The Irish Blog Awards 2009
This year the awards ceremony for the best Irish blogs took place at the Cork Airport Hotel. The chorus of praise for instigator and overseer Damien Mulley was loud and unanimous, which is only right: uniting and judging such a diverse and opinionated group of people is a significant political achievement.
Thanks to vivid warning colours (revolutioncycle.ie cycling shirt with Bubble Brothers logo front and back), my larval progress through the hive was mostly unimpeded; though seeing a thousand different reflections of myself in the twitter-mosaic compound eyes of the buzzing, purposeful throng was very unsettling.
It was a pleasure to meet those I did, and I'm sorry I wasn't able to say hello to more of my online acquaintances in person.
I'm publishing the long list of nominees here for those who haven't already seen it. Further details are available at http://awards.ie/blogawards/
Best Popculture Blog - Sponsored by Bubble Hits
- Raptureponies
- The Red Scrapbook
- Johnnie Craig
- Why that’s delightful
- Jazzbiscuit
- Rosemary Maccabe
- The Chancer
- Victor Barry
- Fústar
- Dante and the Lobster
- The Bubble Boy
- Bifsniff
- Ego Eccentric
- Panti’s blog
- Rick O’Shea
- Off Her Rocker
- Unarocks
- Old Bitter Balls
- Off the Meatrack
- Anneelicious
Best Blog from a Journalist - Sponsored by Mamut
- Irish Crime Reporter
- On the Record
- Karlin Lillington
- Mark Davenport
- Johnnie Craig
- Pursued by a Bear
- Markham Nolan
- Pricewatch - Conor Pope
- Adam Maguire
- Dermot Keyes
- David McWilliams
- Adrian Weckler
- Unarocks
- Malachi O’Doherty
- Stonyriver Farm
- Limerick Leader - On The Beat
- Haydn Shaughnessy
- Calvin Jones
- Peter Murphy
- Gavin Sheridan
Best Food/Drink Blog - Sponsored by Bord Bia
- Italian Foodies
- iFoods.tv
- Littlebird Eats
- A Food Journey in Korea
- Well done Fillet
- Ice Cream Ireland
- The Good Mood Food Blog
- Sourgrapes
- The Daily Spud
- Just Add Eggs
- Cully and Sully
- Cheap Eats
- Tast.ie
- Bibliocook
- Food and Drink in Ireland
- Bubble Brothers
- Val’s Kitchen
- Robert Frances Wine
- Curious Wines
- Messy Chef
Best Fashion Blog - Sponsored by Spinnakerpro
- The Sexy Pedestrian
- I Blog Fashion
- Dressjunkie
- Angela Scanlon
- The Portmanteau
- Fashion Filosofy
- Beaut.ie
- Vulgar Moon
- Indigo and Cloth
- Lovely Disco
- Wow
- Niceday Designs
- belfast Fashion
- Bluebirds Are So Natural
- Dublin Streets
Best Arts and Culture Blog - Sponsored by Poetry Ireland
- Fustar
- Rapture Ponies
- Irish KC
- The Asylum
- Chris Judge Illustration
- David Maybury
- Dante and the Lobster
- A Doubtful Egg
- Pursued by a Bear
- The Antiroom
- An Cathach
- Scamp
- The Red Scrap Book
- Film Talk
- Maguire’s Movies
- Caricatures Ireland
- Very Hungry Caterpillar
- Devious Theatre
- The Local Project
- Musical Rooms
- Self interest and sympathy
- Stonyriver Farm
- Eoin Purcell
Best Political Blog - Sponsored by Digital Revolutionaries
- Suzy Byrne
- Three thousand Versts
- Tuppenceworth
- Slugger O’Toole
- Mark Devenport
- Irish Election
- Dublin Opinion
- Public Inquiry
- Cedarlounge
- A Publisher’s Blog
- Your Friend in the North
- O’Conall Street
- Unionists Lite
- Green Inkpen
- James Lawless
- Daniel Sullivan
- Keith Martin
- El Blogador
- Gavin’s Blog
- The Politics Show
Best Group Blog - Sponsored by DineToMeet.ie
- Beaut.ie
- Tuppenceworth
- Slugger O’Toole
- Irish Economy
- A Tangled Web
- The Blog Pound
- Limerick Blogger
- Irish Election
- Blather
- Devious Theatre
- Team Geared Up
- SCC English
- Analogue Magazine
- Cedarlounge
- The Antiroom
- Dublin Blog
- Soundtracks for them
- Web2Ireland
- The Elevator
- Gaelick
- Cheebah
- Soho Solo
- Ego Eccentric
- Media Virgins
- Curious Wines
- The Lives of Others
- Blue Birds are so Natural
- Coworking.ie
- 1Blankpage
Best Technology Blog/Blogger - Sponsored by Bitbuzz
- Keith Shirley
