This short sample survey was conducted via the internet and notices in local newspapers. Respondents were asked to name their all-time favourite
song or piece of music.
Below are a few basic statistics and you can click here to see, in true Eurovision parlance, the votes of the Portlaoise jury.
MALE RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO AGE*:
| AGE | <20 | 20 - 29
| 30 - 39 | 40 - 49 | 50 - 59 | 60 - 69
| 70 - 79 | TOTAL VOTES |
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| VOTES | 7 | 19 |
24 | 15 |
10 | 11 |
4 | 90 |
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FEMALE RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO AGE*:
| AGE | <20 | 20 - 29
| 30 - 39 | 40 - 49 | 50 - 59 | 60 - 69
| 70 - 79 | TOTAL VOTES |
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| VOTES | 4 | 13 |
11 | 12 |
6 | 2 |
3 | 51 |
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*Excluding (a) Respondents who declined to give their age
(b) Those who voted for an artist or genre only and not, as required, a song or piece of music
(c) Pseudonyms which left me,
to paraphrase David Bowie, not sure if you're a boy or a girl,
SONGS THAT RECEIVED MORE THAN A SINGLE VOTE
| With or Without You | U2 (3) / Scala and Kolacny Brothers (1) |
4 |
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| Hallelujah | Leonard Cohen |
3 |
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| Yesterday | The Beatles |
2 |
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| Love Will Tear Us Apart | Joy Division |
2 |
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| Yellow Ledbetter | Pearl Jam |
2 |
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| Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen |
2 |
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ARTISTS WHO RECEIVED MORE THAN A SINGLE VOTE
| U2 | 4 |
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| The Beatles | 4 |
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| Leonard Cohen | 4 |
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| Bruce Springsteen | 4 |
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| Tom Waits | 3 |
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| Willie Nelson | 3 |
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| Neil Young | 3 |
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| Queen | 3 |
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| Frank Zappa | 2 |
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| Tool | 2 |
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| Pearl Jam | 2 |
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| Yes | 2 |
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| Christy Moore | 2 |
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| Joy Division | 2 |
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| John Lennon | 2 |
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| Eagles | 2 |
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| Oasis | 2 |
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| Guns N' Roses | 2 |
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