- How Israel spent $1m pushing Eurovision votes – and how it probably worked The Journal
- Linehan objects to Father Ted episode on Eurovision night RTE.ie
- Irish TV to air Father Ted instead of Eurovision final in protest against Israel’s inclusion The Guardian
- ‘No one likes us, we don’t care’: Defiant tone in Israel as Eurovision approaches The Irish Times
- ‘I say fair enough’ – what happened when I asked Israelis about Ireland’s Eurovision boycott The Irish Independent