Dublin Paranormal Convention 2009

6th

Ok may as well start a thread even though we're still at the planning stage!

The 2nd Dublin Paranormal Convention will take place on Saturday the 7th November 2009 in Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, Dublin near St. Patrick's Cathedral.

We've moved the venue from Clontarf Castle to Radisson SAS Royal Hotel to have it more central. Thankfully the Radisson isn't just handy - its also a fantastic spot! (Feeding back on this move would be very welcome).

We'll be starting at about 11am and running a day of stands and talks finishing by 7.30pm. We had the main talks at the end last year and it went on pretty late so we've learnt from that.

Some great news is that as well as having returing speakers such as Steve Parsons, Richard Jones, Blather (Dave and Damien), Paul O'Connor (Remote Viewing), we'll be joined by Most Haunted's Ciaran O'Keeffe and Barry FitzGerald of Sci-Fi channel's Ghost Hunters International (GHI).

We're confirming groups for stands on the day as well as readers and mediums so bare with us while we sort out the details.

Tickets arent on sale yet but this year its a single ticket type for the whole day @ €15.

Questions? Ideas? Suggestions?

http://www.dublinparacon.com/

Cheers

6th

6th

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You can follow the Convention on Facebook & Twitter ..... (we're so hip! lol)

jonbravo

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im looking forward to my first paranormal convention :cool:.

DANNY22XX

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Looking forward to it;)

Just remember to put on the tickets card subject to change,,,just incase you add another or loose one;)

6th

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Ah we'll be covered, if we can do anything its cover our own asses! :pac:

Slow Motion

Don't really know many of the names you listed 6th :P Bu I assume they are decent enough. Will there be any ufology \ cryptozoological \ fortean elements to the con?

Edit: Being the ludite I am I don't have facebook or twitter accounts so will keep an eye here for updates!

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Yeah we will be trying to cover all aspects . UFO will be covered and we are working on the cryptozoology side which will co-inside with fortean.

Slow Motion

Deleted User wrote: »

Yeah we will be trying to cover all aspects . UFO will be covered and we are working on the cryptozoology side which will co-inside with fortean.

Have you contacted FT themselves? They might be interested \ have suggestions. From reading the mag and browsing the website they seem like a decent bunch!

faceman

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I'll be there and I will bring a gang too!

6th

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Slow Motion wrote: »

Don't really know many of the names you listed 6th

I'll give a bit of info on each of them over the next while

Richard Jones:
I'm not bigging this guy up because he did last year and is coming back, he's genuinely a very sound bloke, wicked sense of humor and really knows his stuff. Now theres no point in knowing your stuff if you cant put it across well and seeing as this guy has a ton of books to his name plus the fact that he gives unquestionably the best walking tours in the UK.

Here's some of his books and some of the stuff he's done:

Walking Haunted London
Haunted Britain and Ireland
Myths and Legends of Britain and Ireland
Haunted Castles of Britain and Ireland
Haunted Inns of Britain and Ireland
Haunted London
Haunted Houses of Britain and Ireland
Mystical Britain and Ireland
Uncovering Jack the Ripper's London
Jack the Ripper: The Casebook
History and Mystery in Edinburgh

TV appearances incluse
Most Haunted 2003-2005
Ghost Towns
From Hell (Jack the Ripper movie) - DVD extras
The History Channel
The Discovery Channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez5RJV6BySw

http://www.haunted-britain.com/

stormkeeper

I need to go on one of those tours when I get back home...

Holopimp

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6th wrote: »

We've moved the venue from Clontarf Castle to Radisson SAS Royal Hotel to have it more central. Thankfully the Radisson isn't just handy - its also a fantastic spot! (Feeding back on this move would be very welcome).

We'll be starting at about 11am and running a day of stands and talks finishing by 7.30pm. We had the main talks at the end last year and it went on pretty late so we've learnt from that.

