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Live: 2011 Irish Blog Awards

2011 Irish Blog Awards

The sixth annual Irish Blog Awards are almost upon us and we’re here to cover the proceedings in full. Starting this afternoon we’ll be live blogging and tweeting during the build-up, and throughout, the awards ceremony.

The ceremony will begin at 8pm in the Europa Hotel, Belfast, and as always will be hosted by RTÉ 2FM DJ Rick O’Shea. This article will automatically update as we publish new content. Alternatively, you can follow our updates on Twitter, or search the official #iba11 hashtag.

We’re extremely grateful to be among the finalists in the Best Technology Blog/Blogger category and wish all other finalists the best of luck tonight!

Update: Scroll down to see a list of all #iba11 winners.

We’re curating a list of Irish blogs & bloggers, starting with the #iba11 nominees http://bit.ly/gDBLFr let us know if we have missed anyone.

Sunday 19:31pm

The Irish Blog Awards attendees wish Grannymar a happy birthday #iba11

Sunday 18:38pm

So concludes our not so live coverage of #iba11. It’s been fun attending, and attempting to cover, our first official event. Also, a big thanks to all our new followers!

Sunday 18:04pm

Grannymar takes to the stage with an air guitar at the 2011 Irish Blog Awards.

Sunday 01:30am

A few photos from the Irish Blog Awards 2011http://on.fb.me/hebPUa More to come in the morning, once we find that cable #iba11

Sunday 01:08am

The winners of the 2011 Irish Blog Awards

Best pop culture blog – m0vie.wordpress.com
Best food/drink bloq – thedailyspud.com
Best lifestyle blog – stitchesfabricandsoul.com
Best music blog – nialler9.com
Best photo blog – rogeroverall.net/blog
Best technology blog/blogger – conoroneill.net
Best sport and recreation blog – arseblog.com
Best blog of a business – davidairey.com
Best arts and culture blog – vulgo.ie
Best blog from a journalist – irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord
Best news/current affairs blog – broadsheet.ie
Best group blog – giyireland.com
Best political blog – cedarlounge.wordpress.com
Best blog of a politician – dylanhaskins.ie
Best use of the Irish language in a blog – igaeilge.wordpress.com
Best specialist blog – assistdogautism.blogspot.com
Best newcomer – nessasfamilykitchen.blogspot.com
Best youth blog – siobhanb.blogspot.com
Best personal blog – annierhiannon.blogspot.com
Best science/education blog – frogblog.ie
Best humour blog – welldonefillet.com
Best blog post – Being Depressed just means you’re not a moron
Overall best blog – arseblog.com

Saturday 21:53pm

Our live blogging plans didn’t happen tonight due to WiFi restrictions in the event room. All of tonight’s winners can be seen in our Twitter stream though.

Saturday 18:15pm

The entrance to the Blog Awards

Saturday 18:10pm

@damienmulley, @TrustTommy and others hard at work with finishing touches for #iba11

Saturday 16:10pm

Best of luck to everyone today, epsessially our fellow technology blog/blogger nominees

Best Technology Blog/Blogger

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Saturday 15:44pm

Our venue for this evening

Saturday 15:43pm

After a bit of trouble getting online we have access – and photos

Albizu Garcia

Albizu Garcia is the Co-Founder and CEO of Gain -- a marketing technology company that automates the social media and content publishing workflow for agencies and social media managers, their clients and anyone working in teams.