Irish Eurovision fans: Finally with Bambie Thug no one will give me condolences

Irish entrant Bambie Thug (EBU/Sarah Louise Bennett)

By Charlotte McLaughlin, PA Senior Entertainment Reporter in Malmo, Sweden

Irish Eurovision Song Contest fans were elated by Bambie Thug becoming the first contestant from the country in four years to make the final.

The Cork-born singer achieved the feat with a witchy-infused staging of Doomsday Blue at the semi-final on Tuesday in Malmo, Sweden.