And the winner is
Grandad February 6th, 2011
I see it’s time for the annual love-fest.
The Irish Blog Awards have come around again.
They are going all foreign this year and are going up to Belfast. The Europa Hotel, no less. The world’s most bombed hotel. I hope hotel management learned from all that destruction because the awards mob are far more damaging than any bomb. It’s no coincidence that the acronyms IBA and IRA are so similar.
I imagine it will be a fairly quiet affair this year though, as a shed-load of sites seem to have disappeared over the last twelve months. I have 170 sites listed in my feed reader and it is scary when I check the inactive sites. I keep telling myself to prune the dead sites out, but then I am afraid I will have very few left to read.
There are some really weird fucking categories this year. “Best Outraged Blog Awards Post”? What the fuck is that? Maybe they mean “Best Outraged Blog Post Award”? That doesn’t make much sense either. Outraged at what? God knows, there is enough to be outraged about so I can imagine there will be quite a few entries there.
I do wish they would change the name of the event though. You know how I hate that word ‘blog’ and I refuse to call this site anything other than a site. They should call it the Irish Awards For The Site That Is Not A Professional Website That Is Updated On A Regular Basis. I would be more inclined to support the IAFTSTINAPWTIUOARB Awards as I would feel more at home there.
There would also be less chance of confusing them with the IRA
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Boy, I was tempted to nominate you for Best Blog by a Politician but I didn’t. You’ve been nominated for Best Personal Blog.
I think you’ve got a shot at that best outraged category myself Grandad. I know absolutely nothing about Irish politics, but I’m getting a keen sense of your outrage on that front. I guess now would be a good time to ask whether you’ve been nominated for that one?
Brianf – Aw shucks! Thanks. I shall think of you when I’m making my acceptance speech.
Denise – I haven’t a clue. Unlike some, I don’t nominate myself, so I will have no idea until the nominations are announced.
The Europa Hotel. Ahh, I remember it well. Hard to believe it’s still there. It had been bombed several times by 1978. 17 I think. Are you going? Get Belfasttaxidriver to run you around.
Holy shite! I spent several nights at the Europa Hotel, back when I was young and knew everything. Nowaday I stay at Marriotts;I lose IQ points, but gain travel points…
Would love to come see you in your cups but I expect they’ll call the ceremony off; I have it on good authority that no one blogs anymore. The whole thing will be somewhat anti-climatic I should expect.
I have only stayed a few nights in the Europa. I was working up there for the vote on the Good Friday Agreement, back in the Bad Old Days
A couple of years ago, I complained that there was no religion/spirituality section, despite the churches being considerably more numerically significant than anything else in the list and never got so much as a reply.
Well Good Luck from me – if you actually want to win an award that is.
I’m not sure you set much score by them?
Put a nomination in for best personal as well.
Ian – Best Specialist? Anyway, don’t worry. I’m pretty annoyed that they don’t have a section for pensioners. We’re in the same boat.
Meltemian – I hold it in greater regard than some of the others. As Homer once said – It’s not the taking part; it’s the winning.
Marianne – *blush*
Ah, the good old annual bitchfest in a swanky establishment who aren’t fully aware what a crowd of bloggers can really do.
The bear better win this year…
Well I decided to vote for you – what a quandary!
Personal Blog? —Yes.
Current Affairs? —Often.
Political? —Frequently.
Humour? —Absolutely.
Rant? — Most of the time.
Outraged? —Sometimes.
I plumped for Personal – Good Luck.
Foreign?! OoooOoooo touchy subject there Grandad. At least it’ll be cheaper than Galway what with our Nordie drink prices.
Best of luck for the nominations Grandad!