I think that is great plan, as I had to flee Clontarf Castle last year due to fear of missing the last bus. The Radisson may be less atmospheric, but it is a great location.

I am sure to come and I will be bringing a gang, including some mates from the UK. Really looking forward to it!

Holopimp

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stormkeeper wrote: »

I need to go on one of those tours when I get back home...

Do, do! I went on one a year or so back that he was doing and it was great fun and very interesting. I particularly liked the locations of Newgate prison and the Priory Church of Saint Bartholomew the Great near Smithfield Market, which both felt particularly eerie. I'd love to go on his Jack the Ripper walk one day too.

6th

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Loads more news on this but the latest bit is that we'll be joined on the day by Colm Keane:

Colm Keane is the author of 18 books with the 19th due out in October. It's called "Going Home" and deals with near death experiences, out of body journeys and death bed visions all from an Irish perspective. It's published by Capel Island. He's had two Number 1 best sellers and ten of his books have been in the top six in Ireland.

6th

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6th

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So much more news on this ... but I think I'll let some of the others post it! (get off yer asses lads!)

Logan

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IPIC will be there... Cheers Mark

6th

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Woohoo, less than 3 weeks to go!

Here some updates.

Time Table for talks:

12.00 Paul O'Connor Remote Viewing

13.00 Ciaran O'Keeffe & Steve Parsons How Not to Investigate the Paranormal Pt1

14.00 Tom Colton Mediumship

15.00 Sweeps Fox Ufology

16.00 Richard Jones TBA

17.00 Blather How to steal a dead body

18.00 Barry FitzGerald TBA

19.00 Ciaran O'Keeffe & Steve Parsons How Not to Investigate the Paranormal Pt2

6th

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A bit more on some of our speakers too.

Barry Fitzgerald - http://www.syfy.com/ghi/

A veteran ghost-hunter with 17 years of experience in paranormal investigating, is memorable to Ghost Hunters fans for his work on TAPS' investigations in Europe, during the show's third season. Now, as a member of the new GHI team, Barry supplies his expertise in both ghost-hunting as well as his knowledge of the historical locations of each new investigation.

Haunted by supernatural events he experienced as a child growing up in Ireland, Barry developed an interest in paranormal research and went on to work for two different paranormal groups based in Northern Ireland. He now dedicates much of his time to the development of new investigative techniques and research methods.

6th

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Ciaran O'Keeffe: http://www.theparapsychologist.com

Ciarán’s diverse background begins in the US, where, in 1994, he graduated with a Liberal Arts degree at Washington College, majoring in Music & Psychology. There he completed an honors thesis on paranormal experiences in conjunction with a representative from the Institute of Parapsychology (now Rhine Research Center).

Following several years of nursing experience, an occasional foray into spontaneous cases, and a brief stint in Spain, he returned to academia, in 1997, with an MSc. Investigative Psychology at Liverpool University. Whilst there, independent research encompassed the geo-spatial behaviour of serial killers, hypnotism and the legal system, mental maps of computer criminals, and various aspects of the psychology of fraud: self-perception and social identity; risk-taking and decision making; situational factors and probability bias. The Master’s dissertation examined the utility of psychic detectives and the style of their narratives.

In 2005, Ciarán was awarded a Doctorate entitled ‘Assessing the content of advice given by practitioners claiming paranormal ability,’ (focusing on psychics and mediums) at the University of Hertfordshire. The PhD was supervised by Professor Richard Wiseman and Professor Julia Buckroyd.

Professor Wiseman, the primary supervisor, provided advice on the assessment of claimants; Professor Buckroyd offered input on how such interactions relate to the dyadic interaction of counselling scenarios.

During his time at University of Hertfordshire, Ciarán was fortunate enough to be involved in several Perrott-Warrick Research Unit projects (e.g. ‘ghost’ projects at Hampton Court and Edinburgh Vaults), also taking time off for other spontaneous cases and unusual assignments (including a dream project, and exorcism research), and returning to the Rhine Research Center for their Summer Study Program in 2000.

