Irish Blogs

The  Irish blog awards were announced two weeks ago.  The subject matter ranges from pop culture to politics to gastronomy. Fiú, tá earnáil ann do bhlagála trí mhean an ghaeilge. You can click above and investigate for yourself but a few are worth a mention.

Suzy Byrne’s blog Maman Poulet won for having the best  news & current affairs blog. This also won her the grand prix prize for best blog. Her post The Status of Politics on the Internet in Ireland is worth checking out.  If you haven’t already do click on the Irish Times article on her post.

It is interesting to see Irish politicians embracing online resources to campaign. It’s not as impressive as Obama but I’m sure in a century they’ll get it right when this ‘extremely mountainous’ country of ours gets 100% broadband coverage.  When (or if) this happens, it should be made mandatory for all politicians to utilse the internet for their campaigns.  It would be environmentally friendly and would partially solve the disgraceful litter problem this country has.

The second blog of note is iGaeilge. Being a fan of the Irish language I was drawn to this winner and then discovered the winner was my cousin, Concubhar! Well call me biased, but as we learn in the blogosphere isn’t that what it’s about, subjectivity?!

In fairness, Concubhar Ó Liatháin comes from a long line of native Irish speakers in Cúil Aodha, West Cork. He also worked as an editor for the Irish Newspaper, Lá Nua. The Irish spoken in this part of the country is fíor ghaeilge. It is a small Gaeltacht near Macroom, so if it’s irish authenticity you want check out this blog. The topics covered range from current affairs, culture and news. Bain trial as!