'We love Eurovision' - Irish heavy metal band hopes to be chosen as Ireland's 2024 entry

An Irish heavy metal band hopes to be the next winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2024. 

Cruachan has submitted their song 'Talamh' for consideration in the hopes of representing Ireland in next year's competition. 

It's reportedly the second time the band has thrown their hat in the ring. 

In a post published on Facebook, Cruachan stated, "We've submitted our entry for consideration to represent Ireland in Eurovision 2024. When we made the submission last year we said its time for Ireland to stop sending pop music and take a chance on something different.

"Another pop song was sent and again did not make the final. We believe Ireland's greatest strength is our traditional music, and traditional music has always been Cruachan's greatest strength.

"Our submission, Talamh, is as true a Cruachan song as there could ever be. This was in the early stages to appear on the next album but we decided we would take it, shorten it, and use it for Eurovision.

"We love Eurovision and would be honoured to represent our country there. Hopefully we at least get to the televised final and the public can then make the ultimate decision." 

In a post published on X (formerly Twitter), Cruachan stated, "We are seasoned, professional and ready to shake things up at Eurovision." 

The 2024 contest will take place in Malmö, Sweden following the country's 2023 victory with the song 'Tattoo' by Loreen.