Ireland’s Junior Eurovision 2026 entry ‘Níos Láidre’, performed by Naomi Gribben and Caleb Kirwan, has a songwriting connection to the country’s Eurovision 2025 entry ‘Laika Party’.
What to know
- Larissa Tormey has songwriting credits on both ‘Laika Party’ and ‘Níos Láidre’.
- Naomi Gribben and Caleb Kirwan will perform the Junior Eurovision song.
- Junior Eurovision 2026 takes place in Malta on 24 October.
According to reporting by the Westmeath Independent, Larissa Tormey, a co-writer of ‘Laika Party’, also helped write ‘Níos Láidre’. Ben Pyne and Shauna Carrick are named among the songwriters, with production credited to Remy Borsboom.
The report provides fresh background on the creative team behind Ireland’s Junior Eurovision entry rather than announcing a change of performers or song.
Ireland is set to compete at Junior Eurovision 2026 in Malta on 24 October.
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Last verified: 13 October 2026.
