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Declan Doody

Editor-in-Chief, part-time super villain and hoarder of cats. If you can't find me writing, I'm probably in the kitchen!

Geek N’ Bake: Harry Potter Dragon Scale Crisps

For the last two days I’ve brought you recipes straight from the pages of the Harry Potter series and I hope you’ve enjoyed them. Don’t panic just yet, there will be more wizard foods coming over the next few days but today I want to get a little bit more creative and try my hand at casting […]

The Arcade Awards 2015 – Vote Now!

You've put your nominations forward now it's time to cast your vote! Games, movies, comics, conventions and even geek legends! Vote now for the best of 2015!

Geek N’ Bake: Harry Potter Chocolate Frogs

Chocolate lovers lend me your ears, eyes and tastebuds! I remember being slightly weird out when watching Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone and the chocolate frogs that Harry bought off the sweet cart onboard the train to Hogwarts, came to life and started jumping all over the place. I don’t like frogs! I do like chocolate! […]

Geek N’ Bake: Butter Beer

I have never tried ‘Butter Beer’ before the weekend. Whenever I heard the name mentioned in the Harry Potter movies my stomach would always gargle and it never sounded that appealing to me. I always envisioned this fatty gloopy mess, served in tall pint glasses with chunks of butter bobbing up and down. I couldn’t have been […]

Geek N’ Bake: Harry Potter Christmas Special

Welcome to a very special edition of Geek N’ Bake. All this week I’ll be bringing you recipes from the wizarding world of Harry Potter and while they may not be Rita Skeeter exclusives, they pack some serious magic as well as flavours to suit all manner of palettes. So wands and recipe books at the […]

Style Saturday: White Walker Winter Wonderland

If you know nothing about liquid latex, stop reading this article and click here instead! The link will take you to an earlier article where we looked at how to use liquid latex for special effects makeup. If you’ve read it or are already pretty versed in it’s use then read on! I love the […]

#ArcadeXmas Day 12 – Hark Now Hear! The PS4 Is Here!

On the 12th Day of #ArcadeXmas TheArcade.ie gave to me… A PS4 Utlimate Player Edition and a copy of Star Wars Battlefront A totally Irish hamper! My every Otaku wish come through! Enough comics to see me through Christmas and then some! The ability to travel back through time… using retro stuff and imagination! Video […]

12 Days of #ArcadeXmas – Winners

Many thanks to the thousands who submitted entries over the last week and a bit! Remember we’re your website and community and we’ll be running many more competitions in the future so stick around! Congratulations to all our winners! Please get in touch with us ASAP to arrange delivery of your prize! Should a winner […]

#ArcadeXmas Day 11 – Nollaig Shona Duit

On the 11th Day of #ArcadeXmas TheArcade.ie gave to me… A totally Irish hamper! My every Otaku wish come through! Enough comics to see me through Christmas and then some! The ability to travel back through time… using retro stuff and imagination! Video Game Swag and Limited Edition Clothing! Books! Glorious books! Acres of DC […]

Dirty Paws Explains Life With A Werewolf Boyfriend

You think your relationships are tough? Ever imagined what life would be like if you loved and lived with a supernatural creature? Well animator Karina Farek gives us an idea in her short animation, Dirty Paws. The adorable short features a same-sex couple sharing a home together and it just so happens that one of them is a […]
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