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{{Infobox award
| name = 2008 Meteor Awards
| image = Meteor 2008 Logo.jpg
| imagesize = 150px
| caption = Meteor Awards 2008 logo
| awarded_for =
| date = {{start date|2008|02|15|df=y}}
| location = [[RDS Simmonscourt]]
| presenter = [[Dara Ó Briain]]
| country =
| year =
| website = {{URL|http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie/index.aspx}}
| network = [[RTÉ Two]]
| ratings =
| previous = [[2007 Meteor Awards|2007]]
| main = [[Meteor Music Awards]]
| next = [[2009 Meteor Awards|2009]]
}}

The '''2008 [[Meteor Music Awards]]''' ceremony was held in the [[RDS Simmonscourt]], [[Dublin]], on Friday, 15 February 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie/page1770421.aspx |title=The Meteors are on the way… |date=2007-12-14 |accessdate=2007-12-14 |publisher=meteormusicawards.meteor.ie |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125359/http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie/page1770421.aspx |archivedate=2011-07-21 }}</ref> Nineteen awards were presented.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0216/meteor.html|title=Stars out for the Meteors|date=2008-02-16|accessdate=2008-02-17|publisher=[[RTÉ]]| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080218040355/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0216/meteor.html| archivedate= 18 February 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> It was the eighth edition of the [[Republic of Ireland]]'s national music awards. The event was later broadcast on [[RTÉ Two]] on Saturday, 16 February at 21:00 and was hosted by comedian [[Dara Ó Briain]] for the first time since 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie/page1770177.aspx |title=Dara Ó Briain to host MIMA '08… |date=2007-12-05 |accessdate=2007-12-14 |publisher=meteormusicawards.meteor.ie |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125403/http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie/page1770177.aspx |archivedate=2011-07-21 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/columnists/loaded-at-the-meteor-awards-1295464.html|title=LOADED: At the Meteor Awards|date=2008-02-22|accessdate=2009-01-28|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref>

[[Duke Special]] and [[Cathy Davey]] won the Best Irish Male and Best Irish Female Awards respectively, whilst veteran rockers [[Aslan (rock band)|Aslan]] won the Best Irish Band Award<ref name="Old and new stars dazzle at Meteor awards">{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/0216/1203093377307.html|title=Old and new stars dazzle at Meteor awards|date=2008-02-02|accessdate=2009-02-21|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]}}</ref> and [[Paddy Casey]]'s ''[[Addicted To Company (Part One)|Addicted to Company]]'' won Best Irish Album. For the eighth consecutive year [[Westlife]] won the Best Irish Pop Act accolade. [[Ham Sandwich (band)|Ham Sandwich]] were presented with the Hope for 2008 Meteor Award by [[RTÉ 2fm]] DJ [[Rick O'Shea]]. [[The Blizzards]] won Best Irish Live Performance for their Main Stage appearance at [[Oxegen 2007]], whilst [[Muse (band)|Muse]] picked up the award for Best International Live Performance, which also occurred at Oxegen the previous year. The award for the Most Downloaded Song was given to [[Mundy]] and [[Sharon Shannon]]'s chart hit "[[Galway Girl (Steve Earle song)|Galway Girl]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0216/breaking5.htm|title=Meteor eight in a row for Westlife…|date=2008-02-15|accessdate=2008-02-15|publisher=[[Breaking News.ie]]}}</ref> [[The Saw Doctors]] were presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award and were also amongst the performers at the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0111/sawdoctors.html|title=Saw Doctors to be honoured at Meteors|date=2008-01-11|accessdate=2008-01-11|publisher=[[RTÉ]]| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080123145241/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0111/sawdoctors.html| archivedate= 23 January 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>

== Performances ==
There were performances at the event from [[The Saw Doctors]], [[Boyzone]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/sinead-cuts-loose-with-new-band-1271809.html|title=Sinead cuts Loose with new band…|date=2008-01-23|accessdate=2008-02-01|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref> [[The Coronas]], [[Cathy Davey]], [[Westlife]], [[Shayne Ward]], [[Tom Baxter]], [[Paddy Casey]] and [[Scouting for Girls]], as well as exclusive duets between [[Sinéad O'Connor]] and [[Mick Pyro]] of [[Republic of Loose]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/atl/news_specific154988.shtml|title=Loose to Duet with Sinead|date=2008-01-22|accessdate=2008-01-27|publisher=[[BBC Northern Ireland]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/entertainment/index.aspx?jp=mheyojojmhoj|title=O'Connor duet to light up Meteor Awards|date=2008-01-22|accessdate=2008-01-22|newspaper=[[Irish Examiner]]}}</ref> who performed the [[Curtis Mayfield]] song, "[[We People Who Are Darker Than Blue]]" and [[Gary Lightbody]] and [[Lisa Hannigan]] who performed, live for the first time, "[[Some Surprise]]" from ''[[The Cake Sale]]'' charity album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/atl/news_specific155521.shtml|title=Gary Lightbody Surprise|date=2008-01-24|accessdate=2008-01-27|publisher=[[BBC Northern Ireland]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0219/watchthemeteors.html|title=Watch Meteor Ireland Music Awards on RTÉ.ie|date=2008-02-19|accessdate=2009-03-14|publisher=[[RTÉ]]| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090303200045/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0219/watchthemeteors.html| archivedate= 3 March 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>

