dublin in October later this year.
They are making a comeback after a barnstorming appearance at last year’s Electric Picnic, but in the backdrop of the annual controversy over their song “Celtic Symphony,” “Oh Are Up The Ra” The song is considered an endorsement of the Celtic Symphony, as it contains the lyrics: Ira.
Speaking about the group’s plans late last year, Wolf Tones singer Tommy Byrne said he never expected the group to last this long.
“This is really great, but next year I’ll be 80 so I think it’s a good time to call it quits.
“I brought this motion to Brian and Noel and they agreed. It would be a great tribute to the band to give a superlative performance like this,” he added.