Ireland in The Song 3

Ireland took part in third edition of The Song which was hosted by Cyprus in Nicosia.

Before The Song
On 24 July, RTE announced that a national selection would take place to decide the Irish entrant.

Seó Amhrán: an t-amhrán
RTE organized the follow-up edition of Seó Amhrán in order to determine the Irish representative for The Song 3. The competition consisted of a single final on 31 July 2022.

Format
The format of the competition consisted of a single final. Six songs competed in the final. The results of the final were determined by a jury vote from across Europe and Australia,

Competing entries
The competing entries were revealed on 25 July 2022 in a special show hosted by Orla Gartland held at the RTE Headquarters in Dublin. The lineup featured three returning artists from the previous edition: Sorcha Richardson, Kynsy and The Academic. {| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;" !Artist !Song !Songwriter(s)
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 * Errigal
 * "Antananarivo"
 * Ryan Maguire
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 * The Academic
 * "Why Can’t We Be Friends?"
 * Craig Fitzgerald, Dean Gavin, Matthew Murtagh, Stephen Murtagh, Tim Pagnotta
 * Æ Mak (ft. Seba Safe)
 * "i dance in the kitchen"
 * Ellie McMahon, Aoife McCann, Michael D’Alton
 * Sorcha Richardson
 * "Shark Eyes"
 * Alex Casnoff, Sorcha Richardson
 * Kynsy
 * "Elephant in the Room"
 * Ciara Lindsey
 * Landless
 * "Caoin 1"
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 * "Caoin 1"
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