2009 Meteor Awards

2009 Meteor Awards
Meteor Awards 2009 logo
Date17 March 2009 (2009-03-17)
LocationRDS Simmonscourt
Presented byAmanda Byram
Websitemeteormusicawards.meteor.ie/index.aspx
Television/radio coverage
NetworkRTÉ Two
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The 2009 Meteor Music Awards ceremony took place on 17 March 2009 in the RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin.[1] It was the ninth edition of Ireland's national music awards. The event was recorded and it aired on RTÉ Two on 18 March 2009. The awards show was hosted by television presenter Amanda Byram.[2][3]

The general public were eligible to vote in eight categories - Best Irish Band, Best Irish Male, Best Irish Female, Best Irish Pop Act, Best Irish Album, Best Irish Live Performance, Best National DJ and Best Regional DJ.[4] AC/DC, Coldplay, Elbow, The Killers and Kings of Leon were nominated for Best International Band, whilst Boyzone, The Blizzards, The Coronas, The Script and Westlife were the nominees for Best Irish Pop Act.[5] Mick Flannery, Damien Dempsey, Duke Special, David Holmes and Richard Egan of Jape were nominated in the Best Irish Male category, whilst Enya, Lisa Hannigan, Gemma Hayes, Imelda May, Tara Blaise and Camille O'Sullivan were nominated in the Best Irish Female category.[6] The Hope for 2009 nominees were announced on 18 February, with public voting commencing on 23 February.[7] Hot Press editor Niall Stokes received an industry award, whilst Father Shay Cullen's PREDA Foundation received €100,000.[8] The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to traditional folk musician Sharon Shannon.[9]

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  5. ^ "2009 Meteor Awards to be held St Patrick's Day at RDS". Sunday Tribune. 2009-01-28. Archived from the original on 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
  6. ^ "Sharon Shannon to receive major award". The Irish Times. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
  7. ^ "2fm Hope For 2009 shortlist announced". Hot Press. 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  8. ^ "Guest presenters join Meteors line-up". Hot Press. 2009-03-11. Archived from the original on 13 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
  9. ^ "Shannon to get lifetime achievement gong". breakingnews.ie. 2009-01-28. Archived from the original on 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2009-01-28.