Archive for February, 2009
This week’s header image on le craic
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Love the colour in this image. The photographer says:
Street musician in Temple Bar area, Dublin. I was taking a photo from the busker, and the girl got into the scene suddenly.
She looks like she’s off to practice for Riverdance or something.
Photo owned by tochis and used under the terms of a CC License.
Irish Blog Awards 2009 Prediction Pool (The Winner)
Posted by: | CommentsRight so, after going through the 18 entries in Blog Awards Prediction Pool, a winner has emerged. I used the list on Slugger O Toole as the official winners list.
The average number of correctly predicted wins was 2.
The one category that got most correct predictions was Best Blog of a Business – won by Blacknight.
The list of predicted wins shows how wide open the Awards are. Anyone considering starting a blog – do it – you have the same chance as anyone else.
And now to the winner of the predictions pool… Drum roll please (apologies for using the ubiquitous Sally Field image)
And the winner is Dan Sullivan who predicted Best Political Blog, Best Newcomer, Best Blog of a Business and Best Group Blog. Congratulations to you.
Thanks to everyone who entered. Now, who’s going to run an Oscars prediction pool?
Irish Blog Awards Prediction Pool (The Predictions)
Posted by: | CommentsUpdate : 12:11pm Sun 22nd – Going with the winners list on Slugger O’Toole as the official list for the competition. Annoucing the winner in a new blog post
Update : 10.40pm Sat 21st – Official winners list not yet on the awards website. Will check for it in the morning and then announce the winner.
18 people entered their predictions for the Irish Blog Awards and here’s who they said would win.
The results will be published on the awards website after the event and that is what I will use to compile the final tally to determine the winner.
Thanks to all who entered & good luck to all.
Best Arts and Culture Blog : The Asylum
Best Blog from a Journalist : Pricewatch
Best Blog of a Business : Blacknight
Best Food / Drink Blog : Cheap Eats
Best Group Blog : The Blog Pound
Best Humour Blog : The Irish Sentinel
Best Newcomer : Tie between Trust Tommy and The National Lottie
Best Personal Blog : Tie between Grannymar and Headrambles
Best Political Blog : Irish Election
Best Pop Culture Blog : Rick O’Shea
Hug story from the train
Posted by: | CommentsVia Alan O’Rourke on Twitter this morning. A letter that appeared in the Metro and a reminder that if we look after each other, we’ll do just fine regardless of whats going on in the world.
Have a happy huggy Friday.
Irish Blog Awards Winners 2009 Prediction Pool
Posted by: | CommentsUpdate : Sat 21st Feb 2009 – Submissions now closed
I’ve got a rather lovely oil painting of the Ha’penny Bridge in Dublin as a prize to the person with most predictions correct in the 10 randomly selected blog award categories below in the Irish Blog Awards 2009. The oil painting is on canvas and is 20” x 24” – would look great on any wall.
To enter – fill in the form – click send – I’ll sort through the entries when the awards results are out. Person with most correct predictions shall win. In the event of a one or more predicting all 10 correctly, I’ll do a draw. The link above takes you to the page with links to all the blogs.
Entries close at 7.55pm on Sat 21st Feb.
Form is below the photo of the painting. Good luck.
