2008 winners were as follows: MLA of the year: Naomi Long MLA Up and coming politician: Daithi McKay MLA Journalism Award: David Gordon Representatives external to Northern Ireland: The Rt Hon. Peter Robinson MP, MLA Local Council of the Year: Belfast City Council Local Newspaper of the Year: The Impartial Reporter Councillor of the year: Deirdre Nelson Committee Chair of the year: Danny Kennedy MLA Political blogger of the year: Nevin Taggart (NALIL) Jobsworth Award: Assembly Commission. The 2009 awards were scheduled to take place on 24 November at The Black Box in Belfast. The 2010 awards were going to see a change in format. Awards In March 2012 Slugger made the longlist for the blog section of the Orwell Prize... Winner the Peace Through Media Award 2009 Shortlisted for Politics Online's "The Top 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics" 2006 and 2009. "Best Website of the Month" and specially commended in the "Website of the Year Award" at the BT GoldenEye T Awards in May 2006. First in the "Best Political Blog" section in the Dublin based Irish Blog Awards in 2006. In 2005 it won "Best European Political Weblog" in the first Satin Pajamas competition held by A Fistful of Euros. . It won the New Statesman "New Media Award" for community and information in 2004. References External links Slugger O'Toole - website Mick Fealty - personal website Irish Blog Awards - Award site British political blogs Websites of Northern Ireland Internet properties established in 2002 Irish political websites Northern Ireland political mass media