Hot Press Readers’ Poll 2006: Irish results

Irish Group
1. U2
2. The Frames
3. Snow Patrol
4. BellX1
5. Director
6. Republic Of Loose
7. The Immediate
8. The Blizzards
9. Royseven
10. Leya

Irish Album
1. Damien Rice 9
2. Snow Patrol Eyes Open
3. Director We Thrive On Big Cities
4. Duke Special Songs From The Deep Forest
5. The Immediate
In Towers And Clouds
6. The Frames The Cost
7. Fionn Regan End Of History
8. Republic Of Loose Aaaargh
9. The Cake Sale The Cake Sale
10. The Blizzards A Public Display Of Affection

Irish Single
1. Snow Patrol - 'Chasing Cars'
2. U2 - 'Window In The Skies'
3. Director - 'Reconnect'
4. Damien Rice - '9 Crimes'
5. Bell X1 - 'Rocky Took A Lover'
6. U2/Greenday - 'The Saints Are Coming'
7. The Blizzards - 'Miss Fantasia Preaches'
8. Royseven - 'Older'
9. Bell X1 - 'Flame'
10. The Immediate - 'Stop And Remember'

Irish Male
1. Damien Rice
2. Bono
3. Duke Special
4. Glen Hansard
5. Fionn Regan
6. David Kitt
7. Damien Dempsey
8. Paul Noonan
9. Declan O'Rourke
10. Gary Lightbody

Irish Female
1. Lisa Hannigan
2. Gemma Hayes
3. Andrea Corr
4. Sinead O'Connor
5. Julie Feeney
6. Tara Blaise
7. Vyvienne Long8. Lasairfhiona Ní Chonaola
9. Ann Scott
10. Shaz Oye

Irish Most Promising
1. Director
2. The Blizzards
3. Vyvienne Long
4. Royseven
5. The Immediate
6. Shaz Oye
7. Delorentos
8. Neosupervital
9. The Aftermath
10. Cowboy X

Irish Live
1. Damien Rice
2. The Frames
3. Snow Patrol
4. Republic Of Loose
5. Bell X1
6. Director
7. Duke Special
8. The Immediate
9. David Kitt
10. Leya

Irish Songwriter
1. Damien Rice
2. Bono
3. Glen Hansard
4. Paul Noonan
5. Fionn Regan
6. Duke Special
7. Neil Hannon
8. David Kitt
9. Gary Lightbody
10. Mundy

Folk/Trad/Specialist
1. Kila (pictured)
2. Christy Moore
3. Damien Dempsey
4. Enya
5. Dervish
6. Sharon Shannon
7. Eleanor McEvoy
8. John Spillane
9. Lasairfhiona
10. Jenny Lindfors

Irish Comedian
1. Tommy Tiernan
2. Dara O'Briain
3. Pat Shortt
4. Neil Delamere
5. Dylan Moran
6. David O'Doherty
7. Andrew Maxwell
8. Jason Byrne
9. Colin Murphy
Maeve Higgins

Irish Musicians
1. The Edge
2. Vyvienne Long
3. Colm Mac Con Iomaire
4. Richard Egan
5. Duke Special
6. Declan O'Rourke
7. Sharon Shannon
8. Tim O'Donovan
9. Cora Venus Lunny
10. Julie Feeney

Irish Debut Album
1. Director We Thrive On Big Cities
2. The Immediate In Towers And Clouds
3. The Blizzards A Public Display Of Affection
4. Fionn Regan The End Of History
5. Shaz Oye The Truth According To Shaz Oye
6. Royseven The Art Of Insincerity
7. Tara Blaise Dancing On Tables Barefoot
8. Vyvienne Long Birdtalk
9. Leya Watch You Don't Take Off
10. Humanzi Tremors

Irish Album Cover
1. Damien Rice 92. U2 U218 Singles
3. Snow Patrol Eyes Open
4. Director We Thrive On Big Cities
5. The Frames The Cost
6. Duke Special Songs From The Deep Forest
7. Shaz Oye The Truth According To Shaz Oye
8. David Kitt Not Fade Away9. Fionn Regan The End Of History
10. Messiah J Now This I Have To Hear

Electronica/Dance/Rap/Club DJ
1. Messiah J & The Expert
2. Jape
3. Neosupervital
4. Si Schroeder
5. Fish Go Deep
6. Rohan
7. Lectrosoul
8. Bodytonic
9. DJ Justiy
10. Kool Drool

Irish DVD
1. U2: Zoo TV @ Sydney
2. Eyebrowy: I Prefer The Early Stuff
3. U2 U218: The Videos
4. Mundy: Live & Confusion
5. Republic of Loose