From 1999 to 2006, he was employed as a psychology lecturer at Liverpool Hope University, assisting with both criminal psychology and parapsychology teaching.

He currently holds a Research Associate position at Université de Toulouse. In addition Ciarán can be seen appearing on paranormal TV shows such as Living TV’s Most Haunted and Jane Goldman Investigates where he provides a sceptical voice and regularly battles with all manner of mediumistic communication.

Btw he has a wicked sense of humor too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UobDOdqN-Y

6th

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Paul O'Connor was hughly popular last year and I had people emailing about him for months after ... thing is I missed his talk so one of the other guys can fill this in! I can say he's a seriously nice guy though and really knows his stuff.

6th

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Tom Colton will be giving a talk and demostration of mediumship. http://www.tomcolton.com/

As a child Tom Colton communicated and interacted with spirit. It was not until Tom’s uncle Richard died in 2001 that he started reconnecting with spirit as an adult. During the past 8 years he has completed many courses on spirituality including, become a Reiki Master, completing the NFSH workshops and advanced his mediumship studying at the world renowned Arthur Findlay College in Stanstead London, the world foremost college for the advancement of spiritualism and psychic sciences. The college has world renowned tutors like Tony Stockwell, Glyn Edwards, Mavis Pittilla and Val William to name a few.

Tom is also President of the Spiritualist Union of Ireland. (Of which I've very pround to be a member of).

Jessica xxx

6th wrote: »

Ok may as well start a thread even though we're still at the planning stage!

The 2nd Dublin Paranormal Convention will take place on Saturday the 7th November 2009 in Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, Dublin near St. Patrick's Cathedral.

We've moved the venue from Clontarf Castle to Radisson SAS Royal Hotel to have it more central. Thankfully the Radisson isn't just handy - its also a fantastic spot! (Feeding back on this move would be very welcome).

We'll be starting at about 11am and running a day of stands and talks finishing by 7.30pm. We had the main talks at the end last year and it went on pretty late so we've learnt from that.

Some great news is that as well as having returing speakers such as Steve Parsons, Richard Jones, Blather (Dave and Damien), Paul O'Connor (Remote Viewing), we'll be joined by Most Haunted's Ciaran O'Keeffe and Barry FitzGerald of Sci-Fi channel's Ghost Hunters International (GHI).

We're confirming groups for stands on the day as well as readers and mediums so bare with us while we sort out the details.

Tickets arent on sale yet but this year its a single ticket type for the whole day @ €15.

Questions? Ideas? Suggestions?

http://www.dublinparacon.com/

Cheers

6th

Hey,

When are the tickets going on sale??

6th

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Tickets are already on sale: http://www.dublinparacon.com/tickets.html

6th

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Just watched a clip of Richard Jones on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm9X04AGkyw

He'll be talking about Jack the Ripper and the Paranormal. I've just ordered his book "Jack the Ripper: The Casebook" and it looks amazing! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jack-Ripper-Casebook-Richard-Jones/dp/023300257X

Jessica xxx

6th wrote: »

Tickets are already on sale: http://www.dublinparacon.com/tickets.html

Thanks, getting mine tomorrow.

6th

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Jessica xxx wrote: »

Thanks, getting mine tomorrow.

I know. I'm the guy on the otehr end of the email

6th

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Ok some awesome news in my next post!

6th

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- Exclusive Paranormal Investigation -

The PIGs are hosting an Investigation on the night of the convention with some very Special Guests! Steve Parson, Dr. Ciaran O'Keeffe, Richard Jones and Barry Fitzgerald will join us on an investigation in Wicklow Gaol.

A coach will leave from ParaCon and take 25 people to the Gaol where we will carry out an investigation of what is known as one of Ireland's most haunted sites.

Tickets for this are €90 for anyone attending the convention or €100 for those not attending. This includes the coach which will drop everyone back to the Radisson and refreshments. As places are very limited we must take payment in advance.

