This year (for the first time since the event's inception) I've decided not to attend the Irish Blog Awards. The reasons for my non-attendance are as follows.

1) I'm …

After almost a full month away from the keyboard (a month partially spent hunting lake monsters, and getting very wet, in Connemara), I return to bloggerly duties clutching a Waterford Crystal-esque award to my bosom.

Many thanks to …

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Another year, another head-butt in the nuts. This blog's sixth and seventh Irish Blog Awards nominations went the same sorry way of the previous five. End result - diddly squat. I think …

Another year, another fustar.info washout. We came, we saw, we danced, we mingled, I drank numerous pints of Guinness and…as they'd say in Limerick, "We wan nah-tin".

Since I was absolutely certain that Sinéad …

The shortlists for the Irish Blog Awards have been announced, and though there were a number of surprising omissions (including a few people I'd voted for), there are also many fine blogs included.

I'm taken aback (though pleased) to …

News reaches us that fustar.info has been 'long listed' in 2 categories for the upcoming "Irish Blog Awards":

1) Best blog/blogger.

…and…

2) Best Arts and Culture blog.

The online voting (open to the public) has now started with a view …