The competing entries were selected through two phases involving two separate jury panels with members appointed by RTÉ; the first phase involved a jury panel reviewing all of the submissions and shortlisting 40 to 50 entries, while the second phase involved an alternate jury selecting the five finalists for the competition.
De konkurrerande bidragen valdes genom två faser som omfattar två separata jury paneler med ledamöter utsedda av RTÉ; den första fasen innebar en jury granskar alla inlagor och urval som 40 till 50 poster, medan den andra fasen med en suppleant jury väljer de fem finalisterna till tävlingen.