Hi. I’m waving from the North of Ireland, land of giants and myths and, more recently, Game of Thrones. I can see why much of Game of Thrones has been filmed in this landscape. It’s a land of contradictions, soft and fairy-like with glens and waterfalls, bleak and hard in other parts. The sea crashes, […]READ MORE
The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, has written a special welcome to Dublin 2019 and to all of its members.READ MORE
As Worldcon 76 closes in San Jose, Dublin 2019 becomes the next Worldcon. Our Chair James Bacon looks forward to what’s in store.READ MORE
When it flows past the Convention Centre in Dublin, the Liffey River is a major waterway and feature of the city. It is also almost at the end of its journey, emptying into the Irish Sea not much further downriver. But its origins are much more humble, and tracing its route takes you from the […]READ MORE
A Cháirde! (Hello Friends!) Welcome to “Would Paneling” (thank you Janice Gelb for the name), the new monthly Programme Blog for Dublin 2019. We’ll be releasing sneak previews of Programme items, alerting you to deadlines, and giving you a peek behind the curtain at how our Programme division makes the magic happen. In this first […]READ MORE
I have spent time working with the Promotions and Press team, helping them prepare for Dublin Comic Con, acquiring free books, magazines and comics, and next weekend, will be with a big team of Dublin staff, as we engage, chat and talk about Dublin 2019 in The Convention Centre Dublin at Dublin Comic Con. The […]READ MORE
This week Oisín McGann takes us to County Meath in search of castles… Anyone visiting Ireland for the first time will quickly discover that County Meath has a number of the most significant archaeological and historical sites in the country. Whether it’s the Hill of Tara, former seat of the High Kings, or Newgrange, the […]READ MORE
Once upon a time… By Pádraig Ó Méalóid Once upon a time we would have written ‘Once upon a time’ as ONCEUPONATIME. But, because Ireland was never invaded by the Romans, we invented the space between words instead. And copyright. Sort of. This is not as crazy as it sounds. Christianity first reached Ireland in […]READ MORE
This week Ruth Frances Long takes us on a journey into the mystical world of Dubh Linn… One day I was mooching around in Dublin (it was my birthday, I was allowed to mooch) and I found an angel. I didn’t just find an angel, as it turned out. I found a whole world. A […]READ MORE
This week Nigel Quinlan takes us into the wilds of Connemara… Drive vaguely and meanderingly northwest out of Galway city, following signs for Connemara or Clifden or Sheep On The Road or Invasive Species Do Not Eat. Through Oughterard with its pleasant riverside park on the far side, Maam Cross with a rather musty replica […]READ MORE
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