Blog Awards Ireland 2012

They're baaaack!

The Osprey Hotel

The awards used to be run by Damien Mulley, they were called Irish Blog Awards.  But this year they are run by Amanda Webb, Lorna Sixsmith and Beatrice Whelan. They will be taking place on October 13th 2012 in The Osprey Hotel, Naas.


One of the organisers has informed me that nominations are open in June and they will have some new categories.



The categories used in the Irish Blog Awards are below:
Best Popculture blog,
Best Food/Drink Blog,
Best Lifestyle,
Best Music Blog,
Best Photo Blog,
Best Technology Blog/Blogger,
Best Sport and Recreation Blog,
Best Blog of a Business,
Best Arts and Culture Blog,
Best Blog from a Journalist,
Best News/Current Affairs Blog,
Best Group Blog,
Best Political Blog,
Best Blog of a Politician,
Use of the Irish Language in a Blog,
Best Specialist Blog,
Best Newcomer,
Best Youth Blog,
Best Personal Blog,
Best Science/Education Blog,
Best Humour Blog,
Best Blog Post,
Best Blog.


If you want more information on Blog Awards 2012 then have a gander on their Twitter, Facebook or web page.


Best of luck to all bloggers out there. Who knows, I might even get a nomination, become a finalist and maybe even a winner of one category, or maybe...maybe....I might win in a few categories. Then I could spruce up my teacher cv and boast to the bloggershpere that Moloney King Is A WINNER..........


Phew! Long breath....wow I just realised that I like having stamps of approval. Man, I am such a nerd......nominate me?!?!


EDIT: I know I should stick to one area on my blog but so far...I haven't! I blog about teaching, creative writing, the arts, popculture and technology. So my query would be what category would I fit into if people were nice enough to nominate me?


Mhhhhh I suppose I could slot into Best Technology, Best Newcomer, Best Personal Blog, Best Science/Education Blog,  Best Blog Post and or Best Blog.

But what do I know?

Read So Hard

If you are a subscriber you may have noticed some typos in the email posts. I am blogging on the go, using my phone or iPad and the small screens can be difficult to spot typos. We're still cool, right?


Did any of you guys watch "Safe House"? Well if you did you would have heard an excellent soundtrack. One song in particular was outstanding and difficult to source by Jay-Z and Kanye West. We had to resort to buying a CD, it wasn't even on iTunes or YouTube! I mean who buys cd's?!


Elusive right? Long story short this song has now been sampled with different lyrics and it is deffo one for the readers out there.

The parody is written by Annabelle Quezada, it also features, is directed and produced by her.


Some of the best lines include; "You use a Kindle? I carry spines. / Supporting bookshops like a bra, Calvin Klein." and "You ball so hard, OK you’re bowling / But I read so hard, I’m JK Rowling."

Pop culture at its best, watch it here - Bookshops by Annabelle Quezada


PS. Yes, I do know that is not the full name of the song but I'm a primary school teacher, and children's book writer, I never want my brand associated with inappropriate language. Mr. West and Mr. Z could have picked a nicer title....but what do I know!