{
  "id": 8199993,
  "title": "Eurovision 2027: Ireland follows Netherlands in boycott of song contest for second year in a row",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/eurovision-2027-ireland-follows-netherlands-in-boycott-of-song",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T07:16:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/09/18/eurovision-2027-ireland-follows-netherlands-in-boycott-of-song-contest-for-second-year-in-"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ireland has ruled itself out of next year's competition over the \"appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza\". This follows the announcement from Dutch broadcaster AvroTros, who are boycotting next year's show as it is no longer consistent with \"trustworthiness, independence and humanity\".",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}