Not quite the first board-gaming festival

I refer to your article announcing “Ireland’s first board game festival”. I fear that your headline claim may be misleading.

There has been a thriving board-gaming hobby in Ireland for over 30 years and upwards of a dozen conventions are run annually throughout Ireland. Some of these are independently run, some are affiliated to universities, where equally thriving board games societies are running.

These conventions are known outside Ireland and, indeed, have been internationally recognised through awards for work in raising money for children’s charities. There are also several internationally recognised role-playing games writers and board game designers.