 Regan was nominated for two Meteor Music Awards (Best Male and Best Newcomer) in 2006 and "The End of History" was nominated for Irish Album of the Year at the Choice Music Prize, and was one of the twelve shortlisted albums for the 2007 Mercury Music Prize.He was nominated for the 2008 Shortlist Prize, the US equivalent of the Mercury Prize.In 2009, Regan was invited to speak and made an honorary member of the Trinity College Literary Society, the chairman saying "In his music, Mr. Regan has done more than many artists to erode the boundaries between music and literature, with his lyrics always possessing the most beautiful poetry."