2008 Meteor Awards

Republic of Ireland national music award ceremony 2008 Meteor Awards Meteor 2008 Logo.jpg 150px Meteor Awards 2008 logo 2008 02 15 y RDS Simmonscourt Dara Ó Briain http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie/index.aspx RTÉ Two 2007 Meteor Music Awards 2009 The 2008 Meteor Music Awards ceremony was held in the RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin, on Friday, 15 February 2008.http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie/page1770421.aspx The Meteors are on the way… 2007-12-14 2007-12-14 meteormusicawards.meteor.ie dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125359/http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie/page1770421.aspx 2011-07-21 Nineteen awards were presented.http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0216/meteor.html Stars out for the Meteors 2008-02-16 2008-02-17 RTÉ https://web.archive.org/web/20080218040355/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0216/meteor.html 18 February 2008 live It was the eighth edition of the Republic of Ireland's national music awards. The event was later broadcast on RTÉ Two on Saturday, 16 February at 21:00 and was hosted by comedian Dara Ó Briain for the first time since 2004.http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie/page1770177.aspx Dara Ó Briain to host MIMA '08… 2007-12-05 2007-12-14 meteormusicawards.meteor.ie dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125403/http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie/page1770177.aspx 2011-07-21 http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/columnists/loaded-at-the-meteor-awards-1295464.html LOADED: At the Meteor Awards 2008-02-22 2009-01-28 Irish Independent Duke Special and Cathy Davey won the Best Irish Male and Best Irish Female Awards respectively, whilst veteran rockers Aslan won the Best Irish Band Awardhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/0216/1203093377307.html Old and new stars dazzle at Meteor awards 2008-02-02 2009-02-21 The Irish Times and Paddy Casey's Addicted to Company won Best Irish Album. For the eighth consecutive year Westlife won the Best Irish Pop Act accolade. Ham Sandwich were presented with the Hope for 2008 Meteor Award by RTÉ 2fm DJ Rick O'Shea. The Blizzards won Best Irish Live Performance for their Main Stage appearance at Oxegen 2007, whilst Muse picked up the award for Best International Live Performance, which also occurred at Oxegen the previous year. The award for the Most Downloaded Song was given to Mundy and Sharon Shannon's chart hit "Galway Girl".http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0216/breaking5.htm Meteor eight in a row for Westlife… 2008-02-15 2008-02-15 Breaking News.ie The Saw Doctors were presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award and were also amongst the performers at the event.http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0111/sawdoctors.html Saw Doctors to be honoured at Meteors 2008-01-11 2008-01-11 RTÉ https://web.archive.org/web/20080123145241/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0111/sawdoctors.html 23 January 2008 live Performances There were performances at the event from The Saw Doctors, Boyzone,http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/sinead-cuts-loose-with-new-band-1271809.html Sinead cuts Loose with new band… 2008-01-23 2008-02-01 Irish Independent The Coronas, Cathy Davey, Westlife, Shayne Ward, Tom Baxter, Paddy Casey and Scouting for Girls, as well as exclusive duets between Sinéad O'Connor and Mick Pyro of Republic of Loose,http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/atl/news_specific154988.shtml Loose to Duet with Sinead 2008-01-22 2008-01-27 BBC Northern Irelandhttp://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/entertainment/index.aspx?jp=mheyojojmhoj O'Connor duet to light up Meteor Awards 2008-01-22 2008-01-22 Irish Examiner who performed the Curtis Mayfield song, "We People Who Are Darker Than Blue" and Gary Lightbody and Lisa Hannigan who performed, live for the first time, "Some Surprise" from The Cake Sale charity album.http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/atl/news_specific155521.shtml Gary Lightbody Surprise 2008-01-24 2008-01-27 BBC Northern Irelandhttp://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0219/watchthemeteors.html Watch Meteor Ireland Music Awards on RTÉ.ie 2008-02-19 2009-03-14 RTÉ https://web.archive.org/web/20090303200045/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0219/watchthemeteors.html 3 March 2009 live Nominations Public voting categories Best Irish Male Paddy Casey Damien Dempsey Duke Special Glen Hansard David Geraghty Declan O'Rourke Best Irish Female Andrea Corr Cathy Davey Maria Doyle Kennedy Róisín Murphy Sinéad O'Connor Dolores O'Riordan Best Irish Band Ash Aslan Fight Like Apes Delorentos The Flaws Future Kings of Spain Best Irish Album Addicted to Company Tales of Silversleeve In Love with Detail Achieving Vagueness Nervousystem Kill Your Darlings Best Irish Live Performance Bell X1 – Malahide Castle The Blizzards – Oxegen 2007 Duke Special – Vicar Street Fight Like Apes – Whelan's Future Kings of Spain – The Village Damien Rice – Marlay Park Best Irish Pop Act Bell X1 The Blizzards The Coronas Brian McFadden Róisín Murphy Westlife Best National DJ Ray D'Arcy – Today FM Ian Dempsey – Today FM Tom Dunne – Today FM Dave Fanning – RTÉ 2fm Ray Foley – Today FM Rick O'Shea – RTÉ 2fm Best Regional DJ Pete Casey Keith Cunningham Leigh Doyle Joe & Keith Mark Noble Jon Richards Hope for 2008 Leanne Harte Owen Brady The Kinetiks We Should Be Dead Ham Sandwich Non-public voting categories Best Traditional/Folk Damien Dempsey Tommy Fleming Kíla Moving Hearts Majella Murphy Sharon Shannon Best International Male Richard Hawley Bruce Springsteen Timbaland Justin Timberlake Rufus Wainwright Kanye West Best International Female Björk PJ Harvey Kylie Minogue Kate Nash Rihanna Amy Winehouse Best International Band Arcade Fire The Killers Kings of Leon Radiohead The Shins Take That Best International Album Neon Bible Boxer White Chalk Sound of Silver Raising Sand In Rainbows Best International Live Performance Arcade Fire – Olympia Theatre Björk – Electric Picnic 07 Muse – Oxegen 2007 The Police – Croke Park Bruce Springsteen – The Point Justin Timberlake – RDS Arena Lifetime Achievement Award The Saw Doctors Most Downloaded Song "Galway Girl" – Mundy and Sharon Shannon References External links Official site MCD Promotions List of winners through the years https://web.archive.org/web/20071024180100/http://www.meteor.ie/misc/MIMA.html 2007-10-24 List of 2008 nominations at Phantom FM Category:Meteor Music Awards Meteor Awards Meteor Awards