Winners Announced at The V By Very Blog Awards Ireland 2017
On Thursday 5th October 2017 at the ACADEMY, Dublin, the best bloggers in Ireland were recognised at the 2017 V by Very Blog Awards Ireland. Over 400 guests celebrated the Irish blogging community along with Hosts Lords of Strut who were finalists in the 2017 Britain’s Got Talent live shows.
With over 2,000 blog nominations and over 1200 making the Longlist, it was one of the biggest year’s yet for the award. There were three rounds of judging, the first two rounds by public judges followed by the final round by industry experts and media/journalism and PR professionals. Patrick Hanlon and Russell Alford, the food/travel blogging duo, the Gastrogays were awarded the highest accolade of the evening, the“Blog of the Year” having received the highest scores across all the rounds of judging.
Rossa Butler of Littlewoods Ireland and V by Very said of the awards, “ V by Very exclusive to Littlewoods Ireland are honoured to be involved again for the 2nd year in the Ireland Blog Awards which showcases just how great Irish bloggers are.”
MC’s Lords of Strut hosted for the evening bringing their unique take on the theme for the evening, “Movie Icons”, and engaged and encouraged all with some fusion dance moves. The 400 attendees were invited to come dressed as their favourite Movie Star or Hollywood icon. V By Very also spoiled up with a preview of their AW collection with a glamour selfie mirror where guests could strut their stuff on the red carpet and take a snap of their outfit to be shared across social media.
Congratulations to all Winners and Finalists!
2017 Winners
Best Arts & Crafts Blog
Personal
Winner: EvinOK
Silver: Cottage Notebook
Bronze: Where Wishes Come From
Commercial
Winner: Carol Feller
Silver: Jessica Loves
Bronze: Mark Stephens Architects
Best Arts & Culture Blog
Personal
Winner: Luwd Media
Silver: Eirecana
Bronze: Irish Heritage & Identity Blog
Commercial
Winner: Writing.ie
Silver: No More Workhorse
Bronze: FollowTheCamino
Best B2B Blog
Personal
Winner: Off Message
Silver: Gobblefunked
Bronze: Retro Gamer Ireland
Commercial
Winner: Spiderworking
Silver: New Frontiers Entrepreneur Development Programme
Bronze: The Blacknight Blog
Best Beauty Blog
sponsored by theBalm
Personal
Winner: The Beautiful Truth
Silver: Lovely Girlie Bits
Bronze: Sarenabee
Commercial
Winner: Amara Aesthetics
Silver: Thérapie Clinic Blog
Bronze: Araya’s Beauty Blog
Blag Gaeilge is Fearr
sponsored by Foras na Gaeilge
Personal & Commercial Combined
Winner: Gael Trip
Silver: Sadhbh Devlin
Bronze: nadubsabu.com
Best Blog Post
Personal
Winner: Falling Half in Love With Strangers
Silver: The Clothesline
Bronze: The Ultimate Guide to Walking the Everest Base Camp Trek Independently
Commercial
Winner: Ask the Photographer: Best Cameras for Bloggers
Silver: 8 Tips on how to survive working from home this summer
Bronze: 10 Things You Should Never Do At A Friends Wedding
Best Books & Literature Blog
Personal
Winner: Gobblefunked
Silver: M. Dympna
Bronze: Cover to Cover
Commercial
Winner: Ballyroan Reads
Silver: The O’Brien Press Blog
Bronze: YAPS!
