The Blog Awards Ireland 2012 were held yesterday. Now this is a big deal, a proper big awards ceremony with dinner, drinks and dancing afterwards. I was glued to twitter all evening to get the results, waiting for updates from bloggers I have got to know through my own blog. It was great to follow their evening on twitter, I almost felt like I was there myself. In fact, I was very sorry that I wasn’t there to join in the fun. (I am still wondering about some of the dancing…?)
You may have seen comments from one Mona Wise on some of my posts. In addition to being a Galway girl like myself, Mona has a great blog of her own called Wise Words. I really enjoy reading her blog because it centres around food and cooking but she also includes snippets of family life, events and happenings in Galway and Ireland. Her sense of humour shines through it all. In fact her blog is so good that the Sunday Times (Irish Edition) recently hired Mona and her husband The Chef, to write a weekly column including recipes. Mona also recently published her own memoirs/cookery book called ”The Chef and I”. She’s one very busy lady.
So I was thrilled to hear Mona won four, yes FOUR, awards last night. She won Best Food/Drink Blog, Best Photography Blog, Best Blog by a Journalist, and most importantly of all the overall prize of Best Blog. I recommend you go and have a read of Mona’s blog, I think you will like what you see.
Now there were many other great blogs who made the list of finalists, so if you would like to discover some new reading, why not take a look here: Blog Awards Ireland 2012 Finalists List. You won’t be disappointed. If that’s not enough for you they also have the Short List and Long List of entries there too!
So to finish up for now, an important little statement:
Thank you for passing on this bit of knowledge to those of us not in Ireland.
Hope you find some you like!!
What about your blog?
I made the Short List and was delighted with that – some very strong competition out there. Didn’t make the list of Finalists but there’s always next year!!
Good atttude. I hope next year is the one!
Awww! I was hoping you would win! Maybe next year.
You’re still a winner in my book, just for being nominated! And that is how I discovered YOUR blog…..and have gotten lost for hours catching up on what I’ve missed! Keep up your wonderful musings and pictures.
Aw thanks Susan! I have found lots of great blogs on that list too. Thanks for stopping by – hope you’ll comment again along the way – I love reading reactions to my posts.
Thanks Susie. It would be lovely to be nominated again next year. Either way I will go along to the event just to meet other bloggers and have a bit of fun.
I always enjoy your posts, I love what you are cookin’ up! Thanks for passing on a delicious blog.
Glad you liked it, Clay.
The excitement about last night’s awards was palpable across the sea, Ellie! Hope a good time was had by all – and congratulations, Mona!
Exciting! Thanks for the new blogs to check out!
Thanks for the link, great blog.