March 4th, 2007
2007 Irish Blog Awards winners
I suspect that I’m probably the only attending blogger in the country without a herculean hangover and possibly the only one out of bed yet. Last night’s 2007 Irish Blog Awards were top fun and a wonderful night all round. Rick did suitably slick job of presenting, Damien Mulley was holding it all together and after lots of mooching about and meeting old and new bloggers, the awards themselves kicked off. My biggest hope for the night was that I’d be able to stay awake (a friend suggested that I should make a sign in case I dozed off that said: “Wake me if I win”). So I’m chuffed to say I was still wide-eyed and alert when they announced I’d won Best Arts & Culture blog again, sponsored by the good folk at Poetry Ireland, it really meant a lot. The trophies are very fancy glass affairs with each category engraved on it, and each nominee received a bottle of Bubble Brothers Champagne, with a cool customised cartoon from Gaping Void.
Particulary delighted to see awards for the very deserving Red Mum, Niall (my favourite Irish music blog), Kirstie and Aisling from Beaut.ie, Twenty (who was there and is a thoroughly nice chap) and Bernie, who, in a very selfless and apt gesture passed on his award for ‘Best Contribution to the Blogosphere to Damien. It was especially nice to meet the very lovely, brave Roos from One Breast Less, Mr. Omaniblog and many others in person.
Kudos to Suzy, who live blogged the results from the back of the room.
I had to scuttle out of there at an obscenely early hour, but I’m sure the merriment and messing went on until the wee hours. Look forward to the embarrassing stories and dodgy photos on flicker.
So a big, big thank you to everyone who voted for me, who trundles past here occasionally and who comments - it’s that interaction and debate that makes me even want to do this.
The Winners:
Best Videocast - Allyn Quigley - Size Matters
Best Designed Blog - Beaut.ie
Best Podcaster - EdgeCast (Conn O Muineachain)
Podcast - An Lionra - 06 12 06
Best Business Blog - Ice Cream Ireland
Best News/Current Affairs Blog - IrishElection.com
Best Sport & Recreation Blog - Tom’s Sporting Almanac
Best Technology Blog/Blogger - Bernie Goldbach
Best Use of the Irish Language in a Blog - Hilary NY
Best Newcomer - Beaut.ie
Best Personal Blog - RedMum
Best Group Blog - In Fact Ah
Best Specialist Blog - Ice Cream Ireland
Best Political Blog - IrishElection.com
Best Music Blog - Nialler9
Best Arts and Culture Blog - Me!
Best Contribution to the Irish Bloggersphere - Bernie Goldbach - But given to Damien Mulley
Best Photo Blog - Headphoneland
Most Humorous Post - Twenty Major
Best Blog Post - Conor’s Bandon Blog - You may feel a small prick
Best Blog - Twenty Major
March 4th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
Hello there,
Meant to try and get around to saying hello to more people, but the music was very lound, so the Fustar/tuppenceworth/midnight court axix had to hide upstairs. Glad I got a chance to say hello to you before you won, and were carried away on lucrative job offers. Congrats.
S
March 4th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Congratulations Sinead - well deserved (again!)
March 4th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
Well done! I knew you could do it
March 4th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
No hangover for me either! Sorry I missed you, I would have loved to have said hello. Maybe next time. Well done!!!
March 4th, 2007 at 1:04 pm
Big well deserved congratulations missis!
March 4th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
Congratulations Sinead, again.
March 4th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Congrats! I didn’t get a chance to say “hi” unfortunately — next year maybe
March 4th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Congratulations to you missus! It was great to finally meet you!
March 4th, 2007 at 1:31 pm
Sinead, really delighted for you and much deserved. Bitterly disappointed I missed the event. PS - was the journalist; single, cute, funny. Although would settle for breathing at this stage.
March 4th, 2007 at 1:36 pm
Congrats on the win. Keep it country!
March 4th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Kudos to you on the best arts / culture win! Congratumalations, says he with one of the herculean hangovers
March 4th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Well done missus!
March 4th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
thanks Sinead, that means a lot
March 4th, 2007 at 8:03 pm
[…] See, I did mingle. Hello Sinead, I didn’t have a hangover this morning either. […]
March 4th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
I was over in London this weekend so I couldn’t make the awards in person, so hearty congratulations!
March 4th, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Congratulations Sinead! Well done.
March 4th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
Twas very nice to meet you again last night, Sinéad (albeit briefly). That’s the trouble with these things. Too many good people, not enough hours in the night to chat at length to anyone.
Anyhoo, congrats on the 2-in-a-row. It was a very tough category this year I thought (though not as tough as that of the poor ol’ photo-bloggers) but you are a most deserving winner.
I’m going for an altogether different record myself. 5 nominations (this year and last), no gongs. Well, my hero IS Jimmy White after all…;)
March 4th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Congrats!
March 4th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
Well done, and well deserved, you put a lot of work into your very good site. It was also nice to meet you again.
March 5th, 2007 at 1:03 am
Well done Sinéad. Great to finally meet you.
March 5th, 2007 at 7:25 am
Congrats. But no consolation prize for the recently demised The Community at Large? Are there any other Irish arts/literature blogs?
March 5th, 2007 at 9:41 am
congrats sinead,
well deserved - great blog all the way
- leigh
March 5th, 2007 at 10:47 am
Hi Sinead, congratulations on retaining your title! Deservedly too- your blog is always one of my first ports of call when I’m online and is always interesting and inspirational. Well done you.
March 5th, 2007 at 11:16 am
Congrats Sinead, well deserved. Sorry I didn’t get to meet you on the night but it sounds like you were busy enough. Well done again.
March 5th, 2007 at 11:44 am
well done Sinead!
March 5th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Congratulations. I enjoy your site. I wonder when newspaper review pages are going to tap into it and the other talent in arts and culture blogs.
March 5th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
You rock.
March 5th, 2007 at 6:22 pm
you and twenty are the only ones I voted for who won anything. shows what I know I suppose!
March 5th, 2007 at 11:43 pm
Well done and congratulations
March 6th, 2007 at 9:58 am
Congratulations, once again!
March 6th, 2007 at 11:44 pm
Hi Winner,
You weren’t the only one to go home sober.
I’m glad my favourite won.
March 7th, 2007 at 7:48 am
Many congrats Sinéad, well deserved and sorry I missed saying hello on the night.
March 12th, 2007 at 11:33 am
Congratulations!
Much deserved, you are always writing about things i want to know about or think i should know about - always always interesting.