REVEALED: Ireland’s best blogs and bloggers rewarded at Blog Awards Ireland 2017

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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 Ask the Photographer: Best Cameras for Bloggers 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