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Dublin and Belfast Quidditch Teams Heading for Tournaments in Europe

January 15, 2017 Niamh Ennis

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Over the past few months I have tried to keep you up to date with this exciting new sport and it’s development in Ireland, and more recently Northern Ireland. It had humble regional beginnings in a university in Galway and the national team fought bravely in last year’s World Cup. But the sport has come […]

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Geeks On Tour – Hidden Dublin

December 9, 2016 Aoife Fealy

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It’s easy to spend a day in Dublin but when you’ve spent the majority of your adult life living in and around the city, you start to look for something new, or at least a little bit different. For quite a small city, especially compared to other capitals of the continent (London has twice the […]

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Quidditch: Ireland’s Up and Coming Sport

November 24, 2016 Niamh Ennis

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Although rumours of a Quidditch movie made on location in Wexford are far from true, Quidditch is making its way into Ireland. At present there are at least five active teams in the country. Most are associated with universities, much like how the sport sprung up in America. Dublin city alone has three teams (DIT?), […]

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Consoles

GameStop To Host PlayStation VR Events

October 20, 2016 Brian Dooley

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Sony PlayStation Ireland announced they are teaming up with GameStop Ireland to host PlayStation VR events around stores in Ireland. 10 shops will participate in the event and will allow participants to experience PlayStation VR up until November. Check out your nearest store for booking details or head over to PSVR events page to keep up to […]

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Made In Ireland – Vigilantes Kickstarter Announced

September 30, 2016 Brian Dooley

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As part of a new feature on The Arcade to show case home grown talent in games development, Made In Ireland would like to kick of with a look at Vigilantes. Vigilantes features tense tactical battles with fists, firearms and explosives, deep character development, surveillance operations, memorable allies, and a wide range of equipment to loot, buy and […]

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Dublin Quidditch Team At DIT Freshers Week

September 20, 2016 Niamh Ennis

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Dublin’s premier Quidditch team is moving forward with it’s plan for world domination by recruiting at major local universities. The newly named team, the triple alliteration of Dublin Draoíchta Dragons, has a new logo and is gearing up for Freshers Week at DIT’s Grangegorman campus. The no longer fictional sport is known for gathering around […]

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Books

Huge Turnout For Cursed Child Launch In Dublin

August 1, 2016 Niamh Ennis

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The biggest Harry Potter birthday party in Dublin town got going around 10pm in Hodges Figgis in Dawson Street on Saturday night. The occasion, other than the joint birthday of Harry and his beloved creator, was the official release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child screenplay. When the doors opened at 10pm, the queue had […]

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Team Ireland’s Heads Are Held High After Quidditch World Cup

July 28, 2016 Niamh Ennis

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Quidditch Ireland released a statement today regarding the team’s first trip to the Quidditch World Cup, and it’s an inspiring one. We previously reported that Team Ireland were up against difficult odds in their first pool. They played against world class Belgium as well as 2016’s eventual winners Australia. It is this writer’s opinion that […]

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Here Are Your Eirtakon 2016 Guests of Honour

July 23, 2016 Lauren Murphy

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Eirtakon have announced a double whammy of guests for the 2016 convention this November. Renowned voice actors John Swasey and Luci Christian will be attending as special guests of honour. Luci is a professional actor internationally known for her voice work – her career also spans stage, television, radio, industrial, and anything else she can book. […]

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Ireland vs Belgium Quidditch World Cup to be Live-streamed + Match Times

July 23, 2016 Niamh Ennis

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Quidditch Ireland’s official Facebook page has just updated with the match times for the Quidditch World Cup this weekend.  We previously reported that Team Ireland would be attending the Quidditch World Cup for the first time this year and the games were to be held in Frankfurt, Germany, The Team, consisting of 21 players of Irish […]

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