Web 2.0 Ireland

The IWA08 was an enormous success for Damien Mulley. Already looking forward to next year. The winners were:

• Best Online Publication - sponsored by Red Cardinal
  • Irish Times
• Best Radio Website - sponsored by IGOPeople
  • Phantom FM
• Best Podcaster - sponsored by Irish Mortgage Brokers
  • Playlist Mix
• Best Videocaster - sponsored by eType Ireland
  • RTE
• Best Sports Site - sponsored by Spinnakerpro.com
  • munsterfans.com
• Best Music Site - sponsored by UMusic.ie
  • State Magazine
• Best Entertainment Website - sponsored by Sensorpro.net
  • Entertainment.ie
• Best Technology Site - sponsored by BH Consulting
  • Silicon Republic
• Best New Web Application/Service - sponsored by InterTradeIreland’s SeedCorn
  • Poll Daddy
• Most Innovative Website - sponsored by iQ content
  • Pixenate
• Best Discussion forum - sponsored by Brand Ignite
  • Boards.ie
• Best Government Website - sponsored by Interactive Return
  • Aras Kids
• Best Council Website - sponsored by Peter Donegan Landscaping Ltd
  • Dublin.ie
• Best Third Level Website - sponsored by the Irish Computer Society
  • Access NUI Maynooth
• Best Education website -
  • FIS Book Club
• Best eCommerce / Services Website - sponsored by Cybercom
  • Spicendipity
• An Suíomh Gaeilge is Fear - sponsored by Edgecast Media
  • Focal.ie
• Best Practice - sponsored by Lightbox
  • Pix.ie
• Most Beautiful Website in Ireland - sponsored by Beaut.ie
  • Twitterfone
• Most Useful Website in Ireland - sponsored by DoneDeal.ie
  • Irish Times
• Most Accessible Website - sponsored by iQ content
  • Kanchi
• Grand Prix Best Website - sponsored by Moviestar.ie
  • Boards.ie

200 folk already registered for Moviestar.ie Irish Web Awards

Event is on on October 11th in Dublin - great opportunity for community to come together and it should be fantastic.

Everyone is welcome too. You don’t need to be nominated, you don’t need a cool web2.0 service or a fancy blog.

Signup Now for a great night - only 30 euros

Competition is _always_ a good thing and I’m excited to see the launch of the Irish Web Awards by Damien Mulley. The existing events in Ireland have served a particular niche for several years but there is a rich range of sites out there that never get a look-in, mainly by virtue of cost, lack of mainstream profile and perhaps because they are not commercial.

Nominations will open soon and I already have a bunch of names in my head for the various categories. The event is on October 11th in the Radisson SAS Dublin. Hopefully we’ll see plenty of nominations made by all those across the road in UCD.

Sponsorship slots are still available with the anchor sponsor being Moviestar.ie