== Nominations ==
=== Public voting categories ===
==== Best Irish Male ====
*[[Paddy Casey]]
*[[Damien Dempsey]]
*'''[[Duke Special]]'''
*[[Glen Hansard]]
*[[David Geraghty]]
*[[Declan O'Rourke]]

==== Best Irish Female ====
*[[Andrea Corr]]
*'''[[Cathy Davey]]'''
*[[Maria Doyle Kennedy]]
*[[Róisín Murphy]]
*[[Sinéad O'Connor]]
*[[Dolores O'Riordan]]

==== Best Irish Band ====
*[[Ash (band)|Ash]]
*'''[[Aslan (rock band)|Aslan]]'''
*[[Fight Like Apes]]
*[[Delorentos]]
*[[The Flaws]]
*[[Future Kings of Spain]]

==== Best Irish Album ====
*'''''[[Addicted To Company (Part One)|Addicted to Company]]'''''
*''[[Tales of Silversleeve]]''
*''[[In Love with Detail]]''
*''[[Achieving Vagueness]]''
*''[[Nervousystem (album)|Nervousystem]]''
*''[[Kill Your Darlings (album)|Kill Your Darlings]]''

==== Best Irish Live Performance ====
*[[Bell X1 (band)|Bell X1]] – [[Malahide Castle]]
*'''[[The Blizzards]] – [[Oxegen 2007]]'''
*[[Duke Special]] – [[Vicar Street]]
*[[Fight Like Apes]] – [[Whelan's (music venue)|Whelan's]]
*[[Future Kings of Spain]] – The Village
*[[Damien Rice]] – [[Marlay Park]]

==== Best Irish Pop Act ====
*[[Bell X1 (band)|Bell X1]]
*[[The Blizzards]]
*[[The Coronas]]
*[[Brian McFadden]]
*[[Róisín Murphy]]
*'''[[Westlife]]'''

==== Best National DJ ====
*[[Ray D'Arcy]] – [[Today FM]]
*[[Ian Dempsey]] – Today FM
*[[Tom Dunne]] – Today FM
*[[Dave Fanning]] – [[RTÉ 2fm]]
*'''[[Ray Foley]]''' – Today FM
*[[Rick O'Shea]] – RTÉ 2fm

==== Best Regional DJ ====
*Pete Casey
*'''[[Keith Cunningham]]'''
*Leigh Doyle
*Joe & Keith
*Mark Noble
*Jon Richards

==== Hope for 2008 ====
*[[Leanne Harte]]
*[[Owen Brady]]
*[[The Kinetiks]]
*[[We Should Be Dead]]
*'''[[Ham Sandwich (band)|Ham Sandwich]]'''

=== Non-public voting categories ===
==== Best Traditional/Folk ====
*'''[[Damien Dempsey]]'''
*[[Tommy Fleming (musician)|Tommy Fleming]]
*[[Kíla]]
*[[Moving Hearts]]
*[[Majella Murphy]]
*[[Sharon Shannon]]

==== Best International Male ====
*[[Richard Hawley]]
*'''[[Bruce Springsteen]]'''
*[[Timbaland]]
*[[Justin Timberlake]]
*[[Rufus Wainwright]]
*[[Kanye West]]

==== Best International Female ====
*[[Björk]]
*[[PJ Harvey]]
*[[Kylie Minogue]]
*[[Kate Nash]]
*[[Rihanna]]
*'''[[Amy Winehouse]]'''

==== Best International Band ====
*[[Arcade Fire]]
*[[The Killers]]
*[[Kings of Leon]]
*'''[[Radiohead]]'''
*[[The Shins]]
*[[Take That]]

==== Best International Album ====
*'''''[[Neon Bible]]'''''
*''[[Boxer (The National album)|Boxer]]''
*''[[White Chalk]]''
*''[[Sound of Silver]]''
*''[[Raising Sand]]''
*''[[In Rainbows]]''

==== Best International Live Performance ====
*[[Arcade Fire]] – [[Olympia Theatre, Dublin|Olympia Theatre]]
*[[Björk]] – [[Electric Picnic#2007 festival|Electric Picnic 07]]
*'''[[Muse (band)|Muse]] – [[Oxegen 2007]]'''
*[[The Police]] – [[Croke Park]]
*[[Bruce Springsteen]] – [[Point Theatre|The Point]]
*[[Justin Timberlake]] – [[RDS Arena]]

=== Lifetime Achievement Award ===
* [[The Saw Doctors]]

=== Most Downloaded Song ===
* "[[Galway Girl (Steve Earle song)|Galway Girl]]" – [[Mundy]] and [[Sharon Shannon]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie/?u=m/ Official site]
* [http://www.mcd.ie MCD Promotions]
* [http://www.meteor.ie/misc/MIMA.html List of winners through the years] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024180100/http://www.meteor.ie/misc/MIMA.html |date=2007-10-24 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090510033413/http://www.phantom.ie/content/view/1175/104/ List of 2008 nominations] at [[Phantom FM]]

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2008 Meteor Awards - Revision history

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