Next stop, Dublin 2019!
As Worldcon 76 closes in San Jose, Dublin 2019 becomes the next Worldcon. Our Chair James Bacon looks forward to what’s in store.
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Touring Tuesdays: The Route of the Liffey – Part 1 by Fionna O’Sullivan
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 […]
Would Paneling – The Programme Blog: GDPR, Prizes, and 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 […]
Touring Tuesdays: The Largest Norman Castle in Ireland by Oisín McGann
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 […]
In the Beginning
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 […]
Touring Tuesdays: Through Streets Broad and Narrow with Ruth Frances Long
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 […]
Touring Tuesdays: Round Renvyle with Nigel Quinlan
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 […]
Paint me a picture: Andrew Whitson
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 […]
Touring Tuesdays: Portballintrae and Dunluce Castle
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 […]
Touring Tuesdays: Where The Tombs Have No Name by Peadar O’Guilín
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 […]