RIP Sandie Jones, who sang the only Irish-language Eurovision Song Contest entry in Edinburgh in 1972. If you’d like to help her family her family bring her ashes back to Dublin to be buried with her parents you can click here https://t.co/Adr8FS9HLm
— the Irish World (@theirishworld) September 20, 2019
Help us fulfill Sandie Jones dying wishes (Gofundme)
Sandie Jones, Irish Eurovision singer, dies aged 68 (Irish Times)
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Some funds out of the presidential allowance called for.
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The tweet above refers to helping to fund bringing her ashes home, while the newspaper report requests assistance in bringing her body home. There is a massive cost difference between the two.
“If you’d like to help her family her family” ? Lots of actual worthwhile causes on go fund me. Begging for a free city break? “Hello Air Lingus 2 first class tickets please.. tickets please!!”
Rest in peace, Sandy, and condolences and best wishes to your family.
I had not realised that there had been an Irish language entry – I was a mere wee lad at the time.Strangely, I do still remember Vicky Leandros’ song Apres Toi, but not from the contest that year, but from the following year, when ABBA won with Waterloo. My dad had bought the record (he really liked Vicky and bought several of her albums) and played it before the contest began in 1973.
Should not be a private affair: give her the respect she deserves and get the government jet over there!
Ar dheis Dé do raibh a anam.
The Fluffy Biscuits Jury will confirm this
But if the winning song from the original National Song Contest was in Irish it got double the prize money on offer
RIP Sandie