Aine Chambers Closes Down Sligozone
It's a sad day Dear Listeners.
The incomparable Aine Chambers has shut down Slizgozone.
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After being alerted by LTA listener Aorund Par that Sligozone was offline I contacted Aine. She told me that after 10 years (!) she's had enough and is ready to "enjoy the web as a surfer only".
I'm sure you'll agree with me that the end of Sligozone will leave the Irish Blogosphere a poorer place - here's hoping that she'll put an archive of the site online - and maybe we can pressure Damien Mulley to make her Queen of the 2nd Annual Irish Blog Awards! , (or least give her some sort of life-time achievement award? I mean how many others do we know in Ireland that have been doing this for 10 years?).
We miss you already Aine.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Phil | January 16, 2007 at 03:43 PM
Oh, Damn! Well, I'm glad I noticed it and brought it to attention, but that's too bad that it's just gone now. I never even got the chance to visit that site, but at least she's still on Youtube and Google Video and stuff like that
Posted by: Aorund Par | January 16, 2007 at 03:56 PM
Well doesn't that just SUCK...... alot!!!
My Fathers family is from county Sligo and I have used Anie's site to research that. This sucks alot! Did I say that already? Anie, I wish you the best in everything you do but I for one shall miss The SligoZone!!!
The Interwebs are a bit less today.
sniff sniff!
Posted by: Brianf | January 16, 2007 at 05:39 PM
Never fear, Aorund Par is here, and guess what I found...
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sligozone.net
PHOOMP! I hope Aine doesn't mind...
Posted by: Aorund Par | January 16, 2007 at 06:02 PM
Alas! Such a loss of such a lass,
Even across the pond there are many who will miss the lift that a visit to Sligozone would add to an otherwise gloomy day! Aine was, and will remain, a unique and wonderful ambassador for everything good about the Emerald Isle. I, for one, will continue to hope that this retreat from the public eye is only a temporal rest for such a beautiful and charming eyeful!
Posted by: The Tennessee Troubador | January 18, 2007 at 05:27 PM
One of the main reasons I plan a trip to Ireland this summer was sligozone.net. Thanks for all the beautiful photos of the scenery, and a cheeky irish lass.
Ten years is an eternity to keep a website updated. My hats off to her. Good Luck!
I miss your site. Thanks for getting me to finally take a trip.
Posted by: Floridian | February 10, 2007 at 09:24 AM
Yep - she's missed by all. And 10 years! Somebody should give her a certificate or something.
Posted by: Jett Loe | February 10, 2007 at 09:41 AM