Damian Mac Choiligh
/ 28 September 2026
Ten Words or Phrases You’ll Hear in Dublin, How to Say Them and What They Mean You’ve finally made it to Ireland. You’ve stepped off the plane into the lovely drizzle and you are heading into Dublin City. Maybe you already know some Irish people,
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Damian Mac Choiligh
/ 21 September 2026
When you first come to Ireland, as soon as you step off your plane or boat and enter a building (or possibly as soon as you boarded that plane or boat!) you will have seen notices and signs in two languages. One is clearly English,
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Damian Mac Choiligh
/ 10 September 2026
The purpose of this blog, indeed of our website, is to bring Speculative Fiction and Fantasy to Dublin and to bring Dublin to SFF. To this end, every once in a while, we will talk to you about writers, artists and other creatives and such
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Dublin 2029 Bid
/ 8 September 2026
The Dublin 2029 bid is just back from the 84th WorldCon in Los Angeles USA, also known as LAcon V, and what a brilliant time we had! We went all out for the LA Worldcon to make sure our Dublin 2029 presence truly shone. We
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Damian Mac Choiligh
/ 4 September 2026
Just on the off chance that you have never heard of Ireland and don’t know anything about it, here are some basic facts about us and about Dublin City itself to get you started. Needless to say there is a clatter of history and politics
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Damian Mac Choiligh
/ 24 August 2026
Welcome to our blog for Dublin’s bid to host the World Science Fiction Convention in 2029 ! The City of Dublin hosted the 77th WorldCon in 2019 and by all accounts it was a wonderful experience for the 6,500+ people who attended in person. So,
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