Max
/ 11 November 2026
A Beginner’s Guide to Joyce’s Dublin I have been repeatedly surprised or perhaps impressed by the number of SFF readers, young and old, who have found joy and delight in James Joyce’s renowned novel, Ulysses. It is one of the greatest novels in twentieth century
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Max
/ 4 November 2026
For our second post on Hallowe’en reads, we will give you some alternatives to the hefty Gothic novels we discussed back in October. Sometimes you want something that can be read in an evening; a ghost story before bed, a creepy tale over a cup
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Damian Mac Choiligh
/ 31 October 2026
Samhain – The Origins of Hallowe’en As you are reading this post, we are heading to that night known throughout the anglo-phone world as ‘Hallowe’en. Throughout much of the western world, people will be dressing up in costumes, decorating their houses and in other ways
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Max
/ 7 October 2026
If you love fantasy, you already know Ireland’s stories, even if you have not yet read them. Gods who arrive in clouds of mist. A king who loses his hand and gains a silver one instead. A hero who sails to a land where nobody
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Damian Mac Choiligh
/ 5 October 2026
The purpose of this blog, indeed of our website, is to highlight the links between Speculative Fiction and Fantasy and the city of Dublin. To this end, every once in a while, we will talk to you about SFF writers, creatives and such of their
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Max
/ 1 October 2026
This month’s word is fáilte You have already seen this word; it’s right at the homepage of this website and was used in our first post. So you probably know its meaning already – it is the word used in Irish Gaelic to welcome someone
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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
/ 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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