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March 2, 2008
Posted 2 years, 8 months ago on March 2, 2008
Chapters bookshop on Parnell Street, Dublin 1, have organised a signing event on Friday 28 March with three of the authors who will be attending this year’s P-CON SF Convention, which takes place that weekend in the Central Hotel in Exchequer Street, Dublin 2.
The authors signing include C.E. Murphy, the convention’s Guest of Honour; Juliet E McKenna; and Oisín McGann. The signing will take place from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, after which all parties involved will be going over to the Central Hotel for the official launch of P-CON at 8.00pm.
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January 2, 2008
Posted 2 years, 10 months ago on January 2, 2008
Some forthcoming events on the SF calendar for 2008, both locally and further afield:
Event: Orbital (Eastercon 2007)
Date: 21-24 March
GoHs: Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, China Miéville, Charles Stross
Location: Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow, London, UK
Event: P-CON V
Date: 29-30 March
GoH: C E Murphy
Location: Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
Event: Denvention 3, the 66th Worldcon
Date: 6-10 August
GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
Event: Discworld Convention 2008
Date: 22-25 August
GoH: Terry Pratchett
Location: Hilton Metropole Hotel, Birmingham, England
Event: Mecon 11 (Incorporating Unicon 22)
Date: 29-31 August
GoH: TBA
Location: Queen’s University Students’ Union Building, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Event: Octocon
Date: 18-19 October
GoH: TBA
Location: Royal Dublin Hotel, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1, Ireland
Event: Dublin City Comic Con
Date: November
GoH: TBA
Location: TBA
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November 6, 2007
Posted 3 weeks, 6 days ago on November 6, 2007
The Second Annual Dublin City Comic Con takes place in the Tara Towers Hotel, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, over the weekend of Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th of November.
Guest of Honour is Jim Lee, and other guests include Simon Bisley, Doug Braithwaite, CB Cebulski, Paul Cornell, Andy Diggle, Adi Granov, Jock, John McCrea, Steve McNiven, Mark Millar, Steve Mooney, Ben Oliver, Carlos Pacheco, Nick Roche, Liam Sharp, and Stephen Thompson. If you’re not sure who any of these are, follow the links on the site’s Guests’ Bios page.
Most importantly, you can now Buy Tickets Online for the con. Just go to the con’s Pre-Order Tickets page to buy your tickets via PayPal.
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September 28, 2007
Posted 3 years, 2 months ago on September 28, 2007
SubCon, a regularly held comics convention, takes place this Saturday, the 29th of September, in the Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2.
Guests include Ian Boothby, Simon Furman, Pia Guerra, Leah Moore, Steve Niles, John Reppion, and Brian Talbot, as well as a whole heap of local talent, including the incandescent Bob Byrne.
The doors open from 10am to 5pm, and admission is €10.
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May 27, 2007
Posted 3 years, 6 months ago on May 27, 2007
When I made my initial listing of forthcoming events for 2007, there were a few pieces of information missing, as various things had not been announced yet. Date and venues have since been forthcoming, as well as further guest information, so here is the updated position on the Irish SF and Comic Conventions for the next 12 months.
3 – 5 August 2007: Mecon X: SF Convention
Venue: QUB Elms Centre, Queens Elms, Malone Road, Belfast
Guest of Honour: Iain Banks
Other Guests: Paul Cornell, Ian McDonald, Leah Moore, C.E. Murphy, John Reppion, Alastair Reynolds, Michael Scott Rohan
13 – 14 October 2007: Octocon: SF Convention
Venue: Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
Guest of Honour: Alastair Reynolds
Other Guests: TBA
17 – 18 November 2007: Dublin City Comic Con: Comics Convention
Venue: TBA
Guest of Honour: Jim Lee
Other Guests: C.B. Cebulski, Paul Cornell, Andy Diggle, Adi Granov, Jock, Steve McNiven, Mark Millar, Steven Mooney, Michael Avon Oeming, Ben Oliver, Carlos Pacheco, Nick Roche, and Liam Sharp
29 – 30 March 2008: P-CON V: SF Convention
Venue: Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2
Guest of Honour: C E Murphy
Other Guests: TBA
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March 26, 2007
Posted 3 years, 9 months ago on March 26, 2007
UT Events have announced a major Doctor Who Convention to be held in Belfast in May 2007.
Genesis takes places in Park Avenue Hotel, Holywood Road, Belfast on Sunday 27th May 2007, and guests at the event include Colin Baker, who played the 6th Doctor; Louise Jameson, who played Leela, the companion to the 4th Doctor in 1977 – 1978; and Annette Badland, who played Margaret Blaine, a member of the Slitheen. More information about the guests is available on UT Events’ Guests’ Page.
Prices for the event currently stand at STG£30 for adults and STG15 for children under 12, with under 12s to be accompanied by a paying adult. No Euro prices are listed, but if you multiply by 1.5, you’ll get a general idea of what it costs.
The event runs from 9am until Midnight, and includes Guest Question & Answer Sessions, Autograph Opportunities, Official Photograph Taking and Prize Giveaways.
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March 15, 2007
Posted 3 years, 9 months ago on March 15, 2007
Octocon, the National Irish Science Fiction Convention, have announced their Guest of Honour for 2007, in the person of Alastair Reynolds.