Best Current Affairs / Politics Blog
Personal
Winner: An Sionnach Fionn
Silver: Ciaran Tierney
Bronze: HeadStuff
Commercial
Winner: Slugger O’Toole
Silver: Disordered World
Bronze: Campaign Canvassing
Best Diaspora Blog
Personal & Commercial Combined
Winner: Three Sons Later
Silver: The Reluctant Emigrant
Bronze: Considering The Lilies & Lessons From the Field
Best Digital & Tech Blog
Personal
Winner: TheEffect.Net
Silver: techbuzzireland.com
Bronze: FurCoatsNoKnickers
Commercial
Winner: The Wolfgang Blog
Silver: The Blacknight Blog
Bronze: Elite Gamer
Best Education & Science Blog
Personal
Winner: Dr. How’s Science Wows
Silver: Stair na hÉireann / History of Ireland
Bronze: Limerick’s Life
Commercial
Winner: Engage Live
Silver: SketchUp Hub
Bronze: Way Out West
Best Fashion Blog
Personal
Winner: Hannah Hawkshaw
Silver: Violinkit
Bronze: Elegance by Emer
Commercial
Winner: The Style Fairy
Silver: Killer Fashion
Bronze: The Hen Planner
Best Film & TV Blog
Personal & Commercial Combined
Winner: HeadStuff
Silver: Scannain
Bronze: Luwd Media
Best Finance Blog
Personal & Commercial Combined
Winner: Informed Decisions
Silver: Fenero
Bronze: Taxback.com Blog
Best Food & Drink Blog
Personal
Winner: The Tiny Vegan Kitchen
Silver: Procrastibake
Bronze: One Man’s Meat
Commercial
Winner: Recipe Guru
Silver: Baby Led Feeding
Bronze: Lidl Recipes – More For You
Best Food Review Blog
Personal & Commercial Combined
Winner: Gin & Griddle
Silver: Where Is My Teaspoon?
Bronze: Bibliocook: All About Food
Best Gaming Blog
Personal & Commercial Combined
Winner: GamEir
Silver: Elite Gamer
Bronze: TheEffect.Net
Best Health & Wellness Blog
Personal
Winner: The Skinny Dolls’ Journey
Silver: The Healthy Tart
Bronze: The Flourishing Pantry
Commercial
Winner: Gym Bunny
Silver: Holly.ie
Bronze: MS and Me
Best Interior Design / Architecture Blog
Personal
Winner: diynewb.ie
Silver: Homeware Huntress
Bronze: The House that Will
Commercial
Winner: Bear Blog
Silver: Optimise Design Blog
Bronze: SketchUp Hub
Best Lifestyle Blog
Personal
Winner: Louise O’Connell
Silver: Cupid or Cats
Bronze: Totally Ró
Commercial
Winner: Office Mum
Silver: Coast Monkey
Bronze: Mykidstime.com
Best Marketing & Communications Blog
Personal
Winner: Ben Cotton
Silver: Iliyana’s Blog
Bronze: FurCoatsNoKnickers
Commercial
Winner: The Wolfgang Blog
Silver: Digital Training Institute
Bronze: Spiderworking
Best Music & Pop Blog
sponsored by Alcatel
Personal & Commercial Combined
Winner: Moo Kid
Silver: The OB
Bronze: The Last Mixed Tape
Best Parenting Blog
Personal
Winner: Leanmeanmomma
Silver: Mum’s Makeup Bag
Bronze: My Little Babog
Commercial
Winner: The M Word
Silver: Mummy Cooks Baby and Family Recipes
Bronze: Dublin Family Doulas Blog
Best Photography Blog
Personal
Winner: Disused School Houses: Notes and Photographs
Silver: Kieran Russell Landscape Photography Blog
Bronze: The Traveloguer
Commercial
Winner: Engage Live
Silver: Happy Memories Photography
Bronze: Donal Doherty Photography
Best Sports Blog
Personal & Commercial Combined
Winner: Motorsport.ie
Silver: PBM (Princess Bitch Mittens)
Bronze: Topgear.ie
Best Travel Blog
Personal
Winner: GastroGays
Silver: Journalist On The Run
Bronze: Wandering On Travel Blog
Commercial
Winner: OnTheQT
Silver: CaminoWays.com Blog
Bronze: FollowTheCamino
Best Vlog
Personal
Winner: How To Get Your Sh*t Together
Silver: Dainty Dress Diaries
Bronze: My Food Travels
Commercial
Winner: Eimear McElheron
Silver: OnTheQT
Bronze: BallinEurope
Blog of the Year
Personal & Commercial Combined
Winner: GastroGays
