RTÉ’s boycott of this year’s Eurovision goes beyond simply not sending a contestant to Vienna, as the broadcaster will not be showing any of this week’s shows. Instead, RTÉ2 will broadcast the classic Father Ted episode A Song for Europe during the usual Eurovision timeslot.

🔥 Top quality from RTÉ! After years of campaigning, it won't take part in Eurovision due to apartheid Israel being in. On the night, RTÉ2 will show the Father Ted Eurovision episode A Song for Europe.This might give you a chuckle and a certain, once funny, writer an aneurysm.... #BoycottEurovision

Ireland will not broadcast the Eurovision Song contest this week. RTÉ - Irelands national broadcaster - will show a repeat of the Father Ted episode "A Song for Europe". When Ted & Dougal enter the wonderful "My Lovely Horse" to the Eurovision contest.

RTÉ to air Father Ted Eurovision episode in boycott of song contest Ireland joins Spain and Slovenia in refusing to compete or broadcast the competition, while the Netherlands and Iceland refused to send acts.

RTÉ’s boycott of this year’s #Eurovision is complete. RTÉ will not broadcast any of this week’s shows. The decision comes as RTÉ continues its boycott of the contest over Israel’s participation. Instead RTÉ2 will broadcast the classic #FatherTed episode A Song for Europe during the usual […]

RTE are showing that episode of Father Ted instead of Eurovision as we’re boycotting it. This annoying both some of the worst people stealing air and claims of antisemitism incoming and a linehan meltdown. #Spéirghorm

Ireland not airing Eurovision: good! Ireland airing Father Ted instead of Eurovision... Um. 🥴

Instead of broadcasting Eurovision, RTE is gonna do a rerun of the Father Ted episode

Oh what larks! I just found the first series of Father Ted to watch. So funny!

Ok, so I get the funny in showing Father Ted instead of Eurovision but can we all please remember that its showrunner is one of the most vocal transphobes of the country and maybe we shouldn't be giving him any more money on Gay Christmas?

Excellent. RTE delivering what they promised and refusing to air Eurovision. They’ve got Father Ted in its place.

RTE are playing the Eurovision episode of Father Ted instead of Eurovision because they want to give me a fucking aneurysm it made me wonder if Glinner would get royalties for that cause I don't know how television rights work

In a stroke of rare brilliance from Ireland's national broadcaster, RTE will air the famous Father Ted Eurovision episode in a boycott of the song contest to protest Israel's war in Gaza. #Ireland

But Eurovision is 4 hours and Father Ted is 30 minutes? Are they going to repeat it 8 times on a loop?

Need to see what they're airing for the rest of the night. Father Ted ep is like 30mins, Eurovision is about 4 hours.