Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Is Always Over Now?", written by Gerry Morgan, and performed by Dawn Martin. The Irish participating broadcaster, (RTÃÂ), selected its entry through a national final.
was a radio song contest started in 1995 by RTàRaidió na Gaeltacht exclusively for Irish songs. The first edition of the contest was not related to Eurosong, but from 1996 until 1999, the recent winner of Réalta would qualify to Eurosong. The 4th edition of took place on 31 December 1997. The running order and results of 98 are unknown.
RTÃÂ held Eurosong '98 on 8 March 1998 at the RTÃÂ Television Centre in Dublin, hosted by Pat Kenny. 400 entries were submitted for the competition, and eight artists and songs were selected to compete. Votes from ten regional juries determined the winner and after the combination of votes, "Is Always Over Now?" performed by Dawn Martin was selected as the winner.
Dawn performed 13th in the running order on the evening of the contest. "Is Always Over Now?" went on to place 9th with 64 points. Paul Harrington, who won the contest for , performed backing vocals.