Michelle Doherty was the Mistress of Ceremonies last night as the Irish Festival Awards 2009 were doled out in Dublin’s Sugar Club.
It was a particularly good evening for the Electric Picnic and Glasgowbury who were both multiple-winners.
The brainchild of Castlepalooza promoters Cherrycool – who excluded themselves from the online voting – the event featured a live performance by Dark Room Notes and a DJ set from Big Dish Go’s Gavin Feeney.
Here’s who got the nod:
Best Large Festival: Electric Picnic
Best Medium Festival: Galway Arts Festival
Best Small Festival: Glasgowbury
Greenest Festival: Electric Picnic
Best One-Day Festival: Arthur’s Day
Best New Festival: Arthur’s Day
Best Dance Festival: Life
Best Traditional Festival: Temple Bar Trad
Best Value: Festival of World Cultures
Best Street Spirit: Spraoi
Best Lineup: Glasgowbury
Family Festival Award: Glasgowbury
Social Responsibility Award: Hard Working Class Heroes
Best Service: Glasgowbury
Best Toilets: None, we want real toilets!
Best Headline Act: Kings of Leon
Best Rock Act: Kasabian
Best Dance Act: 2 Many Dj’s
Best Alternative Act: Florence and the Machine
Best Irish Act: Bell X1

Pictured: Michelle Doherty with Paddy Glasgowbury