Irish Blog Awards 2008 – The Winners
Daragh | March 2, 2008Ok, so, seeing as most of the Irish Blogging Community is no doubt drunk or sleeping at this stage, and I’m sitting on my balcony in Oz sunning myself, I thought I ought to post the winners from the Irish Blog Awards which took place a few hours ago. Unfortunately, we here at The Dublin Community Blog didn’t win the Best Group Blog award, but at least our own Rick won an award!!
So, without further delay, here’s the winners:
* Best Popculture blog
DZ-015 by Rick O’Shea* Best Blog from a Journalist
Present Tense – Shane Hegarty* Best Food/Drink Blog
Italian Foodies* Best Crafts Blog
A Simple Yarn* Best Arts and Culture Blog
The Sigla Blog* Best Political Blog
Irish Election* Best Group Blog
Beaut.ie* Best Use of the Irish Language in a Blog
Blag Ghael gan Náire* Best Technology Blog/Blogger
Robin Blandford’s ByteSurgery* Best Designed Blog
Sabrina Dent* Best Sport & Recreation Blog
Arseblog* Best News/Current Affairs Blog
Joint winners: The Limerick Blogger & Maman Poulet* Best Specialist Blog
The Voyage* Best Newcomer
John Braine* Best Business Blog
Ice Cream Ireland* Best Music Blog
nialler9* Special Recognition Award
Simon McGarr from Tuppenceworth.ie & Ryan from Rymus.net* Best Personal Blog
Joint Winners: Grannymar & Head Rambles* Most Humorous Post
Twenty Major – Tonight’s Debate* Best Photo Blog
Gingerpixel* Best Blog Post
Fatmammycat.com – Fox hunting, horses and a girl’s awakening* Best Blog
Twenty Major






Thank you for putting these results up on your blog. I found out too late that I could have watched the awards from here (Oz, too:), and appreciate being able to see how it all turned out.
Congratulations for all the winners from a romanian (food) blogger who will move in Dublin from Bucharest at the end of march, in few weeks i mean:).
See you guys!
Cheers for that. Couldn’t find the results anywhere else, think you have the scoop on it in terms of blogs.
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Funny you were the first to post about this! I thought about doing it when I got home but I am a bad blogger and didn’t take notes! I just took pictures and had fun.
It was a good night, sorry you missed it.
Thanks for the update.
Glad to be of service!
Congrats to Niall and all the winners.
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