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#IBA 10 !

James — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:02:34 +0000

Irish Blog Awards 2010 (aka #iba10 to Dan Boyle and the like) is here again. Delighted to see that for the third year in a row I have been nominated for an award.

This year I feature in two categories, this blog is in under ‘Best blog by a politician’ which I quite like as before I was lumped in with ‘political blogs’ which was good company sure, but difficult on a competitive level where the categories differed subtly. Some were dedicated commentators and analysts (including some professional journalists) and others were trying to knock out a few words when time permitted to give a local heads up. So the new category makes sense and is better suited here.

During the past year I also joined the team at IrishElection.com which is a previous multi-award winner and I would like to think their new recruit’s alternate analysis and keen counterpoint to the anti-establishment bias gives them a more complete portfolio and may even nudge the award back into the IE camp again. This time with me joining them in the winners’ enclosure of course

Full list of nominations and categories here:

http://awards.ie/blogawards/2010/02/20/2010-irish-blog-awards-nominations/

Comments please..

James — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:52:44 +0000

Hello everybody. I’ve been blogging since late 2007 and have received a nomination in each year for the ‘Blog Awards’, the 2010 instalment of which is almost upon us. Each year I’ve received a citation and made the long list which is nice in itself but I haven’t yet reached the critical mass which would propel me onto a shortlist or get people to take notice. Partly I write because it’s therapeutic, partly because I often have strong views which I feel the need to release upon the world, but in a large part I write for feedback. I want to know what people think, do people agree or disagree, am I on the money or off the wall. Comments (feedback) are the lifeblood of blogging. I would like to know that someone is out there. A blog needs to have dialogue for it to be real. Otherwise I might as well write a closed book diary.

So I’m making an appeal. If you like this blog or if it provokes you in any way please say so. Just try leaving a comment after you read a post. Tell your friends, spread the word. Lionise or lacerate, your choice. But either way I’d love to hear your views..

PS To those of you who already comment thankyou it is much appreciated.

Survived first count at the Irish Blog Awards

James — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:13:09 +0000

Stop Press – I’ve been nominated for the ‘Irish Blog Awards‘ !

The Oscars of the Irish Internet Industry, it is quite an honour to be nominated while my blog is still in infancy (3 months old:)

I received a citation from FirstPartners, a pillar of the blogging community, where I was noted as a minority voice amidst the tide of anti-establishment counter culture that pervades the net.

I’m under the ‘Best Political Blog’ category and the shortlisting is currently in progress. So first count done, may not reach quota this year, but fingers crossed I won’t be eliminated too early!!