Villagers have been announced as the winners of the Meteor Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year 2013 for Awayland.

The LP was chosen by a panel made up of 12 Irish music media professionals from a shortlist of 10 records released by Irish artists in 2013.

Villagers received a cheque for €10,000, a prize which has been provided by the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) and the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) - as well as a specially-commissioned ...