Are you familiar with many of these?
The great and good of Ireland’s blogging community were rewarded for their efforts at the annual Blog Awards Ireland at a ceremony in the Academy in Dublin on Thursday.
Bloggers in a vast array of categories were nominated for the awards, with 5,000 blogs submitted and a total of 1,200 blogs making the longlist.
The judging included three rounds; the first two, which were voted by the public and the final round was judged by media, journalism and PR professionals.
Patrick Hanlon and Russel Alford, the food/travel blogging duo behind The Gastro Gays were awarded the highest accolade of Blog of the Year having received the highest scores across all rounds of judging.
You can see the list of winners below and for a full list of finalists, check out the Blog Awards Ireland website.
The V By VERY Blog Awards Ireland Winners List
Blog of the Year
GastroGays
Best Arts & Crafts Blog
Commercial Winner: Carol Feller
Personal Winner: EvinOK
Best Arts & Culture Blog
Commercial Winner: Writing.ie
Personal Winner: Luwd Media
Best B2B Blog
Commercial Winner: Spiderworking
Personal Winner: Off Message
Best Beauty Blog
Commercial Winner: Amara Aesthetics
Personal Winner: The Beautiful Truth
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Commercial Winner: Falling half in love with strangers
Personal Winner: When do I get the manual
Best Books & Literature Blog
Commercial Winner: Ballyroan Reads
Personal Winner: Gobblefunked
Best Current Affairs/Politics Blog
Commercial Winner: Slugger O’Toole
Personal Winner: An Sionnach Fionn
Best Diaspora Blog
Combined commercial and personal: Three Sons Later
Best Digital & Tech Blog
Commercial Winner: The Wolfgang Blog
Personal Winner: TheEffect.Net
Best Education & Science Blog
Commercial Winner: Engage Live
Personal Winner: Dr. How’s Science Wows
Best Fashion Blog
Commercial Winner: The Style Fairy
Personal Winner: Hannah Hawkshaw
Best Film & TV Blog
Combined commercial and personal: HeadStuff
Best Finance Blog
Combined commercial and personal: Informed Decisions
Best Food & Drink Blog
Commercial Winner: Recipe Guru
Personal Winner: The Tiny Vegan
Best Food Review Blog
Combined commercial and personal: Gin & Griddle
Blag Gaeilge is Fearr
Combined commercial and personal: GaelTrip
Best Gaming Blog
Combined commercial and personal: GamEir
Best Health & Wellness Blog
Commercial Winner: Gym Bunny
Personal Winner: The Skinny Dolls’ Journey
Best Interior Design/Architecture Blog
Commercial Winner: Bear Blog
Personal Winner: diynewb.ie
Best Lifestyle Blog
Commercial Winner: Office Mum
Personal Winner: Louise O’Connell
Best Marketing & Communications Blog
Commercial Winner: The Wolfgang Blog
Personal Winner: Ben Cotton
Best Music & Pop Blog
Combined commercial and personal: Moo Kid
Best Parenting Blog
Commercial Winner: The M Word
Personal Winner: Leanmeanmomma
Best Photography Blog
Commercial Winner: Engage Live
Personal Winner: Disused School Houses: Notes and Photographs
Best Sports Blog
Combined commercial and personal: Motorsport.ie
Best Travel Blog
Commercial Winner: OnTheQT
Personal Winner: GastroGays
Best Vlog
Commercial Winner: Eimear McElheron
Personal Winner: How To Get Your Sh*t Together
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