A new initiative to bring together music promoters and producers will take place at the Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, on Tuesday, 27 March

The top award went to Cork Opera House, with regional prizes going to the Grand Social in Dublin, the Roisín Dubh in Galway, the Crane Bar in Cork, Voodoo in Letterkenny and the Mermaid Arts Centre in Bray.

With reports this week that three Dublin music venues are to close, read back on some of our writers' experiences in these spaces.