CREATE TABLE table_204_136 (id DECIMAL, "year" DECIMAL, "final" TEXT, "semi" TEXT)

how many years previous to 2010 was ireland a finalist ?
SELECT COUNT("year") FROM table_204_136 WHERE "year" < 2010 AND "final" = 'ireland'
SELECT COUNT("year") FROM "table_204_136" WHERE "final" = 'ireland' AND "year" < 2010