Podcast of the year : Fish Go Deep

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There was some tough competition here, as there have been some brilliant podcasts this year. Notable runners up were Robert Hood, DJ Yoda and Ben Klock but Fish Go Deep edged it with 15% of the vote.

Event of the year: Electric Picnic 2008

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Another tough category, but Electric Picnic took it with 15% of the vote, Ben Klock and Carl Craig at the Twisted Pepper a close second at 11%.

Hero of the year: Barack Obama

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With an unprecedented 26% of all votes, America's president elect stole the show in our poll, just as he did for most of the year.

Loser of the year: Politics

As much as you loved Obama, you hated other politicians and politics in general. Vitriol was reserved for the likes of Bertie Ahern, Robert Mugabe and of course Sarah Palin. But the outright winner/loser here was the debacle over Irish licensing laws. We all did our part to stop it, but in the end, it seems in Ireland, we're destined to celebrate the small victories.

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