The winners of the Irish festival Awards for 2011 have been announced, with And So I Watch You From Afar being awarded best Irish act.

The Irish Festival Awards were set up in 2007 to "honour the organisers and people behind the scenes that make every Irish Summer such an eclectic celebration of music, art and performance."

The Winners:

Best Large Festival: Electric Picnic

Best Medium Festival: Rory Gallagher Tribute Festival

Best Small Festival: Body & Soul

Greenest Festival: Electric Picnic

Best One Day Festival: Arthur’s Day

Best New Festival: Forbidden Fruit

Best Dance Festival: Life

Best Traditional Festival: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann

Best Value: Arthur’s Day

Best Street Spirit: Galway Arts Festival

Best Headline Act: The Chemical Brothers

Best Rock Act: Muse

Best Dance Act: Underworld

Best Alternative Act: Rubber Bandits

Best Irish Act: And So I Watch You From Afar

Best Lineup: Electric Picnic

Family Festival Award: Electric Picnic

Social Responsibility Award: Electric Picnic

Best Service: Electric Picnic

Best Toilets: Electric Picnic