RTÉ, as well as Spain and Belgium's public broadcasters, have requested a breakdown of Eurovision voting numbers from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), following a surge of public votes received by Israel's Yuval Raphael.

Raphael, who finished second in the contest behind Austria's JJ, was awarded 10 votes from the Irish public, while Spain and Belgium awarded her the full 12 votes.

Israel received the highest tally among the public vote, which makes up half of the total score. A professional jury assigns the remaining votes.

A spokesperson for RTÉ confirmed yesterday that it had asked for a "breakdown in voting numbers" from the EBU and its voting partner Once.

RTVE, Spain's public broadcaster, had previously called for a "complete review" of the voting system to "avoid external interference and manipulation."

Katia Segers, a Belgian senator, said her country's public broadcaster VRT "must take the lead in requesting this investigation. And in holding the debate on the [public voting] system within the EBU and on Israel’s participation."

The Director of the Eurovision Song Contest Martin Green released the following statement:

"We remain in constant contact with all participating broadcasters of the Eurovision Song Contest and take their concerns seriously. We can confirm that we have been in touch with several broadcasters since Saturday’s Grand Final regarding voting in the competition.

"Now the event has concluded we will have a broad discussion with participating broadcasters, to reflect and obtain feedback on all aspects of this year’s event as part of our planning process for the 70th Eurovision Song Contest next year."

This year’s song contest was surrounded by controversy following the inclusion of Israel in the competition, as it continues its large-scale offensive in Gaza.

Since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has been banned from competing in Eurovision.