IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards

IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards
Awarded for	Best venues from the Republic of Ireland
Presented by	Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO)
First awarded	2008

The IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards are annual awards which are presented by the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) in conjunction with Hot Press and MUZU TV. The awards were first given in 2008.[1]

Format

IMRO's members select their three favourite music venues in Ireland.[1] 400 venues are said to be eligible for the awards and included are theatres and public houses.[2] The winning venues are then shortlisted for the IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards.[1] The Hot Press Readers Award for Best Live Music Venue is voted on by the public on the magazine's website.[1] Several factors determine the winners: these include "ambience, staging, sound and lighting, programming, staff and promotion".:[3]

History

2008

The winning venues were announced during The Music Show at the RDS in Dublin.[1]

Shortlist

The nominations by region with the winners in bold:[4][5]

Dublin	Rest of Leinster	Munster	Connacht	Ulster (Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan)
Olympia Theatre Tripod Vicar Street Whelan's The Button Factory	The Stables, Mullingar Birr Theatre and Arts Centre Spirit Store, Dundalk McHugh's of Drogheda The Mermaid Theatre, Bray	INEC, Killarney The Forum, Waterford Cyprus Avenue, Cork Cork Opera House Glór Theatre, Ennis	The Hawk's Well Theatre, Sligo McGarrigle's, Sligo Róisín Dubh, Galway The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon The Station House Theatre, Galway	The Iontas Theatre, Castleblayney An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny Chasin' Bull, Bundoran McGrory's, Culdaff The Brewery (McKenna's), Monaghan

Hot Press awards went to Cyprus Avenue, Cork, The Stables, Mullingar and Vicar Street, Dublin.[5] Vicar Street received an award for Overall National Winner.[5]

2009

The 2009 IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards were launched by Danny O'Reilly of The Coronas and Julie Feeney on 21 October.[2] The awards ceremony occurred on 1 December, at IMRO HQ in Dublin.[6]

Shortlist

The nominations by region with the winners in bold:[7][8]

Dublin	Rest of Leinster	Munster	Connacht	Ulster (Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan)
Crawdaddy Olympia Theatre The O2 Vicar Street Whelan's	The Backroom, Navan The Late Lounge, Kill Set Theatre, Kilkenny Spirit Store, Dundalk The Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny	Cyprus Avenue, Cork Dolan's Warehouse, Limerick[9] The Everyman Theatre, Cork INEC, Killarney The Pavilion, Cork	Campbell's Tavern, Headford Crane Bar, Galway Róisín Dubh, Galway Royal Theatre & Event Centre, Castlebar Town Hall Theatre, Galway	Balor Arts Centre An Grianan, Letterkenny Iontas, Castleblayney McGrory's, Culdaff Ramor Theatre, Cavan

The Hot Press award went to Cyprus Avenue in Cork.[8]

2010

The 2010 IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards were launched on 3 October.[10]

References

1. "IMRO LIVE MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR AWARDS". IMRO. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2010. ^[dead link‍]
2. "IMRO Launch Second Live Music Venue Awards". Entertainment.ie. 21 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
3. Kevin Courtney (10 November 2009). "Dublin's O2 a contender for live music venue award". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 January 2010. Winners are chosen according to a number of criteria including ambience, staging, sound and lighting, programming, staff and promotion.
4. "IMRO reveal shortlist for Live Venue Awards". Hot Press. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
5. "IMRO LIVE MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2008". IMRO. 29 October 2008. Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
6. "IMRO LIVE MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2009 SHORTLIST OF VENUES ANNOUNCED". Irish Music. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
7. "IMRO reveal Live Music Awards 2009 shortlist". Hot Press. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
8. "IMRO LIVE MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR AWARDS". IMRO. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
9. "Top honours for live music venue". Limerick Independent. 9 December 2009. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
10. "IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year 2010 launched". Hot Press. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010.