Exit IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards 2025 1. The Irish Music Rights Organisation CLG (IMRO) is delighted to announce the shortlist for the IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards 2025. The awards recognise Irish venues that deliver the very best standards in live music entertainment. Hundreds of venues across Ireland qualified for the awards and more than 20,000 IMRO members were asked to nominate their top choices in an online poll. Venues were judged on their ambience, staging, sound/lighting facilities, diversity of music programming, accessibility for people with disabilities, venue staff and management and the work they undertake in promoting the venue and its programme of music events.The IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards acknowledge the immense efforts made by music venues across Ireland, through the provision of world class entertainment for their customers, their vital contribution to local economies and the significant role they play in providing a public platform for songwriters, composers and performers. Along with one overall award for National Live Music Venue of the Year, awards will be presented to the leading live music venues in the following regions: Dublin, Leinster (excluding Dublin) Connacht, Munster and Ulster (covering Donegal, Monaghan and Cavan). In addition to this IMRO members nominated their top music festival choices.IMRO are now offering members of the public the chance to have their voice heard in the 2025 honours roll. The shortlist for the Overall IMRO Live Music Venue of The Year Award is drawn up from the IMRO member’s poll and music lovers across Ireland are invited to nominate their favourite Irish venue from the list below.We have a limited number of guest list places available for this event. If you would like to attend, please email: events@imro.ie with your name(s).Venue: The Sugar Club, 8 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 ET97Date: Tuesday 25th MarchTime: 7.30pm – 11.00pmFeaturing live performances by: Annie-Dog, Florence Road, F3miii and DJ Maria Lawlor.CLOSING DATE FOR VOTING: 5PM, SUNDAY 23rd MARCH Question Title * 1. From the shortlist of 25 venues listed below please select your favourite Irish venue 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin 2 Cleere's Bar and Theatre, Kilkenny Cork Opera House Coughlan's, Cork Dolan's, Limerick Hawk's Well Theatre, Sligo Levis Corner House, Ballydehob, Co. Cork Maggie May's Bar, Wexford Matt Molloy's, Westport, Co. Mayo McGinley's Bar, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal Mike The Pies, Listowel, Co. Kerry Monroes, Galway Slieve Russell Hotel, Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan TF Royal Hotel & Theatre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo The Button Factory, Dublin 2 The Central Bar, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal The Chasin' Bull, Bundoran, Co. Donegal The Quays Bar, Galway The Set Theatre, Kilkenny The Spirit Store, Dundalk, Co. Louth The Whale Theatre, Greystones, Co. Wicklow The Workman's Club, Dublin 2 Vicar Street, Dublin 8 Watters Old Coach Inn, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan Whelan's, Dublin 2 Done
