On Tuesday February 11, The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) hosted the always highly anticipated IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards, now in its twelfth year, at the new location of Twenty Two, South Anne Street, Dublin.
The short list of nominees were selected by over 13,500 IMRO members with a public vote then awarding the National Live Music Venue of the Year 2019 accolade to Coughlan’s Live Bar and Music Venue, Cork. Castleblayney’s Íontas Theatre was presented with the IMRO Ulster Live Music Venue of the Year 2019 award.
Eleanor McEvoy, IMRO Chairperson said of the annual awards, “We are gifted in Ireland to have such a vibrant and eclectic music scene, the backbone of which is our magnificent live music sector. “The important role that venues and festivals make is all too often overlooked, but..
