The Cosplay Photographers Association of Ireland (CPAI) is a volunteer-led, non-profit organisation founded by Liam Dunne and Amy Shearer, that strives to connect photographers of all experience levels across the Irish Cosplay Community with a goal of showcasing the isle’s creative output to a larger, international audience.

The CPAI is committed to advocate for the best interests of the Cosplay Community, a community we are also active members in. CPAI members will be held to be the golden standard in Cosplay Photography, provide not only a safe space at conventions, and a safe environment on-location, but we will advocate for and educate others on ethical photography at conventions. The CPAI will be hosting panels, tables, and other types of workshops at conventions and online in an attempt to better our niche.

Almost a year and a half ago some people came together with an idea; to create a space for cosplayers to come together, craft and learn together, and meet people outside of conventions. From that the Northern Ireland Cosplay Community was established. A place to craft, learn new techniques, and get to know folks from your own area.

Seeing this in the works and feeling inspired, some cosplayers from the east and west of the country started the East of Ireland and West of Ireland Cosplay communities; to facilitate events closer to home and to capture cosplayers from almost the rest of the country. We were all so excited to create a space for cosplayers locally.

Five Oaths will be joining us at their fan table for the weekend to talk all things LARP, so make sure to pop by and say hi!

The Team and players of Five Oaths LARP will have a panel on Sunday to discuss how to get into larping - covering all aspects of the hobby from Character to Costuming to Camping and everything in between!

You can find more information about Five Oaths at their website

TOG hackerspace is a Dublin based shared space where members can have a place to be creative and work on their projects in an environment that is both inspiring and supportive of both new and old technologies. The space is fully funded by its members and gives members 24/7 access to work on a project or just a place to hang out.

Our guests, Team Emerald Cosplay, will have a table located in our fan table area.

Team Emerald Cosplay are Ireland's tenured cosplay couple. Specialists in all things making, Jay and Emily's favourite aspect of cosplaying is the art of the 'Cosplay Level-Up'. Starting cosplay 7 years ago, the two have been in and out of the competitive scene throughout the years, all the while going to cons in several parts of the world and seeing everything the Cosplay world has to offer.

Our guest, Storm Cosplay, will have a table located in our fan table area.

Stormscosplays is an award-winning Belgian cosplayer and make-up artist who has represented Belgium at the 10th ECG finals in Paris. To show off his skills in both construction and acting, he prefers contests that include an element of acting to them. He gains much of his inspiration from video game characters and has a love for costume details and handwork. With every costume he works on expanding his skillset and challenging himself to learn new techniques and becoming a real jack of all trades.

Our guest, Anhyra Cosplay, will have a table located in our fan table area.

Anhyra Cosplay is a professional cosplayer from A Coruña, Spain, who loves to create high quality armors, props and fx makeup effects. She also enjoys creating tutorials, holding workshops, and sharing her passion for this art form. She started cosplaying in 2013 as a hobby and in the past years she has become a professional cosplayer. She has worked creating costumes and props for huge gaming companies such as Activision Blizzard, Bungie, Bethesda, Team 17, Funcom, Sharkmob, Playstation Spain....and worked in big events like Gamescom, Twitchcon or Dreamhack.