2009 Meteor Awards

Performances

Boyzone, The Blizzards, Sharon Shannon, Stereophonics and Imelda May performed on the night.

Nominations

The nominees were officially announced on 28 January 2009, having initially been published on the official site the night before only to be quickly removed. And the winners are...

Public Voting Categories

Best National DJ

• Alison Curtis – Today FM
• Dave Fanning – RTÉ 2fm
• Tony Fenton – Today FM
• Ray Foley – Today FM
• Dan Hegarty – RTÉ 2fm
• Rick O'Shea – RTÉ 2fm Presented by Lorraine Keane

Best Regional DJ

• Keith Cunningham (KC) - RedFM
• Dermot, Dave & Siobhan – Dublin's 98
• Leigh Doyle – Beat 102-103
• Mark Noble – FM 104
• Jon Richards – Galway Bay FM
• The Zoo Crew – Spin South West Presented by Lucy Kennedy and Nancy Cartwright

Best Irish Band

• The Blizzards
• Fight Like Apes
• Republic of Loose
• The Script
• Snow Patrol Presented by Sonya Lennon and Brendan Courtney

Best Irish Male

• Damien Dempsey
• Duke Special
• Mick Flannery
• David Holmes
• Jape

Best Irish Female

• Tara Blaise
• Lisa Hannigan
• Gemma Hayes
• Imelda May
• Camille O'Sullivan

Best Irish Pop Act

• Boyzone
• The Blizzards
• The Coronas
• The Script
• Westlife Presented by Pádraig Harrington

Best Irish Album

• Fight Like Apes – Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion
• Lisa Hannigan – Sea Sew
• Messiah J & The Expert – From the Word Go
• '*The Script – *The Script'''''
• Snow Patrol – A Hundred Million Suns Presented by Tony Lundon, Liam McCormack and Sinéad McKenna

Best Irish Live Performance

• The Blizzards - Oxegen 2008
• The Coronas - The Button Factory
• Fight Like Apes - Whelan's
• Republic of Loose - The Academy
• The Swell Season - Olympia Theatre Presented by Craig Doyle and Devon Murray

Non-Public Voting Categories

Best Traditional/Folk

• Damien Dempsey
• Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill
• Colm Mac Con Iomaire
• Eleanor McEvoy
• John Spillane Presented by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh and Anna Nolan

Best International Live Performance

• The Script
• Coldplay
• Kings of Leon
• Bruce Springsteen
• The Killers

Best International Band

• AC/DC
• Coldplay
• Elbow
• The Killers
• Kings of Leon Presented by Caprice and Laura Whitmore Elbow won the award in 2009.

Best International Female

• Beyoncé
• Duffy
• Lykke Li
• Pink
• Rihanna

Best International Male

• Chris Brown
• Nick Cave
• Bon Iver
• James Morrison
• Kanye West Presented by Louis Walsh

Best International Album

• Day & Age - The Killers
• Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
• Only by the Night - Kings of Leon
• The Circus - Take That
• Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends - Coldplay

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Sharon Shannon Presented by Gráinne and Síle Seoige

Humanitarian Award

• Father Shay Cullen's PREDA Foundation Presented by Pat Kenny and Conor Carmody from Meteor

Industry Award

• Niall Stokes Presented by Dave Fanning and Joe Elliott

Hope for 2009

• Autumn Owls
• Fred
• House of Cosy Cushions
• James Vincent McMorrow
• Wallis Bird Presented by Rick O'Shea

Most Downloaded Song

"Galway Girl" – Mundy and Sharon Shannon

Multiple nominations

Lisa Hannigan was the only solo artist to be nominated in more than one category. She was nominated in two categories, Best Irish Female and Best Irish Album. She won neither.

• 3 - The Blizzards
• 3 - Coldplay
• 3 - Fight Like Apes
• 3 - The Killers
• 3 - Kings of Leon
• 3 - The Script
• 2 - The Coronas
• 2 - Lisa Hannigan
• 2 - Republic of Loose
• 2 - Snow Patrol

References

References

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2. (2009-01-30). "Celebrity BB star set to appear on The Café". [[RTÉ]].
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5. (2009-01-28). "2009 Meteor Awards to be held St Patrick's Day at RDS". [[Sunday Tribune]].
6. (2009-01-28). "Sharon Shannon to receive major award". [[The Irish Times]].
7. (2009-02-18). "2fm Hope For 2009 shortlist announced". [[Hot Press]].
8. (2009-03-11). "Guest presenters join Meteors line-up". [[Hot Press]].
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10. (2009-02-06). "Boyzone & Blizzards to play the Meteors". [[RTÉ]].
11. (2009-03-13). "UPDATED: Imelda May plans Dublin return". [[Hot Press]].
12. (2009-01-27). "Meteor Music Awards folks wake up and shut down website". [[The Irish Times]].
13. (2009-03-17). "Top accolade for The Script". [[The Irish Times]].
14. (2009-03-13). "Blizzards and Bishop set for The Café". [[RTÉ]].