Susan Hated Literature

We didn’t make the short list, but there are some great sites there^[1] so I’ve decided to copy and paste the list of short-listed blogs, just so you can go visit.^[2]

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

Tags: blog award, Blogland, IBA, IBA2007

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Hopefully BOD and Stringer will be back in two weeks for our match against England. Which we really really really have to win. But, horror or horrors, O’Gara has picked up an ankle injury. Eddie expects him to be fit for the next match, but you never know, and all credit to Paddy Wallace, but we would miss ROG. Just like we missed BOD yesterday.

Stringer too, although Boss was good, he is just that fraction slower on his passes than Stringer. Then again, maybe the French would’ve countered him. What ifs are no use after the match is lost.

But what a sickner.

In happier news it turns out that despite not really mentioning the Blog Awards, I’ve been nominated^[1] in the Best Designed Blog section. I guess all my messing about with the template paid off

So off you pop and Vote, although that is a considerable long list.

Tags: 6nations2007, Brian O'Driscoll, IBA, IBA2007, injury, Isaac Boss, Peter Stringer, Ronan O'Gara, rugby, Six Nations

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Woke up to a hidjis morning today. Gale force winds kept trying to break into my room through the window, aided and abetted by lashing rain, and it was 5 o’clock. Luckily I fell back to sleep fairly quickly. I did get up a little earlier than usual, on account of the rugby tickets for the England match going on sale at 8.00am through a special secret part of the ticketmaster site. So I logged on at 10 to 8 and hit refresh a few times, until, just before 8 I was able to try and buy a ticket. But no luck whatsoever. Kept coming up with a lovely “no tickets available” message. Tried again when I got to work, jic, but still no luck. Just checked the site and they are all sold out.

Ah well, I still have my France ticket so I’m not bovvered.

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The 2007 Irish Blog Award Nominations are now open. Must go check out the categories and see about nominees.

Right, I’m off to mess about with the template over at Susan hated Literature, but when I finish I’m planning^[1] on doing my favourite films of 2006. Cause lists are what makes the internet so great.

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