This weekend was the Irish Blog Awards in Galway where most of the irish blogosphere got together in one place to celebrate and recognise the great blogs and bloggers out there. This ‘ere blog got nominated but didn’t make the cut to the shortlist. Bummer. But on the plus side, I didn’t have to worry about an acceptance speech and was able to have that extra Rum & Coke courtesy of Captain Morgan 😉
The awards themselves were great, superbly organised by the King of Blogging Damien Mulley and hosted on the night by the smooth and sexy-voiced Rick O’Shea. Last year we had a wedding, this year…a funeral. For the death of Blogging no less. Complete with coffin, pallbearers (I was one of them!) and an overexcited smoke machine, the entrance to the night was worthy of an MTV awards ceremony stylee.
Congratulations to all of the winners, I was especially chuffed for my pals, Sabrina Dent, Pat Phelan, Sinead Cochrane, Culch.ie and Beaut.ie. I was delighted to see Laura McGonigle recognized for Best Blog by a Politician and she convinced me to register in her constituency because I have recently moved there!
The annual Pre-Event to the Blog Awards is the Ladies Tea Party, organised by Sabrina Dent and this year held in the lip smackingly gorgeous G Hotel. I have been to The G before and *adore* the decor but I had never been to the Linda Evangelista Suite which is so decadent, there are barely words. Zebra head on the wall? check, King Size bed owned by Linda Evangelista herself? Check. Free standing bath with flatscreen plasma embeded in the wall of the bathroom? Check. This suite had EVERYTHING, including a balcony and Galway even obliged us with beautiful weather so we were able to enjoy the view.
As an extra treat this year, the bathroom was set up as a Nail Bar and most of the ladies present got their talons painted for the evening ahead.
Image Courtesy of Jen Davis
Many thanks to all of the lady bloggers who came, chatted, drank and did impromptu manicures. Thanks to L’Onglex the sponsors for the generous freebies of nail varnish remover in gift bags AND for supplying the nail bar goodies, to Curious Wines for the vino
All I can say is….can’t wait for next year. It won’t be Dublin, Cork or Galway….so I wonder where we will be headed and what hotel we will be having the tea party & awards in?! One thing is for sure: Bloggers sure know how to party!