The convention takes place in the Glenroyal Hotel in Maynooth on the weekend of 13th & 14th of October 2007. Their website will be updated shortly, and other guests will be announced as they are confirmed. Updates will appear here from time to time.
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February 25, 2007
Posted 3 years, 10 months ago on February 25, 2007
After a protracted break over the winter, I’m back with a list of forthcoming Genre events from now to the end of the year. I’ll be at a lot of these events, so I hope to see some of you there.
23 – 25 February: Leprecon 28: Gaming Convention
Venue: Trinity College, Dublin 2
6 March: Unlikely Society Table Quiz
Venue: Cassidy’s Bar, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2.
Doors open 8pm, all welcome.
10-11 March: P-CON IV: SF Convention
Venue: Wynn’s Hotel, Dublin 1
Guest of Honour: Kim Newman
26 April: Launch of third Freak Show graphic novel, Ain’t That Peculiar
Venue: The Sugar Club.
Writer and artists present, along with two bands playing songs inspired by the work. Doors open 8pm, all welcome.
20 May: Dublin Toy & Train Fair
Venue: Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin 3
9 – 10 June: Vaticon XIII: Gaming Convention
Venue: UCD, Dublin 4
3 – 5 August: Mecon X: SF Convention
Venue: QUB Elms Centre, Queens Elms, Belfast
Guest of Honour: Iain Banks
16 September: Dublin Toy & Train Fair
Venue: Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin 3
13 – 14 October: Octocon: SF Convention
Venue: Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
Guest of Honour: TBA
27 – 29 October: Gaelcon: Gaming Convention
Venue: TBA
End October: Horrorthon Film Festival.
Venue: TBA
17-18 November: Dublin City Comic Con.
Venue: TBA
Guests announced to date: Jim Lee, Michael Avon Oeming, and Steve McNiven.
18 November: Dublin Toy & Train Fair
Venue: Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin 3
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January 31, 2007
Posted 3 years, 10 months ago on January 31, 2007
It’s less than 40 days to the next P-Con. This year’s Phoenix Convention, the fourth, will be held in Wynn’s Hotel on Abbey Street in Dublin over the weekend of the 10th and 11th of March next.
Guest of Honour at the convention is Kim Newman. Other guests include the editorial team from Albedo 1, Michael Carroll, Paul Cornell, Raven Dane, Diane Duane, George Green, Conor Kostick, Oisin McGann, Juliet E McKenna, Ken MacLeod, Deborah J. Miller, Leah Moore, Peter Morwood, C E Murphy, John Reppion, John W Sexton, Colin Smythe and Charlie Stross.
More information as always from the P-Con website.
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October 23, 2006
Posted 4 years, 2 months ago on October 23, 2006
Here’s a quick overview of a few current and forthcoming event here in Ireland for the rest of 2006, in roughly chronological order.
HORRORTHON: IFI 26 October – 30 October
The ninth annual Horrorthon film festival takes place in the Irish Film Institute, Eustace Street, Dublin 2 from the 26th October to 30th October 2006.
CORALINE: Various Venues October – November 2006
Neil Gaiman’s novel Coraline, adapted for the stage, and performed by Púca Puppets, is touring the country, and has been for a wee while now. You can catch it in the Project Arts Centre until the 28th of October, then in the Mermaid Arts Centre in Bray, Co. Wicklow on the 1st of November, the Source Arts Centre in Thurles, Co. Tipperary on the 9th of November, and finally in the Solstice Arts Centre in Navan, Co. Meath from 16th November to 18th November.
WORLD GHOST CONVENTION: 27 October – 3 November
The World Ghost Convention 2006 takes place in Cork City Gaol, Sunday’s Well, Cork on Friday, October 27th at 8 p.m.
Full details here.
BELFAST BOOK FAIR: 11 November
Michael Perkins of Queen’s SciFi says:
Just a quick note to let people know that the 24th Belfast Book Fair (promising “Paperbacks, hardbacks, novels and books on every conceivable subject”!) will be held in the Wellington Park Hotel, Malone Road, on Saturday 11th November from 10am – 5pm.
Admission is £2 (£1 concession).
ONE MAN STAR WARS: SPIRIT 13 November – 25 November
Charles Ross’s One Man Star Wars should be fairly self-explanatory. It’s running in Spirit on Middle Abbey Street for two weeks during November, and you can book tickets here
DUBLIN COMIC CON 25 November
I’ve already mentioned this here, but also wanted to mention that the previous night, Friday the 24th November, there will be a big Charity Table Quiz in aid of Crohn’s Disease.
John Hendrick of The 3rd Place says:
We’re hosting a pub quiz on Friday the 24th of November upstairs in the Bull and Castle Pub at Christchurch. It will be a selection of questions and topics from Comic Books to General Knowledge.
A table of 4 costs €40 and all the con guests will be attending so it’s your chance to get up close and personal for a beer with some of comics best writers and artists. Who, by the way will have their own team and have already boasted to me that they think they’re going to win this. What’s even better is all proceeds from the night are going to charity, so you can’t say fairer than that.
After the quiz we’ve got the venue for the night so we’ll be able to stay on there until the wee hours of the morning in preparation for the con the next day. Anyone interested in coming along should let me know and anyone who can’t get a full team together I’ll hook up with other participants.
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