Does anyone think RTE got the idea to let Dustin enter the song contest from Father Ted?

Question

Remember the "My lovely horse running through the fields" episode when they didn't want a winning song? I love Dustin but his song was not the best.

Answer 1

Dustin is cool, if anything entering him in eurovision will give it some originality and might liven it up a bit. the last Irish act was really bad, I mean banjos and boughrons come on! what are we, a race of hicks?! Dustin is a part of Irish pop culture, a testament to the 1990's and the Celtic Tiger. He symbolises us in a way that we can relate to because he's a puppet, how can you argue with an inanimate object?=How can you argue with the Irish?

Answer 2

No, i dont think they got the idea from Father Ted. It wasnt RTE's idea anyway, it was the guy's who created Dustin.

I think it's great, his song was miles better than the other c**p songs in the final, and its the closest we have to winning.

Answer 3

No I think its because the Irish people have come to realise what a complete waste of time and money the eurovision is and that it is a load of c**p. when it started very few knew about other country's or people and it was a good way to experience other languages and customs but now they can turn on the tv or pc or hop on a plane and see it for themselves so there is no need for it anymore