Will it be President Dana for Ireland?

The Irish presidential race has a Eurovision connection this year. Dana (Rosemary Scallon) who won the 1970 contest for Ireland has been nominated as a candidate in the upcoming election.

This is not the first time that Dana has tried to become Irish president. She unsuccessfully contested the 1997 election. However Dana is no political novice as she served as a member of the European parliament for the Connaught-Ulster constituency from 1999-2004.

Will Dana get douze points from the Irish electorate? Well, All Kinds of Everything can happen! The election is due to take place on 27th October 2011. Bonne chance Dana!

You can read more about Dana's nomination here