Two Door Cinema Club win Choice Music Prize

Two Door Cinema Club's debut Tourist History won the 2010 Choice Music Prize for Irish album of the year (and a 10k cheque) at a ceremony in Dublin's Vicar Street on Thursday night, beating the likes of Adebisi Shank, The Cast Of Cheers, Halves and Villagers to capture the the sixth edition of the annual award.

The Bagor trio made our third favourite Irish album of the year so congratulations to them. They were 16/1 at PaddyPower earlier this week too!! Grrr, should have had a punt....

The nominees in full were:

Adebesi Shank: This Is The Second Album Of A Band Called Adebisi Shank (Richter Collective)
The Cast of Cheers: Chariot (self-released)
Cathy Davey: The Nameless (Hammer Toe Records)
Fight Like Apes: The Body Of Christ & The Legs Of Tina Turner (Model Citizen)
Halves: It Goes, It Goes (Forever & Ever) (Hate Is The Enemy)
Imelda May: Mayhem (Universal)
James Vincent McMorrow: Early In The Morning (Universal)
O Emperor: Hither Thither (Universal)
Two Door Cinema Club: Tourist History (Kitsuné)
Villagers: Becoming A Jackal (Domino)

Ragged Words had the privilege of being represented among the judges last year, and this year’s shortlist was selected by:

Aidan Cuffe (Goldenplec.com)
Ray Darcy (Today FM)
Michelle Doherty (Phantom 105.2)
Dave Fanning (2fm)
Shane Hegarty (The Irish Times)
Chris Jones (Alternative Ulster)
Danny McElhinney (Irish Mail On Sunday)
John Meagher (The Irish Independent)
Jenny Mulligan (Entertainment.ie)
Celina Murphy (Hot Press)
Phil Udell (State.ie)