Hot Press Readers’ Poll 2006: Irish results
Your most popular domestic acts of the year.
, 31 Jan 2007

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