Welcome to the home of the Irish Games Association and Gaelcon!

Unlike a typical Irish gaming convention, players sign up for their larps in advance. After the schedule goes live, there will be a few weeks for first round ticket sales. These players will then be able to submit preference forms and be allocated to larps. We will try to give everyone their first preference, but some reshuffling may be needed to make sure every larp can run. Second round tickets will then be released at a premium price to fill the remaining spots.

Mothú will take place on Saturday July 12th, 2025 at the Teacher’s Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin. In terms of accessibility, please note most events will take place on the top floor, and there is no elevator in the building.

The IGA presents: Gaelcon 37

The Irish Games Association hosts Ireland’s oldest independent gaming convention, Gaelcon. In 2025, it takes place from October 24th – 27th. Gaelcon 37 takes place at Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport, Northwood Park, Santry Demesne, Dublin 9, Ireland.

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News from the IGA

Who are we?

The Irish Games Association CLG is dedicated to promoting gaming in Ireland, by running, supporting and publicising gaming events, while seeking to communicate and cooperate with others that do likewise.

The IGA engages in a number of activities designed to further its stated aim of promoting gaming in Ireland and has evolved substantially over its lifespan. Originally, the IGA was a group composed of different gaming interests from around the country who came together to organise an event known as Gaelcon. Since that time, a number of changes have taken place, and the IGA has expanded into other fields.

The goal of the IGA is to help the gaming community in whatever way possible, be it by organising events, providing information, or offering what assistance it can to others who are working on behalf of the gaming community in Ireland. If you are running an event and need some assistance or some friendly advice please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

What is Gaming?

The term ‘gaming’ when used in this context does not refer to gambling or any pastime that involves betting money. For us, “gaming” is a group of different hobbies which share some common links: it’s about having fun, it’s social and it’s a good break from the day-to-day of the real world. Outside of that, there is some contention over what counts as gaming and what doesn’t! The Irish Games Association is primarily involved in organising events involving non-electronic gaming: Boardgames, Collectible Card Games, Tabletop Roleplaying, Live Action Roleplaying and Wargaming.

Roleplaying is a social pastime, based on storytelling and imagining yourself as a character within the story. Wargaming is tactical competition; like a more complicated version of 3D Chess, and includes a wide variety of custom painted miniatures. Collectible Card Games consist of a wide variety, far too many to cover here. There’s a decent article about them on Wikipedia which is a very useful reference!

Ultimately, it’s all about people meeting up with their friends and having fun!

Who we are not

The IGA are not a representative body for the video games industry. For information on this please visit Imirt the Irish Game Makers Association website.

The IGA are not a representative body for the casino/slot machine gaming industry. For information on this please visit the Gaming and Leisure Association of Ireland website.

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