Ireland won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1987 with Johnny Logan’s “Hold Me Now.”
The 1987 contest was held in Brussels, Belgium, after Belgium had won the previous year. Johnny Logan represented Ireland and performed the ballad “Hold Me Now,” which was written by Logan himself.
Ireland won with 172 points, ahead of Germany and Italy. The result made Logan the first performer to win Eurovision twice, after his earlier victory for Ireland in 1980 with “What’s Another Year.” His later songwriting success also connected him to Ireland’s 1992 victory, because he wrote “Why Me?” for Linda Martin.
This question is distinct from asking which artist first won Eurovision twice: that answer is also Johnny Logan, but the 1987 contest specifically identifies Ireland as the winning country. Ireland later became Eurovision’s most successful country by victories.