Irish Charts. Ever before Ireland made its Eurovision Song Contest debut in 1965, the competition was producing hit singles in the Irish chart. In this section we take a look at the complete history of Eurovision related hits in Ireland. U.K. visitors might like to visit this page , which has similar information on the U.K. charts. While Ireland only made its Eurovision debut in 1965, television viewers on the east coast of the country were able to see the contest for several years before that thanks to the B.B.C.. The Official UK Top 75 Singles: Week of Mon 27 Sep - Yahoo! Music UK. Top videos - Most viewed - Ireland.com.