The Eurovision Song Contest was "Bambie Thug’s night" in Irish eyes, Taoiseach Simon Harris had said.
The "ouji pop" star secured a sixth-place finish in Ireland’s first Eurovision Grand Final since 2018.
Ireland attracted the top 12 point allocation from the Australian jury vote, as well as a 10 from the UK audience as part of a total of 136 from the overall audience vote, but ultimately failed to catch favourites Croatia and eventual winner Switzerland.
The singer said "Love will always triumph hate" at the end of their dramatic performance on Saturday night.
Watch: Bambie Thug performs Doomsday Blue during the Eurovision Grand Final.
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Taoiseach Simon Harris congratulated Bambie Thug for a "stunning performance" and said they were a "tour de force at Eurovision 2024".
"They performed with passion, stopped us in our tracks and did us proud. The eruption of applause in the stadium at the end of Ireland's performance spoke for itself," he said in a statement.
"Congratulations to Switzerland on the win and well done to Sweden for hosting another showstopper. Thank you to our closest musical ally in Europe – Australia – for our only douze points!
"It's Bambie Thug’s night as far as we’re concerned.
"Well done Bambie."
Bambie was cheered on by people from their home town, Macroom, in Co Cork, who gathered together to watch their performance in Malmö on a big screen.
It comes after the singer, who has been outspoken about their pro-Palestine views, accused the Israeli broadcaster, Kan, of a rule break and said they have been waiting to hear back from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) about what action would be taken.
Source: Press Association
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