The Blizzards, Cathy Davey and Future Kings of Spain are amongst the nominees for this year's Meteor Ireland Music Awards, which will take place in the RDS on Friday 15 February.
The Blizzards were nominated for Best Irish Pop Act and Best Irish Live performance, while Cathy Davey bagged a nomination for Best Irish Album and Best Irish Female.
Future Kings of Spain are also up for Best Irish Album, where they will also battle it out against Paddy Casey, Delorentos, The Flaws and Dave Geraghty.
The event, now in its eighth year, will be hosted by Dara O’Briain and see the introduction of a new category Best Regional DJ, and the show will be aired on RTÉ Two on Saturday 16 February.
The full list of nominees are:
Best National DJ
Ray D'Arcy
Tom Dunne
Dave Fanning
Ian Dempsey
Ray Foley
Rick O'Shea
Best Regional DJ
Pete Casey
Keith Cunningham
Leigh Doyle
Joe & Keith
Mark Noble
Jon Richards
Best Irish Band
Ash
Aslan
Fight Likes Apes
The Flaws
Delorentos
Future Kings Of Spain
Best Irish Male
Paddy Casey
Damien Dempsey
Declan O'Rourke
Glen Hansard
Dave Geraghty
Duke Special
Best Irish Female
Cathy Davey
Dolores O'Riordan
Sinead O'Connor
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Andrea Corr
Roisin Murphy
Best Irish Pop Act
The Blizzards
Bell X1
The Coronas
Brian McFadden
Roisin Murphy
Westlife
Best Irish Album
Delorentos – 'In Love With Detail'
The Flaws – 'Achieving Vaugeness'
Cathy Davey – 'Tales Of Silversleeve'
Paddy Casey – 'Addicted To Company'
Future Kings Of Spain – 'Nervousystem'
Dave Geraghty – 'Kill Your Darlings'
Best Irish Live Performance
The Blizzards – Oxegen
Damien Rice – Marlay Park
Bell X1 – Malahide Park
Duke Special – Vicar Street
Fight Likes Apes – Whelan's
Future Kings Of Spain – The Village
