What is the shortest stroll to Gaelcon in the D4Hotel conventions centre? Why it has to be from a hotel room in the Ballsbridge Inn and for those who are looking at booking in for the weekend

We are delighted to offer you the following discounted rates for Gaelcon on the 22nd - 25th October 2010.

The Ballsbridge Inn (Formerly Jury's Ballsbridge)

€79 per room per night (based on single or double occupancy)

The Ballsbridge Towers (Executive wing of the Ballsbridge Inn)

€85 per room per night (based on single or double occupancy)

These rates are inclusive of Vat, Service and are room only. Please use the code 'Gaelcon' to avail of these fantastic rates. Please visit their website www.d4hotels.ie or phoning on (+353) 1 4373 444.

If you do not wish to stay in the hotel attached to the conference centre (which Gaelcon is taking over for the weekend) and are looking for other suggestions then there are listings on the info page.

Warmachine and Hordes are the award-winning miniatures games produced by Privateer Press, sharing a core rule set and setting, but with slightly different game mechanics leading to a rich and varied gaming experience. Choose your faction and prepare to face off in some of the most brutal fighting you can get in a wargame!  The tournament will be a one-day event on Monday, with three games of 2 hours.  The full verison of the Warmachine and Hordes Rules Pack can be found here or the printer friendly version can be found here.

Need your fix of cardboard crack?  Here at Gaelcon, we're always happy to provide!  Just step this way my friend!

At Gaelcon 2010, we're aiming to provide the player with what they need and want: We're currently taking submissions for what format players are looking for in Magic: the Gathering, Legend of the Five Rings, Vampire: the Eternal Struggle and a number of others.  If you have an opinion or a suggestion, please let us know at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we'll take it on board.

In addition, we're in contact with the card games companies, who are preparing to provide their usual fantastic levels of prize support and prestige-level tournaments.  Stay tuned for more details!

Oisín Creaner

This year for Gaelcon’s 22nd and we’d like to do something special. So we re-instated the position of Special Events. Then we decided we’d like a lot of special events, so we asked every committee member to come up with their own special event, based on their area of expertise. We also asked a few of Gaelcon’s valued contributors of the past few years to contribute an event, too.

The details of these events are yet to be confirmed, but expect to see big, spectacular games and events running throughout the con. If you see giant model robots, flying battle standards or wargames spread across large swathes of the floor, that’s probably a special event, and you should pop over and see if you can join in!