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November 11th, 2009

Conventional Wisdom

Being annoyed that “real life” had conspired to keep me from three days of the four-day Irish Discworld Convention may not be the best excuse for my acquiring a monstrous hangover, but I don’t have much else to go on. Well, apart from that the run-up to the weekend of the convention had been fraught [...]

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By Sweary

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October 21st, 2009

Holy Offler The Crocodile God! It’s the Irish Discworld Convention Interview!

With so many of us up in a delighted heap at the thought that the 1st Irish Discworld convention is only around the corner, what better introduction to the madness than a lovely sit down and a chat with Sheila, Nicola and Mary-Ellen, the organisers? Find out how exactly your common-or-garden Pratchett fan puts together [...]

Posted in Books, The Culch
By Sweary

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October 12th, 2009

Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett – a new Discworld novel – is out now

Imagine my surprise, me, a so-called self respecting pTerry fan, when walking into Chapters yesterday I saw there’s a new Discworld book out. A full novel. Unseen Academicals. The 37th in the Discworld series. A hardback. €19.99. A book I didn’t know was due out so soon. Woot We’re back in good old Unseen University [...]

Posted in Books, The Culch
By Darragh Doyle

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September 21st, 2009

Holy Blind Io! It’s the 1st Irish Discworld Convention!

If you’ve ever thought the name “Havelock” sexy, or used the Vimes’ Boots Theory at a dinner-party discussion, or roared, “I Aten’t Dead!” at yer da, then you’ll be just as excited as I am that the first ever Irish Discworld Convention takes place from the 6th to the 9th of November in the Falls [...]

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By Sweary