Music
14 Jan 15

IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year nominees announced + Hot Press readers have their say

The shortlist has been announced for the seventh annual IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards, which take place in their Dublin headquarters on February 3.

The accolades being doled out include the Hot Press Live Music Venue of the Year Readers' Poll, which is being conducted as we speak at [link]www.hotpress.com/readerspoll[/link]
The rest of the voting's happening at [link]www.surveymonkey.com/s/imrovenueawards[/link]Those hoping to thank Mum, Dad, God and Ireland are:

IMRO Dublin Live Music Venue of the Year 2014 
The Grand Social, Dublin 1
Sweeney’s, Dublin 2
Vicar St, Dublin 8 
Whelan’s, Dublin 2
 The Academy, Dublin 1

  IMRO Rest of Leinster Live Music Venue of the Year 2014 
Cleere’s Bar & Theatre, Kilkenny
Katie Daly’s Cellar Bar, Wexford 
Number 1, Mullingar, Westmeath
The Set Theatre, Kilkenny
Wexford Arts Centre

  IMRO Connacht Live Music Venue of the Year 2014 
The Quays Bar, Galway
Monroe's, Galway
 Roisin Dubh, Galway 
Matt Molloy’s, Mayo
Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo  

IMRO Munster Live Music Venue of the Year 2014 
Coughlan’s, Cork
De Barra’s, Cork
 Dolan's, Limerick
 Siamsa Tire, Tralee, Kerry
University Concert Hall, Limerick  

IMRO Ulster Live Music Venue of the Year 2014
McKenna’s Bar, Monaghan
Voodoo Venue, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal 
McGrory’s of Culdaff, Donegal 
Hotel Kilmore, Cavan
McGinley’s, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal 

 IMRO Music Festival of the Year 2014
Body & Soul 
Sea Sessions Surf & Music Festival
Cork Jazz Festival 
The Baltimore Fiddle Fair
Electric Picnic Music & Arts Festival
Indiependence Music & Arts Festival
 Kilkenny Roots Festival 
Spiegeltent Festival, Wexford 
Vantastival 
Longitude