Tonight 28 years ago... Making your mind up

Back to Ireland on April 4, 1981. Royal Dublin Society's Simmonscourt Pavilion was the venue. Italy snobbed the contest and would have an on and off relationship with it until 1997, its last appearance. Morocco also didn't return after its unlucky debut in 1980. Israel and Yogoslavia returned and Cyprus debuted: a happy group of 20 countries! Austria started the show and Turkey followed.... just