EirtaKon 2009 Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.

EirtaKon 09 is proud to announce Kevin M Connolly as this years Guest of Honour. Kevin is best known to anime fans for his leading roles in shows such as Rumbling Hearts and Suzuka, as well as the voice of Kain Fuery in fan favourite Full Metal Alchemist.

The Committee for EirtaKon 09 has been confirmed and has begun work on next November's convention. Stephen Fox, a veteran member of the organizing committee takes over the reins this year and promises that next year's convention will be even bigger and better than EirtaKon 08.

The Eirtakon committee has confirmed that Eirtakon 08 has smashed all previous records for an anime event in Ireland, with over 740 fans passing through the doors over the course of the three day celebration of Japanese culture.

Huge crowds came out in force for the special guest of honour, the one and only Vic Mignogna, who were wowed by his discussion panel on Saturday and a unique live commentary panel on Sunday, both of which drew a packed crowd to Dublin City University's biggest theatre.

A quick note for everyone going to the pub quiz on Friday evening - the venue has changed from the Matt Weldon pub to the bar inside DCU, directly below the main screenings room in The Hub!

And remember please bring your ID with you on the night as we would hate to see anyone turned away!

Get it here and get it first! We're proud to release the full screenings schedule for Eirtakon 08, only a few short days away! Check back for more exclusive updates only at www.eirtakon.com

Direct download: http://gamerseurope.com/trash/screenings_schedule.pdf

Get it here and get it fresh - the full Eirtakon 08 weekend schedule, available exclusively at www.eirtakon.com! You can download it as a handy PDF at http://www.iziz.co.uk/files/eirtakonschedule.pdf

We hope to see you all there!

Dublin, Ireland November 5th 2008 Eirtakon is proud to announce the full lineup of traders for Eirtakon 08, which will include Chapters Bookstore and Gundam Nation, the world's premier Gundam model specialist.

Friday of Eirtakon is Free Entrance as the main event taking place is the Anime Pub Quiz, for which attendees must be 18 years of age or older and have Valid Identification with them. Some Anime screenings shall be taking place in the Hub for those interesed in attending all the screening.

Tickets for Eirtakon can be bought at the Registration desk at the Entrance to Eirtakon on saturday the 15th and sunday the 16th, (the mornings of the convention). So just buy your requested €18 weekend ticket on the morning of Saturday the 15th of november. Tickets to Eirtakon are not Limited but Eirtakon T-shirts are, so get to the Convention early to raise your chances of getting one. (you get a free Eirtakon T-shirt when you buy a €18 weekend ticket) you can also purchase a T-shirt if you're just buying a €12 one day entrance ticket or if you'd just like to have two.

Hi all, just a quick note, pre-registration for the convention closes today, the 24th of October.

We've had a massive response with nearly 300 people pre-registering for the convention this year, five or six times the number that pre-regged last year.

If you haven't received a receipt for your registration, don't fret! We'll be working through the rest of them over the weekend!

You will still be able to register on the day, but it's quite likely all the t-shirt stock will be gone. If pre-registered people don't collect by the Sunday, we'll be giving away their T-shirts and packs to attendees, so if you've pre-registered, make sure you show up, and if you're not pre-registered, make sure you stick around on Sunday :)

Welcome to the website of EirtaKon 2008, the largest ( and, well, only ;) ) anime convention in the Republic of Ireland. EirtaKon is now in it's fourth year.

Every year the Anime & Manga society of Dublin City University works with members of eirtaku.com to deliver an event where all the anime fans in the country (and outside the country!) can come together under a united passion for anime and manga. This event caters to a broad audience of people who like to watch anime, read manga, play games and dress up in all sorts of costumes, where people can watch anime, buy from retailers who come from around the country (and the world!) and most importantly, meet up with people who share their interests :)
This year a special guest from the anime industry will be visiting the convention, Vic Mignogna (voice of Edward Elric from FMA amongst others).
Closer to the date of the convention we'll be putting up a timetable of events and showings to help you organise yourself (this will be in the convention booklet too), so keep checking back.

You can pre-register for the convention this year (limited time only, so get your registration in!) to make your registration at the convention smoother and get that all important con T-shirt.
Pre-registration is now closed. You can still register on the day of the convention at the registration desk.

The event is held in the student centre (The Hub) of Dublin City University in Dublin 9. More information on getting to the college can be found here.

If you're from outside of Dublin you can find a list of potential accommodations here.

The event is held from the 14th to the 16th of November this year, passes for the event are €12 for one day and €18 for the weekend.

If you have questions or want to talk to the staff and attendees of EirtaKon, visit our forums (you must register an account on eirtaku.com to post).

We hope to see you at the convention this year!