The (IMRO) Live Venue of the Year Awards once again took place last night in Dublin at Number Twenty Two in the city.
Alex Gough, Elm and Soda Blonde played live & Mona Lxsa was on DJ duties and the winners were picked from votes from 13,500+ IMRO members from the shortlist.
The National Live Music Venue of the Year 2019 accolade was awarded to Coughlan’s Live Bar and Music Venue, Cork, a small upstairs room above the bar in Cork City.
Other winners in the categories include
Dublin – Vicar Street
Rest of Leinster –Kavanagh’s Bar & Venue Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Connacht – Róisín Dubh, Galway
Munster – Mike The Pies, Listowel, Co. Kerry
Ulster – Íontas Theatre, Castleblayney Co. Monaghan
IMRO Music Festival of the Year – Electric Picnic
IMRO Small Music Festival – Sounds from a Safe Harbour
IMRO Tech Crew of the Year – Sea Sessions
The IMRO Outstanding Contribution to Live Music accolade was awarded this year to Angela Dorgan, of First Music Contact who has worked tirelessly on championing Irish music both here and abroad at festivals like Irish Music Week, SXSW, Eurosonic and many many more.
Hot Press Editor Niall Stokesalso gave special commendations, presenting awards to Róisín Dubh and Mike The Pies and the Hot Press Live Music Venue of the Year for 2019 to 3Arena.
See 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016 winners.
Photos by Ruth Medjber.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
