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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

So, whether you're arriving in Dublin for the first time or coming back for the hundredth: fáilte! ☘️

Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This gives fáilte a richer sense than the word welcome, as it captures the positive reception or gladness associated with their arrival. The word has remained part of the Irish language for centuries and is now one of the most recognisable Irish words, appearing on signs and in greetings!

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🌱 Where does it come from? Fáilte comes from Old Irish fáilte, so its history goes back well over a thousand years! It means welcome or hospitality, and is related to the idea of receiving or welcoming someone, and the joy associated with their arrival.

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

📖 How is it used? You’ll often hear fáilte in phrases such as “Fáilte romhat” as a welcome (literally, “welcome before you”), or “Céad míle fáilte”, meaning “a hundred thousand welcomes.”

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The f is pronounced normally, while the t is softened, giving the word its distinctive -cheh or -teh ending. Around areas of Dublin you might even hear hear a much more throaty FAWL-tcha too!

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This month’s word is fáilte - meaning welcome 🗣️ How do you say it? Fáilte varies by Irish dialect and the final sound is not pronounced identically throughout the provinces of Ireland. Roughly it's either FAWL-cheh in the Northern counties and around Dublin, or FAWL-the in the Southernmost regions

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Whether you're a volunteer working on the bid, or it's your first time meeting us, you'll be made very welcome. We have booked a table in Tapped on Nassau Street, from 6pm until at least 8pm, so drop in whenever suits you.

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

You’re invited! The volunteers behind the Dublin 2029 Worldcon bid get together on the second Monday of every month. Our next session is coming up on Monday 12th October! We'd love to meet anyone else from the wider Dublin SFF community and anyone passing through on the day 💙

A photo of 3 women sat in a booth seat at a window. They are all holding up their drinks to cheers the camera. There is food on the table in front of them.

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Whether you can give €20 or €350, every contribution brings us a little closer to making Dublin 2029 happen 🩵 Go raibh míle maith agaibh! #worldcon #dublin2029 #sff #sciencefiction

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

There are several levels of support to suit different budgets, all explained on our website. Ready to spare a few yo-yos? Head over to our website and choose the level that works for you: dublin2029.ie/support-the-...

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Support the bid – Dublin in 2029

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Your donations help us to run our fantables - like the one Philippa is sat at here - put on our parties and sponsor events at other conventions, and as an added bonus for you buying a pre-support now will become an attending supplement and is the cheapest way to get your convention membership!

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A little Dublin slang for you: yo-yos. That's what we call euros, as in, “A head of cabbage will set you back 2 or 3 yo-yos.” Why are we telling you this? Putting together a Worldcon bid costs money! Our bid is looking for support from those in the wider SFF community who have the means to help!

A photo of Philippa sat at the Dublin fantable at Octocon. She is a white woman with chin-length blonde hair wearing glasses and a black and white patterned top with a Dublin 2029 badge pinned to her chest. The table has an Irish flag spread over it with flyers, bookmarks, badges and sweets spread over it. There is a large Dublin 2029 standing banner behind the table.

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Watch the full video of Our Crossroads Lit by Story and Star, now on our YouTube channel! www.youtube.com/@Dublin2029 #music #ireland #irish #dublin2029

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Our Crossroads Lit by Story and Star Teaser - full video tomorrow, only on our YouTube channel! www.youtube.com/@Dublin2029 #music #ireland #irish #dublin2029

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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The last of our programme highlights posts is about some of the fun & games happening at Octocon! We have a scheduled RPG, boardgames, and online games, plus our annual charity table quiz (in Cork) followed by karaoke sponsored by the @dublin2029.bsky.social Worldcon bid. octocon.com/2026/09/prog...

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Programme Highlights: Games and Amusements - Octocon

Octocon loves gaming! This year, thanks to some valued volunteers, we're running games in person and online. We also celebrate the return of our charity

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Join us on our journey lit by story and star with your own merch, bridging off from Dublin to a world of curiosity, authenticity and solidarity 💙 Get your merch and support the bid at the same time via our Redbubble shop! www.redbubble.com/people/dubli...

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Dublin2029 Shop | Redbubble

Dublin2029 is an independent artist creating amazing designs for great products such as t-shirts, stickers, posters, and phone cases.

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

You might have noticed us soft launching our new logo around Eurocon and LA Worldcon, and we are very excited to share our new logo with everyone! After much discussion and deliberation, based on the original art by Shevaun Frazier, we have our new logo!

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We’re looking for volunteers attending @octocon.bsky.social to help staff our fantable! Come have a sit, chat about the bid, and give out ribbons and sweets 🐙 There’s even a sign up form so you can still go to all your favourite items - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

A drawing of a red octopus sat surrounded by books, and white boxes containing more books. It is holding open a book with a blue cover which has a red octopus with a unicorn horn. Behind it is a figurine sat on top of a box of a red octopus with a black helmet and a black blaster gun.

