Belfast is out of the running for hosting the Eurovision next year while Derry City and Strabane District Council bid did not get the go ahead.
The city failed to make shortlist of seven cities being considered to host the event.
It was previously suggested by Alderman Derek Hussey that Derry City and Strabane District Council submit a bid to hold the Eurovision in the area, however, the bid did not proceed.
Song Contest organisers decided the tradition to hold it in the winning nation couldn’t happen this year – because of Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine.
