CMAT wins Irish album of the year while Cork's Cian Ducrot also picks up award

Sinead O’Connor also made an appearance at the live event for the RTÉ Choice Music Prize to accept her award for Best Irish Classic Album

RTÉ Choice Music Prize: From left, Sinead O'Connor, Conor Curley of Fontaines DC, and CMAT.

There were celebrations all-round at Vicar Street on Thursday night as the RTÉ Choice Music Prize returned to see CMAT pick up the top prize.

CMAT (a.k.a Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson) was named the winner of Album of the Year for If My Wife New I'd Be Dead at the award ceremony in Dublin on Thursday.