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

You can find out more about the history of the word and it’s context soon on our blog - dublin2029.ie/blog/

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Welcome to our Blog! – Dublin in 2029

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

There’s not many languages where ‘mh’ and ‘bh’ are pronounced ‘v’, or ‘d’fh’ is used to express the past tense for a verb beginning with f! To kick-off our introduction we’re starting strong (and without scary spellings) with Éire (pronounced AIR-eh), meaning Ireland 🇮🇪

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

While most people in Ireland, especially in Dublin, speak English, the first national language is actually Irish! It’s probably very different from any languages you’re familiar with because it doesn’t descend from any Germanic, Romance or Slavic languages and can have some scary-looking spellings

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Attending my first Worldcon in Dublin in 2019 was an experience I will never forget, knowing I played a really small part in making it happen made that more special and made me hooked for life! Find out more about volunteering and join the team here - dublin2029.ie/volunteer/ ☘️ 🇮🇪 🐑

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Volunteer – Dublin in 2029

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I got to help build up the world con as a ‘Move in, Move out’ volunteer and I got more and more excited as I realised people travel from all over the world to help out and started hearing about the history of previous Worldcons.

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I thought this was a small job and it wasn’t, but I loved every minute of it! My proudest moment was helping run an event in the Science Gallery with astronaut Janette Epps. I loved hearing her talk about her experience and getting to meet her afterwards.

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I was excited and knew I wanted to help - little did I know what I was getting myself into! When I got home I got my membership and signed up to volunteer, but was doing other things for a while. I jumped back in a few months before the con as administrator of the Fringe Division.

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I heard about the Hugo awards for years on the Escape Pod podcast, and I always thought they were something that happened in the USA only. I was flying to a conference in Germany when someone from Scotland told me that Worldcon was coming to Dublin, my home town.

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We’ve been hitting the streets (our Discord server) to ask our volunteers about how they got into convention volunteering and what it is that keeps bringing them back for more! Declan was the Fringe Division Administrator for Dublin 2019, and now he’s joined the Promotions team for Dublin 2029 🧵

A photo of Declan with Janette Epps at Dublin Worldcon2019. Janette is stood on the left - she is a black woman with her hair tied back. She is wearing a purple headband, and a dark purple cardigan over a dark top. Declan is a white man with grey hair tied back and sunglasses on his head. He is wearing a brown blazer with a Star Trek pin badge, a striped shirt, and a Dublin 2019 Staff membership badge on a lanyard.

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Travel 🅿️ Car parking: Dawson St Car Park 🚈 Tram stops: Trinity, Dawson 🚌 Bus stops: College Green #sciencefiction #fantasy #dublin #ireland #Worldcon #fanmeetup

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Accessiblity ♿️ Fully wheelchair accessible 🍕 Vegetarian and vegan food is available 🍹 Non-alcoholic drinks are available

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Whether you're a familiar face or it's your first time joining us, you'll be made very welcome. Come by for a pint or whatever takes your fancy. We'd love to see you there! 📍 Tapped, Nassau St., Dublin 🗓️ 6pm, Monday 14th September

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Are you around Dublin? Come along to the Dublin 2029 Monthly Meetup! We get together on the second Monday of every month for a chat, a bit of craic, and the chance to meet others from the community. Come join us at Tapped on Nassau St on Monday 14th September from 6pm!

A photo of 2 women sat in Tapped, with more people in the background. The are sat shoulder to shoulder, with a crocheted octopus in the middle of them on their shoulders. The woman on the left is white with short blond hair and a light pink top, and is holding up a half-drunk pint. The woman on the right is squeezing her eyes shut as she smiles. She is a white woman, who has brown hair tied back, and is wearing a blue top and cardigan

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Hi Llyr, we talked to our tech folks and the only way we see OneLink can save card info is if the option is selected, or if it was saved from a previous transaction. If you go to the wallet section of your account on their website you can delete any saved payment methods there 😊

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Support the bid and become a future member here - dublin2029.ie/support-the-... Supporter: €20 Adult Friend Support: €150 Young Adult Friend Support €75 Super Friend Support: €350

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Support the bid – Dublin in 2029

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Today (1st September) is the last day before the rate rise of our Friend Support - this is the cheapest way you will ever be able to buy a membership to Dublin 2029! If seated, all levels of Friend Supports will be converted to Dublin 2029 attending memberships (not including WSFS membership) ☘️

A blue image with a drawing of a quarter of a planet on the bottom right corner. The planet is in a lighter blue with craters, outlined in black, with black stars and spots haloing it. There is white text in the middle, outlined in black which reads ‘Friend Support Rate Rise, Wednesday 2nd September, Currently: €150, Post-Rise: €175’.

