We had a fantastic time at our SFF books outreach this weekend at Dublin Comicon, where we gave away over 2500 books to attendees, and chatted to them about fandom, the Dublin 2019 Worldcon Bid, and Irish Conventions. It was great to see so many people excited by what we were doing, and agonising over […]
Hello everyone! Can you believe that it’s been SIX MONTHS since we sat down with James Bacon, our Bid Chair, and he had a brilliant idea. Why not showcase a science fiction, fantasy or horror author from Ireland every week, until the voting for a Worldcon in 2019 happens (and, if we win, onwards to the […]
Behind the scenes, Dublin 2019 have been working hard around the world to bring an awareness of the Bid, and also Worldcon itself, to convention goers and fans everywhere. As well as our parties and convention tables, we also run a books outreach programme, where we give away FREE books from science fiction and fantasy […]
Last Friday, Ireland went to the polls in order to vote in a referendum about whether same sex marriage should be recognised legally. This is the first time that this question has been put to the general vote – previously this law has been passed by various governments, rather than via a popular vote. We’re […]
We’re delighted to announce that after appearances at both Eastercon and Norwescon at the beginning of the month, we’ve hit the 600 paid supporters mark! At present we have the following numbers: Pre-Supporting 458 Backer 6 Friend 100 SuperFriend 11 Subscriber 25 Grand Total 600 Our Chair, James Bacon, has written a few words to […]
Dublin 2019 had fun on St Patrick’s Day going green. Our Volunteers, Supporters, Committee and Bid Team dressed up in green throughout the month and had a great time! Here you can see some of the best photos we were sent, and don’t forget we are always happy to see your images supporting a Worldcon […]
It’s an extra special Irish St Patrick’s Day Fiction Friday!!! It’s St Patrick’s Day on the 17th, although many of you will be celebrating this weekend. (psttt…send us your green photos!) so we have a REALLY special IFF for you this week. Eoin Colfer is one of Ireland’s greatest talent, the current Children’s Laureate for […]
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