Siliconrepublic.com wins ‘Best Technology Site’ at Web Awards 2011

23 Oct 2011

Siliconrepublic.com editor John Kennedy and the site's web master Adam Renardson collect the award for 'Best Technology Site' at the Realex Irish Web Awards 2011

For the fourth year running, Siliconrepublic.com has been awarded Best Technology Website at the Realex Irish Web Awards 2011.

The awards are now in their fourth year running and the event, which was held at Dublin’s Mansion House, was the 11th event run together by blogger Damien Mulley and by 2FM DJ Rick O’Shea, who served as master of ceremonies at the event.

Mulley and O’Shea’s event partnership began six years ago with the Irish Blog Awards. The Irish Web Awards were spawned four years ago and earlier this year Mulley announced he was stepping aside from the Blog Awards and planned to concentrate on a new project: the Irish Social Media Awards.

The Grand Prix at the Realex Irish Web Awards 2011 last night was won by new online news site The Journal.ie, which is less than a year old, and which also scooped the Best Web Only Publication last night.

Winners at the Realex Irish Web Awards 2011:

Best Online PublicationThe Irish Times

Best Web Only PublicationThe Journal

Best Radio Website98FM

Best Independent PodcasterThe Comic Cast

Best Sports Site – Kilkenny Triathlon Club

Best Music SiteGoldenplec

Best Entertainment WebsitePop Culture Monster

Best Arts Website – Temple Bar Gallery + Studios

Best Technology SiteSiliconrepublic.com

Best New AppEx Ordo

Most Innovative WebsiteSafeText

Best Discussion ForumPolitics.ie

Best Government and Council WebsiteMilitary.ie/Defence Forces Ireland

Best Education and Third-Level WebsiteScience Gallery

Best Student Web or Social Media ProjectCoursehub

Best Irish WebsiteGaelport

Best MicrositeCheffactor.ie

Best eCommerce WebsiteHairy Baby

Best SME/Small Business WebsiteThe Organic Supermarket

Best Mobile SiteDublin Bikes 2 Go

Best PracticeEx Ordo

Most Beautiful Website in IrelandThe Organic Supermarket

Most Useful Website in IrelandFatCheese.ie

Web Agency of the YearX Communications

Grand Prix – The Journal.ie

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John Kennedy is a journalist who served as editor of Silicon Republic for 17 years

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