| Meteor Award | |
| Awarded For: | Achievements in the Irish and international record industry |
| Sponsor: | Meteor Mobile |
| Venue: | Point Theatre, Dublin (2001 - 2007) RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin (2008 - 2010) |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Hosts: | --> |
| Winner: | or |
| Winners: | --> |
| Most Awards: | U2 |
| Network: | RTÉ Two |
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| Ratings: | --> |
A Meteor Ireland Music Award was an accolade bestowed upon professionals in the music industry in Ireland and further afield. They had been bestowed each year since 2001, replacing the IRMA Ireland Music Awards held in the 1990s. Promoted by MCD Productions, the ceremony at which these accolades were bestowed upon worthy recipients was referred to colloquially as The Meteors, though occasionally also by its full title.
Event organisers confirmed in January 2011 that there would be no awards ceremony that year, with Meteor's cancellation of its sponsorship of the event widely blamed for this abrupt occurrence.[1] [2]
The Meteor Ireland Music Awards were the equivalent to the Canadian Juno Awards, the American Grammy Awards,[3] the Echo Awards in Germany, and the United Kingdom's BRIT Awards. The awards take their name from their sponsors, Meteor.
Each year there was a mix of live performances and award presentations at a ceremony conducted in the Point Theatre, Dublin (2001 - 2007) and the Royal Dublin Society's Simmonscourt, Dublin (2008 - 2010). Irish artists to have showcased their music included Snow Patrol, Sinéad O'Connor, U2, Bell X1, Aslan, Westlife, the Blizzards, the Frames, the Coronas, Director, Hothouse Flowers, Cathy Davey, the Devlins, the Thrills, Paddy Casey, and the Immediate, whilst previous live performances by international artists have included the Pussycat Dolls, Amy Winehouse, Sugababes, Counting Crows, the Darkness, Kaiser Chiefs, Lionel Richie, and Tom Jones.
Presenters included both Irish and international figures from music, sport, film, television, and beauty: Joe Elliott, Denis Hickie, Colin Farrell, Alex Zane, and Rosanna Davison. The award ceremony was hosted by a number of different personalities throughout its history: Ed Byrne, Patrick Kielty, Amanda Byram, Podge and Rodge alongside Deirdre O'Kane, and Dara Ó Briain.
Originally held in the Point Theatre in Dublin, in 2008 the award ceremony moved to the RDS Simmonscourt of the Royal Dublin Society until its cancellation in 2011.
A list of winners is to be found on the Meteor website.[4]
| Year | Male | Female | Band | Album | Live Performance | Pop Act | New Act | Lifetime Achievement | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | All That You Can't Leave Behind | Louis Walsh[5] | |||||||
| 2002 | All That You Can't Leave Behind | ||||||||
| 2003 | Skylarkin' | Phil Coulter | |||||||
| 2004 | So Much for the City | Dave Fanning | |||||||
| 2005 | Final Straw | John Hughes | |||||||
| 2006 | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb | Bill Whelan | |||||||
| 2007 | Eyes Open | Larry Gogan | |||||||
| 2008 | Addicted to Company | Jim Aiken | |||||||
| 2009 | The Script | Niall Stokes[6] | |||||||
| 2010 | Tony Was An Ex-Con | Henry Mountcharles[7] | |||||||
| Year | Male | Female | Band | Album | Live Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | White Ladder | ||||
| 2002 | Is This It | Red Hot Chili Peppers | |||
| 2003 | By the Way | Red Hot Chili Peppers | |||
| 2004 | Elephant | Red Hot Chili Peppers | |||
| 2005 | Franz Ferdinand | The Killers | |||
| 2006 | Employment | ||||
| 2007 | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | ||||
| 2008 | Neon Bible | Muse | |||
| 2009 | Only by the Night | Leonard Cohen | |||
| 2010 | Sunny Side Up | Leonard Cohen | |||
| Ceremony | Date | Venue | Broadcast date | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18 March[8] | Point Theatre, Dublin | 20 March | Ed Byrne |
| 2002 | 4 March[9] | Point Theatre, Dublin | 6 March | Patrick Kielty[10] |
| 2003 | 3 March | Point Theatre, Dublin[11] | 5 March[12] | Dara Ó Briain |
| 2004 | 1 March | Point Theatre, Dublin | 3 March, 21:00[13] | Dara Ó Briain |
| 2005 | 24 February[14] | Point Theatre, Dublin | 27 February[15] | Ed Byrne |
| 2006 | 2 February[16] | Point Theatre, Dublin | 5 February, 21:00 | Patrick Kielty[17] |
| 2007 | 1 February[18] | Point Theatre, Dublin[19] | 4 February, 21:00[20] | Deirdre O'Kane and Podge and Rodge |
| 2008 | 15 February[21] | RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin | 16 February, 21:00 | Dara Ó Briain |
| 2009 | 17 March[22] | RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin | 18 March, 21:00 | Amanda Byram |
| 2010 | 19 February | RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin | 21 February, 21.00 | Amanda Byram[23] |