Shortlisted! Sweet…..

Wow, really didn’t expect that. nialler9 made the shortlist for all the Irish Blog Award categories it was voted in: Best Blog, Best Music Blog and Best Designed Blog and it’s all down to you guys, who voted for the site. Excellent, thanks to every one of you, you’re all legends. Congratulations to all the other finalists too. The awards show takes place on the 3rd of March in the Alexander Hotel, Dublin. I’ll buy you all a internet pint some day!

On with the tunes!

Full shortlist:

Best Blog

• Arse End of Ireland
• ArseBlog
• Beaut.ie
• Blogorrah
• Nialler9
• Twenty Major

Best Blog Post– Sponsored by Hosting365

• Annie Rhiannon – Three years too late
• Arse End of Ireland – Where do you get your smoke from?
• Blogorrah – Rochegate: Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?
• Conor’s Bandon Blog – You may feel a small prick
• Twenty Major – A thousand words

Most Humorous Post – Sponsored by Beecher Networks

• Arse End of Ireland – Won’t Somebody think of the children?
• Blogorrah – The Twink Tapes.
• Gingerpixel – Garda Prank Call
• Snackbox – AbuseOS from TwinkSoft.
• Twenty Major – Countdown to Next Election.

Best Photo Blog – Sponsored by Pixenate.com – The online photo editor

• Caitriona.net
• Gingerpixel
• Headphoneland
• Ireland from a Polish perspective
• McAWilliams
• North Atlantic Skyline
• RedMum
• Rymus.net

Best Arts and Culture Blog – Sponsored by Poetry Ireland

• Blather.net
• Fustar
• In Fact Ah
• Letter to America
• Sinead Gleeson

Best Political Blog – Sponsored by Technofutures

• Bock the Robber
• Dominic Hanngian’s blog
• IrishElection.com
• Slugger O’Toole
• The Tuppenceworth Blog

Best Group Blog – Sponsored by PutPlace.com

• Blogorrah
• In Fact Ah
• One Breast Less
• The Community At Large
• The Dublin Blog

Best Personal Blog – Sponsored by Interactions – Creative Strategies for Business

• Annie Rhiannon
• Conor O’Neill
• Gingerpixel
• RedMum
• The Waiting Game

Best Use of the Irish Language in a Blog – Sponsored by Edgecast Media

• Ach go hairithe
• An Saol
• An Spailpin Fanach
• Hilary NY
• nobyegarawn

Best Contribution to the Irish Bloggersphere – Sponsored by FirstPartners.net

• Bernie Goldbach
• Donncha O’Caoimh
• Rick O’Shea
• Cian and Simon for Irish Election
• Tom Raftery

Best Technology Blog/Blogger – Sponsored by Bitbuzz

• Bernie Goldbach
• IQ Content Blog
• Michele Neylon
• Conor O’Neill
• Tom Raftery

Best Designed Blog – Sponsored by Equisoft

• Beaut.ie
• Fustar
• Ginger Pixel
• Nialler9
• Twenty Major

Best Sport & Recreation Blog – Sponsored by Boards.ie

• ArseBlog
• Fustar’s World of World Cup Wonders
• In Fact Ah
• The Kop Blog
• Laois Talk
• Tom’s Sporting Almanac

Best News/Current Affairs Blog – Sponsored by the Sunday Tribune

• An Spailpin Fanach
• Dublin Opinion
• IrishElection.com
• The Limerick Blogger
• Sarah Carey

Best Specialist Blog – Sponsored by iQ Content Ltd

• Ask Direct
• Beaut.ie
• Ice Cream Ireland
• One Breast Less
• The Waiting Game

Best Newcomer – Sponsored by Edelman

• Arse End of Ireland
• Beaut.ie
• Blogorrah
• Style Treaty
• The Waiting Game

Best Business Blog – Sponsored by logic+intuition

• Allagi Blog
• Argolon
• Ask Direct
• BH Consulting Blog
• Biz Growth News
• Ice Cream Ireland

Best Music Blog – Sponsored by Clubbing.ie

• House is a Feeling
• Kilkenny Music Blog
• Nialler9
• Sinead Gleeson
• Una Rocks

Best Podcaster – Sponsored by Microsoft

• 2 Irish Geeks and a TV
• ArseBlog
• EdgeCast (Conn O Muineachain)
• Letter to America
• Oldbones
• Podcasting.ie
• Twenty Major

Best Podcast – Sponsored by Newsletter.ie

• An Lionra – 06 12 06
• Arseblog – Episode 1
• IT@Cork – Eddie Hobbs
• Letter to America – The Irish Blog Awards Podcast
• Oldbones – The Favour
• Twenty Major – Scientology

Best Videocast – Sponsored by Cork Internet eXchange

• Simon McGarr – Minister to Nowhere
• Allyn Quigley – Size Matters
• Daniel k. Sullivan – You pay taxes so we don’t have to
• Technolotics #44 – Flying Naked
• Uisce In New Hampshire

Niall Byrne

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.

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