Andrew Whitson: Eclectic Fascinations By Oisin McGann Arguably Ireland’s most accomplished illustrator of Irish-language books, Andrew was born in Belfast, but moved to Scotland as a young child, then to Wales, before finally moving back to Belfast in time to start secondary school, where he started making money from art commissions. He achieved an Honours […]READ MORE
In part 1 we explored the remnant of Dunseverick Castle and the Giants Causeway, but our day was only half over, so onwards we march… Leaving the Giant’s Causeway behind us, we contintinued in a north-westerly direction along the clifffs. Soon we came to Runkerry House, an imposing building holding station atop the cliffs. It […]READ MORE
People come to blows over which is the most beautiful county on our island. It’s always Kerry or Galway or Donegal, with Wicklow elbowing to the front now and again, claiming to be “the Garden of Ireland”. But sometimes, you get better advice from the dead than the living. Especially the ancients. Those who are […]READ MORE
It was a bit of a gloomy August morning, with a hint of rain, as the bus dropped us off by Dunseverick Castle, the remains of a 6th century fort on the Antrim coast. It’s perhaps not the most impressive fort, as there’s almost nothing castley still standing, though it’s not hard to see why […]READ MORE
Last weekend, we had our first all-staff meeting in the Convention Centre Dublin, which was the culmination of considerable amounts of work, and it went very well. One of those pieces of work has been the ongoing negotiations with our facilities, including hotels, and it became clear that despite great efforts, our hotels are more […]READ MORE
Olivia Golden: Keeping the Complicated Simple By Oisin McGann After a getting a first class honour in Visual Communication at DIT Mountjoy Square, Olivia Golden threw herself into the small, but extremely varied world of commercial illustration in Dublin, producing work for design, advertising, publishing and editorial clients, including the likes of Glaxo Smithkline, Kraft […]READ MORE
Where All the Big Lads Hang Out… by Pádraig Ó Méalóid It’s the middle of August 2019, and you’re in Dublin for Worldcon – a Stranger, if not in a Strange Land, at least in a strange city. A strange city with many secrets, which sometimes only the locals truly know about. You’ve heard all […]READ MORE
Hectic Weekend – Warhoon 28 and 5 days to our price rise. We have a full weekend ahead of us, with representatives from Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon at Norweson in Seattle and in Harrogate at Eastercon in Britain. At Eastercon we will be selling copies of Warhoon 28. This artifact of beauty is a […]READ MORE
Happy St Patrick’s day. I hope you are enjoying the day, where you are. In Dublin at today’s St Patrick’s day celebrations, Mark Hamill will be in the Presidents stand, marking the connection both his own Irish heritage and his participation in Star Wars, parts of which were filmed in Ireland. In fiction, it is […]READ MORE
Link to page for more details: Instalment plan page Link to media releases here: https://dublin2019.com/about/press/ Dublin 2019 introduces new payment plan option to spread the cost of attendance Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon has announced a new payment scheme which enables members to spread the cost of their attending membership over an extended period, while also protecting […]READ MORE
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