BLOG AWARDS 2013 NOW OPEN

The 2013 Blog Awards are now open for nominations. If you enjoy Women Rule Writer, maybe just maybe, you might throw the blog a nom at the IBA site here. I'd be very grateful :)

IRISH BLOG AWARDS 2010

My blog didn't win at the Blog Awards in Galway last night  - No Ordinary Fool won in my category - congrats! - but it was a fun night.

 Dry ice & Rick

Rick O'Shea was a funny and amiable host, there was free rum and, in the young and hip crowd, lots of cool frocks and choppy haircuts. There were a few souls like myself who didn't seem to be 'in' or know what was going on but it was all very good humoured and jolly.

The funeral of Irish blogging

It started with lots of dry ice and a funeral for blogging now that Twitter has taken over the world somewhat (even I have succumbed...) There were videos from top notch entertainers of the likes of the gorgeous Miriam O'Callaghan; the Dorian Gray-like Bosco and the equally non-aging Ballydung Twins, Podge and Rodge. All very tongue in cheek and entertaining.

 Bosco!

 Podge & Rodge, giving bloggers a hard time

The awards themsleves went swiftly and many of the winners seemed to be serial winners (at least one four in a row). There was a bit of muttering about that of the variety of 'Please give someone else a chance, this is all just a bit predictable'.

There was a fabulous exhibition of paintings by Liam Daly in the loft. I hope he deosn't mind me showing an image or two here.

I found the whole night very enjoyable and, though we had to leave early for the long drive back to the babysitters, would happily go again and, hopefully, stay for the dancing too.

Screen cap of WWR - the excitement!

The list of winners has just been posted on the Irish Blog Awards blog.

BLOG AWARDS TONIGHT

I'm off to the Irish Blog Awards tonight in the Radisson in Galway city. This blog is a finalist in the Best Arts & Culture Blog category. I'm a blog awards virgin so I'm not sure what to expect but I hope it's fun. Report anon.

IRISH BLOG AWARDS FINALIST!!

I just found out that Women Rule Writer has made the finals in the Irish Blog Awards in the Best Arts & Culture Blog category. Wow!

Huge thanks to my nominators (is that a real word?!) and to the judges who've finalised me along with

• Average Film Reviews
• David Maybury
• No Ordinary Fool
• kDamo

Looking forward now to the night out on the 27th which, handily, is in Galway - a mere 40 minute spin away on the new M6. My blog looks homemade compared to my fellow nominees ones which are all very swish and spanky. But, anyway...best of luck to us all!

I'm heading t'other way up the M6 tomorrow to go to Roscommon to read and to attend the Hanna Greally Award prize-giving. I judged the poetry end of the comp and it was a great pleasure. I love my winners' poems -  they have real heart and craft. Congrats all.