- Pat Phelan
- Karlin Lillington
- Contrast Blog
- Ken Mcguire
- Liquid Learning
- Justin Mason
- MJ
- Bernie Goldbach
- Donncha O’Caoimh
- Michele Neylon
- Robin Blandford
- Digmo
- eWrite Cork
- Digital Darragh
- John Braine
- Cormac Moylan
- TechCentral
- Gadget Republic
- Web2Ireland
Best Sport and Recreation Blog - Sponsored by Boards.ie
- Kopblog
- Hook Hockey
- This is Anfield
- Arseblog
- Mayo GAA
- Spoke.ie
- Okeydoke Football
- Limerick Post Sport
- Team Geared Up
- Worldwide Cycles
- Lickable Wallpaper
- Football Corner
- Irish Kopite
- Peter Bills
- Jump the Fence
Best News/Current Affairs Blog - Sponsored by IGO People
- Suzy Byrne
- Splintered Sunrise
- Bock the Robber
- Irish Election
- Limerick Blogger
- Irish Sentinel
- Tallyman
- The Politics Show
- Youghal Online
- Hugh Green
- Newswire99
Best Specialist Blog - Sponsored by iQ Content
- http://lexferenda.com
- http://pauldervan.com
- http://leemunroe.com
- http://crimealwayspays.blogspot.com
- http://thefamilyvoyage.blogspot.com
- http://welldonefillet.blogspot.com
- http://xbox4nappyrash.blogspot.com
- http://valueireland.com
- http://irisheconomy.ie
- http://biopsy.wordpress.com
- http://pkellypr.com/blog
- http://knittingneels.com
- http://clasheen.wordpress.com
- http://solo-magazine.com
- http://blog.doneganlandscaping.com
- assistanttothebrandmanager
- aranbrew
- badlibrarianship.
- Kind I like
- Irish Taxi
- Sarah Tales
Best Newcomer - Sponsored by Teamworkpm.net
- katyboo1
- Outside In
- Lee Munroe
- sarahgostrangely
- national lottie
- Sinead Keogh
- Trust Tommy
- thesexypedestrian
- Joe Scanlon
- I Am Paddy
- The Unemployed Blog
- Tinman 18
- sinfulorigamipaper.
- Irish Economy
- Teknovis
- Clasheen
- Guesslist
- Glitter See Glitter Do
- Darragh Doyle
- Johhnie Craig
- Puddle Ducks
Best Blog of a Business - Sponsored by RedCardinal.ie
- Keith Bohanna
- IIA Blog
- Puddle Ducks
- Icecream Ireland
- Krishna De
- Tast.ie
- iFoods.tv
- Sabrina Dent
- Peter Donegan Landscaping
- Robin Blandford
- Curious Wines
- Worldwide Cycles
- eWrite Cork
- Fortify Your Oasis
- Brian Honan Consulting
- Blacknight Blog
- Niceday Designs
- Brightspark Consulting
- Nononsense Blog
- Argolon
- Cybercom
Best Music Blog - Sponsored by DownloadMusic.ie
- Asleep on the Compost Heap
- Nialler9
- On the Record
- The Torture Garden
- Drop D
- Indiehour
- Kilkenny Music
- Guess List
- Unreality TV
- frmckenzie
- theredscrapbook
- mp3hugger
- Those Geese
- Analogue Magazine
- Off Her Rocker
- State Blog
- Swear I’m Not Paul
- Unarocks
- Stuart Bailie
- Musical Rooms
- Nick Thinks
Best Personal Blog - Sponsored by Microsoft Ireland’s Developer and Platform Group
- Verba - McAWilliams
- Grandad
- Red Leeroy
- Cackaloo
- Sinéad Keogh
- Annie Rhiannon
- casacaseycourtney
- I am Paddy
- The National Lottie
- Conortje
- Trust Tommy
- Well Done Fillet
- Fat Mammy Cat
- Infantasia
- The Unemployed Blog
- sinfulorigamipaper
- Coffee helps
- Darren Byrne
- Tinman18
- Grannymar
- Terence McDanger
- Red Mum
- English Mum
- Sinéad Cochrane
Best Humour Blog - Sponsored by Beecher Networks
- Grandad
- One for the Road
- American Hell
- National Disgrace
- Pauline McLynn
- Old bitterballs
- Twenty Major
- The Swearing Lady
- Well Done Fillet
- Bock the Robber
- Terence McDanger
- Maxicane
- Hangar Queen
- Gammagoblin
- Why that’s delightful
- Assistant to the Brand Manager
- Primal Sneeze
- Jazzbiscuit
- Irish Sentinel
- Emesq
- Big Bank Ltd
- Green Inkpen
Best Photo Blog - Sponsored by Pix.ie
- Darren Greene
- Annie Rhiannon
- Caitriona Dwyer
- Glassey Alley
- CasaCaseyCourtney
- Red Mum
- McAWilliams
- Venividi.ie
- Phil O’Kane
- Donncha O’Caoimh
- This Irish Photograph
- Gingerpixel
- Paudie
- Porchfield
- North Atlantic Skyline
- The Baz
- Figmentation
- Off Her Rocker
- Deeorgan
- Kevoto
- Miss Lili
- Lickable Wallpaper
- Ross Costigan