Awards, Press, Publicity

Irish Blog Awards Sneak Preview

Gastronom.ie has a sneak preview of the long list for the 2008 Irish Blog Awards in the Food blogs category, and there are some great ones in there and a few new to me. Congrats to everyone!

  1. Well Done Fillet
  2. Val’s Kitchen
  3. English Mum in Ireland
  4. The Humble Housewife
  5. Sour Grapes
  6. Little Bird Eats
  7. What the Waiter Knows
  8. Just Add Eggs
  9. Food Lorists
  10. Ice Cream Ireland
  11. iFoods
  12. Martin Dwyer
  13. Italian Foodies
  14. Eat Drink Live
  15. The Mood Food Blog

P.S. Where is Bubble Brothers?

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Re-use, Recycle, Eat Ice Cream

Bertie with Ice Cream Enda Kenny w. Ice Cream It looks like a photo or two from my brother and my “Caught with Ice Cream” series from last year will find a second life as they should appear on the Tubridy show on RTE television tonight.

I have no idea in what fashion, except I think it will be part of a photo montage. Apologies to Bertie and Enda in advance in case ice cream is used against them. Of course, in my mind, ice cream can only be a good thing, but I’m kind of biased…

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Digital Media Awards Shortlist

Digital Media Awards I received a phone call yesterday to advise me that Ice Cream Ireland has been shortlisted for the 2008 Digital Media Awards in the blogging category. It seems like the ice cream man will need to procure a tux for the event in Dublin (Feb, 2008). I’d be much more comfortable in an old jumper!

The other blogs shortlisted (and congratulations to them!) are:

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Sunday Times Mention

We got a nice little mention in the Style section of today’s Sunday Times. There is a sidebar of chef’s party picks, and Kevin Thornton suggested a 1988 Chateau d’Yqeum, a Sauternes (dessert wine), with our Honeycomb ice cream and a tart tatin. Yum!

I guess I know what I’m going to try for dessert very soon, although I would have to start saving to buy that particular bottle of wine!

Georgina Campbell

Georgina Campbell's Ireland I’m delighted that both of our shops are included in the 2008 Georgina Campbell’s Ireland guide. You can read about their take on the Dingle Shop here…

Also, it seems our raspberry sorbet is good for the vocal chords! Roisí­n Ingle gave us a mention last Saturday in her column…

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Irish Media Directory

Media Directory Jack Murray, the managing director of mediacontact.ie happened into our Dingle shop for a coffee a few days ago, and we had a chat about blogging and publicity. He was kind enough to send me on a copy of his media contacts directory, available as a subscription through their website. It is extraordinarily thorough (it includes print, broadcast, news agencies, associations, politics, government, and every last journalist even here in the wilds of Kerry) and well worth it for anyone doing publicity, whether it be their own or for other people…

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