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Have you supported the Dublin 2029 bid yet? We may be an unopposed bid but we still need your support! All support money goes directly to funding all the cool events you’ve seen us hosting; the circus at Eastercon, the ceilí at LAcon, and all the convention parties we’ve thrown

A group photo from the Dublin party at LAcon. There is a group of 15 people sat on and stood around an L-shaped sofa. A lot of them are wearing green clothes or Dublin 2029 tshirts, and the room is decorated with green balloons and green string lights.

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Los Angeles Worldcon @laworldcon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Visit the @montrealworldcon27.bsky.social, @brisbane28.org, @dublin2029.bsky.social, and @edmontonin2030.bsky.social tables in the vendor room to find out more about the locations and details of future, and potential future, Worldcons!

An older woman with a red shirt sits at a table for Montreal. Banners about Montreal are behind her with a Canadian Flag and Rainbow Pride Flag on the table.

A group of people surrounds the Brisbane in 2028 booth as people find out about the bid.

Two women sit behind the Dublin in 2029 Booth with an Irish flag on the table as well as trinkets and informational papers.

Two women are smiling, wearing North of Ordinary shirts, and sit behind the Edmonton 2030 booth with an Explore Edmonton banner behind them and a stuffie on the table.

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Join us and Diarmuid at 8pm IST/12 noon PDT on Saturday (tomorrow!) to share the craic and if you dare, enter one of our breakout rooms to uncover the darker side of traditional Irish campfire tales 💙 #virtualparty #storytelling #specialguest #dublin2029 #worldcon #laconv

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We’re excited to announce that we will be having a special guest at our virtual party! Diarmuid Fanning, former seanchaí from the Leprechaun Museum in Dublin Ireland, is well versed in the art of traditional Irish storytelling

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Marguerite @marguerites.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Having a brilliant time with Stepwise at the @dublin2029.bsky.social céilí this evening at @laworldcon.bsky.social The music is mighty and there’s always more room on the dance floor!

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Reminiscence with us about Dublin 2019 and Ireland, and help us fill the pages of our memory book 💙 Drop by our fan table in the exhibits hall or our party on Saturday night at LAcon to help us with this project #memorybook #dublin2019 #ireland #dublin

A picture of open book with blank white pages. A shamrock plushie is seated on the top left corner and an alien plushie is seated on the top right corner of book. The book is on a blue chair with a blue sweatshirt hanging over it.

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

🪩 Dublin 2029 Virtual Party, Saturday 29th, Noon - 2pm, LAcon V Virtual 5 We'll be bringing the fun, plenty of laughs, great conversation and a few surprises along the way. Whether you're joining from across the globe or just taking a break from the convention, we'd love to have you with us online!

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

❓ Future Worldcon Question and Answer panel, Saturday 29th, 9am, 256A Anaheim Convention Center North Our Bid Chairs, Brian Nisbet and Marguerite Smith, will be on the panel to share updates on our campaign, talk about our vision for Dublin 2029 and of course answer your questions.

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

🥳 Party Night! Friday 28th, 9pm - 1am, the 5th floor of the Hilton Anaheim Join us in the party suite around the lanai deck, for a fantastic evening with the Dublin 2029 bid. Drop in to enjoy great conversation, experience a warm Irish welcome and sample a taste of Irish hospitality. Sláinte!

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

💃 Ceilí, Thursday 27th, 9pm - 12am, the Cabaret stage in Pacific Ballroom A of the Hilton Anaheim Come join in, have a laugh and enjoy a fantastic evening of Irish music, dancing, and fun. Bring your friends and help celebrate our bid with a taste of Irish tradition. See you on the dance floor!

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

🇮🇪 Dublin 2029 Bid Fan Table, Everyday, 10am - 6pm, the Exhibits Hall in the Anaheim Convention Center North Drop by to say hello, meet the team, learn about the bid, and pick up a ribbon, badge, or bookmark to help spread the word about Dublin 2029 - we'd love to see you!

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Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

We hope you’re all as excited for LAcon as we are! We’ll have loads of activities happening throughout the con and we’d love to see you! Here’s our full schedule, all times listed in PDT:

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Brian Nisbet @natural20.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Next week I'm going to be at @laworldcon.bsky.social - this year's #Worldcon - and I'm so looking forward to meeting lots of amazing people, talking about the @dublin2029.bsky.social Worldcon bid and even being on a few panels. Hopefully see some of you there! #LAconV #Dublin2029

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