Never had an interest in it but saw an ad. for the show with Daithi O Se saying that he intends to get back the crown he previously won. Being intrigued by this , I checked other judges comments and found the sentiments were similiar to O Se.
I thought the whole idea was to find Talent in Ireland . It seems that the idea is to find out which celebrity can find the best talent and thereby win the crown.
Looks like the acts themselves are just pawns in a game.