The Staggering Cost Of Ireland Competing In The Eurovision Has Been Revealed

Figures have been released which reveal just how much RTE spent on Nicky Byrne's Eurovision adventure last year.

According to the Irish Independent, the figures were revealed under the Freedom Of Information Act and totalled a staggering €337,000.

€64,657 was spent on travel costs including transport to and from Sweden and accommodation.

Former Westlife star Byrne failed to make it past the semi-final stage with his entry titled 'Sunlight'.

Impressively, he waived his performance fee for the money to be spent on the production.

Fair play to ya, Nicky but let's hope this year's entry, 'Dying To Try' by Brendan Murray can give us more bang for our buck.