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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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New Fantastic Beasts Trailer Revealed at SDCC

July 25, 2016 Niamh Ennis

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The Harry Potter fandom got excited when it was announced that Fantastic Beasts was to have a panel at this weekend’s San Diego Comic Con. Only trickles of news have been revealed thus far and this was an opportunity for more details and a new Fantastic Beasts trailer to be released. As we reported earlier this […]

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Top Ten Tyrannical Tropes

July 24, 2016 Luka Costello

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Villains.They come in all shapes, sizes and tropes. Without them there would be no conflict and thus no story. So today, we’re looking at our favourite villain tropes and the wonderful executors of them. The Mandatory Villain’s Song Disney pretty much owns this trope. They provide countless examples such as the iconic bad guy anthem ‘Be […]

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All the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Release Details: Dublin

July 18, 2016 Niamh Ennis

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Rumours of a Cursed Child movie that emerged once Warner Brothers trademarked the name recently were quelled by a Rowling spokeswomen who said: “This type of trademarking is standard practice.Harry Potter And The Cursed Child is a stage play, with no plans for there to be a film.” Therefore fans are still holding out for the […]

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Team Ireland Heading For Frankfurt Quidditch World Cup

July 17, 2016 Niamh Ennis

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With only a week to go to the Quidditch World Cup in Frankfurt Germany, The Arcade is getting behind Team Ireland. The team, made up of twenty one players of Irish descent from both Ireland and the UK, has been drawn into pool 2 for the first round, joined by teams from Belgium, Australia and Slovakia. This is Ireland’s […]

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Details On Fantastic Beasts Movie Released

July 17, 2016 Niamh Ennis

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With Fantastic Beasts, the latest in the Harry Potter franchise, hitting cinemas in November, updates are finally starting to come through the internet. The original rumours that it was to be the first of a trilogy were starting to look true as Potter maestro and Tarzan director David Yates has confirmed Rowling has written the second […]

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Geeks on Tour – Lovely London

July 8, 2016 Niamh Ennis

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In this edition of ‘Geeks on Tour’, we’re taking a look at some lesser known geek spots in London City. As a massive Harry Potter fan I decided to visit some related places while I was in town seeing Harry Potter and The Cursed Child. London is a city that is chock-a-bloc with things to see […]

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Pottermore Reveals More About Ilvermorny

June 30, 2016 Niamh Ennis

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The latest reveal of Harry Potter site Pottermore is quite fun, if the information part is a bit long. Since the website reverted from the original almost game-like website in September last year there was some outcry from fans. Those who really enjoyed playing through the stories and making potions, even when they were hard to […]

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Geeky Goodies – Harry Potter Edition

June 27, 2016 Niamh Ennis

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With Potter fandom at its peak with the eight story play in full swing in the West End and Fantastic Beasts coming to cinemas later this year, we are delving into the Harry Potter goodies market. Lego Dimensions An early look at the upcoming Lego Dimensions sets was leaked before E3 this year and among […]

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Second Open Quidditch Training Hits Dublin This Sunday

June 25, 2016 Niamh Ennis

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Dublin Quidditch is relatively new but is going well so the time is ripe for new members to join. After the Arcade’s first article on this group was published there was some buzz from readers hoping to learn more and more importantly when the next session would be. The team founded primarily by two experienced […]

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