Four-gong conclusion for Snow Patrol at Meteors

NORTHERN Ireland band Snow Patrol swept the boards at the star-studded Meteor Ireland Music Awards last night as they strutted away from Dublin’s Point Theatre with four gongs.

The band, fronted by Gary Lightbody, fought off competition from the Divine Comedy, The Frames and Humanzi to claim the Best Irish Band accolade at the seventh Meteor Awards.

But the attention was not all on the awards being handed over as bands including rockers The Feeling, Pussycat Dolls, Amy Winehouse, Kaiser Chiefs,Director, The Blizzards, as well as Westlife and Ronan Keating, set the venue hopping.