Davey won Best Irish Female at the 2008 Meteor Awards . '' Tales of Silversleeve '' was also nominated for Best Irish Album at the same event but lost to Paddy Casey . Casey later admitted he would have preferred if Davey had won the award . Upon being embraced by and photographed alongside Sinéad O'Connor at the launch , Davey remarked on how odd it was " to put your arms around someone you do n't know "
2008 Meteor Awards
2008 Meteor Awards
Tales of Silversleeve