It’s Irish Fiction Friday time, where we showcase SFF from Ireland to encourage you to support the bid for Worldcon in Dublin. Today we’re bringing you something special from a giant of the SFF world: Doctor Who. Johnny Byrne is an Irish writer, born in Dublin, who wrote several classic Doctor Who episodes including The […]READ MORE
Today it’s time for The Chat with the fantastically talented Susan E Connolly! What are you working on now? What excites or challenges you about this project? I am currently working with the BBC on a potential near-future SF TV show. It has everything! Gore! Emotion! Love! Challenges of prejudice! Intricate discussions of medical economics […]READ MORE
Jo Zebedee is one of our supporters and has been really involved with promoting Dublin 2019 online from the start. She also helps to organise Women Aloud – a series of events in Northern Ireland celebrating women authors. She’s a prolific new author, and has previously featured on IFF after she sent us some free […]READ MORE
by Lynn O’Reilly (and with thanks to all the people who’ve helped us to update this page!) You’ve spent a long day Dublin’s fair city, perhaps on a long journey around the city’s museums and tourist spots, or an equally long and tiring walk around the halls of a convention centre. You’re in need of […]READ MORE
What’s the collective noun for a group of birthdays? A cake? A bumps? Whatever it is, it was the anniversary of James White’s birthday last week and so this week’s Irish Fiction Friday squeezes in a celebration of one of our most famous and beloved science fiction authors. The Sector General series of 12 books […]READ MORE
We’ve been gradually serialising Rob Hansen’s adaptation of fan history ‘Then’ for the last year. This time, we’re reaching the end of his account, but we’re also reaching a discussion that has become a central part of fandom and inclusion for years. How do we keep old and new fans happy? How do we welcome […]READ MORE
We’ve skipped a couple of Irish Fiction Fridays recently because there’s been so much going on, but today we’re back with an article about Flann O’Brien. It was the 50th anniversary of his death on the 1st of April, and we wanted to share some writing about this iconic Irish author with you. An iconic […]READ MORE
Can you spot Bekka in this picture ;)! Today we continue our series of chats with authors and creatives who support our Bid for a Worldcon in Ireland for the first time. Bekka King is an author who lives in Seattle but is of Irish descent. Her work is features Irish mythology and is often […]READ MORE
We do love Saoirse Ronan. She’s a rising Irish star and she’s already shown us how to pronounce Irish names, and tried to teach Stephen Colbert how to perfect his accent! Today however, she demonstrates the definitive, Irish (and therefore best), way to make a cup of tea. Of course, we’ll be greeting you with […]READ MORE
From lakes and mountains, to beehive huts and castles, this beautiful video showcases the beauty and wonder of Ireland. Using the words of Irish people, it takes you on a journey across Ireland, through its history, and around the music and culture it is so famous for. We think the only problem might be having […]READ MORE
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