sentences:  A TV special was aired on RTÉ on Dervish, however this faced criticism from Irish local media on RTÉ's choice of Dervish as well as the production of the forthcoming show after Dervish's last place in the contest, with claims that their performance on the night of the contest was "disastrous".Demands were also made that RTÉ change their selection method for Eurovision.Rumours spread that RTÉ would withdraw from the 2008 contest, however RTÉ announced changes to the selection of the Irish entry for the 2008 contest, abandoning "The Late Late Show" format and reverting to the "National Song Contest" format used in Ireland prior to 2001.