Doctor Who in Ireland
Our Hugo Administrator, Nicholas Whyte, marks the occasion of the 55th anniversary of Dr Who by exploring the series’ Irish connections.READ MORE
Dublin 2019 Blog
Would Paneling – Look Who’s Coming to Dublin 2019
The Dublin 2019 programme is taking shape! Hundreds of fantastical and speculative ideas are being crafted into a schedule that will be truly spectacular. As part of that process, we have identified our next batch of early confirmed programme participants, which we are delighted to share with you! You can view the full list of […]READ MORE
Touring Tuesdays: Biking in The Bog
This week Nigel Quinlan takes us to Lough Boora Discovery Park in Co Offaly. Lough Boora Discovery Park is way out in the middle of nowhere, which is where the best bits of Ireland can often be found. It’s a cutaway raised bog in County Offaly, somewhere between Birr and Tullamore, and can be reached by […]READ MORE
Touring Tuesdays: Through Streets Broad and Narrow – Top 5 Spooky Dublin Locations
By Ruth Frances Long Dublin is a city rich in history, mystery and replete with a host of spooky stories. The city dates from the 9th century, when the Viking settlement at Woodquay was founded. Throughout its long history, Dublin has been a turbulent place. Witchcraft, murder, revolution, secret societies, even whispering mummies, this city […]READ MORE
Touring Tuesdays: Dublin Zoo with CE Murphy
Did you know that in the wild, a happy elephant herd will have all its babies at more or less the same time, so the job of parenting and growing up can be shared? I didn’t know that until I learned it at the Dublin Zoo, which is believed to be the only zoo in […]READ MORE
Would Paneling – The Programme Blog: Harps and Global Wonder
Julia Vee is a member of the Programme blog team. She writes about love, monsters, and space. Julia is a graduate of Viable Paradise. One of the many benefits about being a volunteer for Dublin 2019 – An Irish Worldcon is that I get to learn about Ireland, a place that I know virtually nothing […]READ MORE
Touring Tuesdays: Enniscrone Beach – A Wild Atlantic Wonder by Maura McHugh
When I was growing up in the West of Ireland my parents would wrangle a one-week family holiday during August in the seaside town of Enniscrone in Co. Sligo where we always stayed in the same Guest House. In the pre-Internet age it meant we spent most of our time outside; bouncing on the huge […]READ MORE
From the Chair’s Desk: First Worldcon Rate Ending
Dublin 2019 has had an offer open for those attending their first Worldcon, a specially discounted rate, and it has been very successful. On the 1st of August, we had some 335 First Worldcon members. By the 2nd of September that had leapt to 585, which we were very impressed by, and now it has […]READ MORE
Would Paneling – The Programme Blog: Bringing Your Ideas to Dublin 2019
Ideas are the heart and soul of a Worldcon programme, and we need your ideas to create the best programme yet. “What if?” is not only the underlying question behind great science fiction, it’s also the underlying question behind great Worldcon programming. What if we had a panel of current and former NASA employees who […]READ MORE
Touring Tuesdays: Three Visits to the Ring of Kerry by Sean Williams
This week, Australian author Sean Williams is sure he can make it to the Ring of Kerry, if only he can avoid distractions… There are many sites of archaeological interest in Ireland–40,000 ringforts alone, apparently, a number I totally believe because it seems sometimes you can’t walk ten steps without tripping over a wedge tomb […]READ MORE