Gaelcon 36
Gaelcon 36 took place from 25th to 28th October, 2024. We returned again to the Crowne Plaza in Santry. This was the first Gaelcon to have a “specialist” con runner, John Dodd. Our second year here saw some better use of space and amenities, and a welcome increase in attendees.
Venue: Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport, Santry
Con Director: John Dodd
Guest of Honour: Guy Sclanders of greatgamemaster.com
Special Guest: John O’Brien, of Larian Studios’ Dublin office, and a producer on their smash hit gamer, Baldur’s Gate 3
Spirit of Gaelcon winner: Emma Priest
Quizmaster: Graham Turner
Charity Auctioneer: Brian Nisbet returned to the auctioneer role this year, and over €8,000 was raised on the night of the auction!
Charity partners/beneficiaries: BeLonG To and Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland
Gaelcon 36 programme: click here
The photos!
The people:
The Q&A with John O’Brien of Larian Studios, on the making of Baldur’s Gate 3, future plans for Larian and how to get into the games industry:
The charity auction!
The main hall:
Last but not least – the GAMES!
Lorcan Nagle’s (mainly) BattleTech photos:
Mark Hall’s (mainly) BattleTech photos:
Photo credits: Mark Hall and Lorcan Nagle, where credited. Even more of their amazing photos are available here! Uncredited photos are by Anton Sweeney.
Photos are used with permission and unless otherwise noted, are owned by their original creators and are released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence.
Got photos? A cool story about Gaelcon 36? If you have anything you’d like to contribute to the archive – for this or previous Gaelcons – or if you can fill in gaps in our collective memories, please email us at archive@iga.ie!