It comes after Nemo, the winner of the 2024 contest, announced yesterday that they will be returning their trophy.

In a video posted online by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign on Friday, McGettigan said that last night as he was about to go to sleep, he got a message on Instagram from Nemo.

"They were saying that in protest at Israel’s inclusion in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, they are returning their trophy to the European Broadcasting Union,” said McGettigan, who won with the Brendan Graham-penned Rock ’n’ Roll Kids.

"They came across as sincere and a very intelligent person and stated their case very well, and therefore in support of Nemo I would like to return my trophy to the EBU as well.

"Unfortunately our win was in 1994 and I can’t lay my hands on whatever trophy

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