MUSIC NEWS:The 10 acts who have had albums nominated for the Meteor Choice Music Prize are: And So I Watch You From Afar, Bell X1, Cashier No 9, Lisa Hannigan, The Japanese Popstars, Jape, Patrick Kelleher His Cold Dead Hands, Pugwash, Tieranniesaur and We Cut Corners.

The winner of the Best Irish Album of 2011 will be crowned at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on March 8th. Tickets are on sale now.