Irish Blog Award Week

So this coming Saturday, March 1st, is the 3rd Annual Irish Blog Awards (well I think its the 3rd time). All details can be found on the Official Website but all places are gone. You can still turn up but you might not get a seat.

You should go anyway's as the following may or may not happen allegedly:

- Damien will receive a lifetime achievement award for services to blogging (sponsored by Young Fine Gael)
- Twenty to receive an award for use of the English language (sponsored by Young Christians of Ireland)
- Una to receive an award for hat wearing (sponsored by John Magnier)
- Tom to get an award for support of Irish rugby (sponsored & presented by Eddie O'Sullivan)
- Bock to get the best Limerick blog award (sponsoredby Dolores McNamara)
- Bernie to get the award for award giving & services to award giving (sponsored by Hollywood writers association)
- Bloggorah will get the award for best blog post July - Dec '07 (sponsored by Union of Irish Models)

And the special presenters award to Rick for presenting awards (sponsored by Ray Foley)

Hope everyone enjoys the night.

A 'Hell' of a surname

This is a fantastic story from the Examiner today.

A Catholic school in Australia refused to admit a new pupil because of his surname which is....wait for it....Hell!!

Yup. Class.