Bambie Thug, an Irish participant, will take against Ukraine, Cyprus, Poland, Serbia, Lithuania, Croatia, Slovenia, Iceland, Finland, Portugal, Luxembourg, Australia, Azerbaijan, and Moldova in the first half of the show on May 7. They will also sing their song, "Doomsday Blue."

While participating in the first semi-final is considered as an advantage as it provides songs a chance to become familiar with the voting public throughout the week, Ireland has not advanced past the semi-final stages of the Eurovision contest since 2018.

The grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will happen on May 11 after the semi-finals on May 7 and 9.

The official drawing to determine which nations would compete in the two semi-finals took place on Tuesday evening in Malmö.

Austria, Malta, Switzerland, Greece, Czechia, Albania, Denmark, Armenia, Israel, Estonia, Georgia, Netherlands, Norway, Latvia, San Marino, and Belgium are the nations competing in the second semi-final on May 9.

Bambie Thug declared that they would put on a "show-stopping" performance and expressed their gratitude for having the opportunity to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest.

During the Late Late Eurosong Special last Friday night, the 30-year-old Cork native's genre-shifting song was selected to represent Ireland.

The non-binary artist claimed the experience has been "very overwhelming" and that "it hasn't sunk in yet" on Monday's episode of The Ray D'Arcy Show on RTÉ Radio 1.

"I was about to say it broke my heart, but it didn't, it filled my heart," Bambie stated to Ray. "I honestly didn't think the nation would support me to such an extent. To be honest, it still gets me quite emotional."

Bambie commented on the outpouring of support that evening, saying: "There were banners and everything! It was absurd. To be honest, I was experiencing a slight dissociative moment during the entire event, almost like an out-of-body experience.

"But the room exuded an overwhelming amount of love." There was a tonne of support. It was lovely and I felt so held. I'm really appreciative."