Anyone interested should drop me an email as soon as possible as I think we're down to 12 spaces already!

*People must be 18 to attend this event.

Jessica xxx

6th wrote: »

I know. I'm the guy on the otehr end of the email

Yeah, funny funny haw haw !! I only just realized that now!! haha im not long on boards and dont know everyones real names yet hehe

Jessica xxx

6th wrote: »

- Exclusive Paranormal Investigation -

The PIGs are hosting an Investigation on the night of the convention with some very Special Guests! Steve Parson, Dr. Ciaran O'Keeffe, Richard Jones and Barry Fitzgerald will join us on an investigation in Wicklow Gaol.

A coach will leave from ParaCon and take 25 people to the Gaol where we will carry out an investigation of what is known as one of Ireland's most haunted sites.

Tickets for this are €90 for anyone attending the convention or €100 for those not attending. This includes the coach which will drop everyone back to the Radisson and refreshments. As places are very limited we must take payment in advance.

Anyone interested should drop me an email as soon as possible as I think we're down to 12 spaces already!

*People must be 18 to attend this event.

Hmmmm, that would be good.

6th

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More info on the speakers:

Dr. CAIRAN O'KEEFFE
Ciarán O'Keeffe is a British parapsychologist who holds a Research position at Université de Toulouse, Le Mirail. Previously employed at Liverpool Hope University, lecturing in Psychology with a parapsychology component, Dr. O'Keeffe is a member of the Society for Psychical Research and a consultant of the Ghost Club. He completed his PhD at University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield under the supervision of Professor. Richard Wiseman.

He is best known for his appearances on Living TV's paranormal television series Most Haunted and Jane Goldman Investigates where he performs the role of parapsychologist and paranormal investigator. He also featured in National Geographic Channel's 2005 series Paranormal?. He is an open-minded skeptic on most paranormal phenomena.


STEVE PARSONS
Steve Parsons is considered by leading Parapsychologists & peers as perhaps the UK's foremost Psychical Researcher and Investigator. With his background in Physical Science & Medicine he has been uniquely placed to pioneer and develop new methods in modern ghost hunting techniques. Co founder of Para.Science, Steve has contributed to many TV & Radio shows including a number of documentaries for the Discovery Channel & National Geographic. He was also for a time the paranormal investigator on Most Haunted.


RICHARD JONES
Richard Jones is the author of the best selling books Walking Haunted London; Haunted Britain and Ireland; Myths and Legends of Britain and Ireland; Haunted Castles of Britain and Ireland; Walking Dickensian London; Haunted Inns of Britain and Ireland; Haunted London; Haunted Houses of Britain and Ireland; Mystical Britain and Ireland; Uncovering Jack the Ripper's London; and Jack the Ripper:- The Casebook. He appeared regularly as one of the historians on Living TV's hugely successful Most Haunted Live for which he investigated locations and subjects as diverse as Dick Turpin, William Shakespeare and Stratford, and Matthew Hopkins the so-called Witch-finder General and on the Discovery Channel's Conquerors talking about the Norman Conquest.

Other television credits include Ghost Towns for Living TV; Vic Reeves Investigates Jack the Ripper for Sky One; and Giants:- Friend or Foe for the Discovery Channel.


BARRY FITZGERALD
A veteran ghost-hunter with 17 years of experience in paranormal investigating, is memorable to Ghost Hunters fans for his work on TAPS' investigations in Europe, during the show's third season. Now, as a member of the new GHI team, Barry supplies his expertise in both ghost-hunting as well as his knowledge of the historical locations of each new investigation.

Haunted by supernatural events he experienced as a child growing up in Ireland, Barry developed an interest in paranormal research and went on to work for two different paranormal groups based in Northern Ireland. He now dedicates much of his time to the development of new investigative techniques and research methods.


SWEEPS FOX
Sweeps has 21 appearances on ‘Coast To Coast’ TV in the US and is a frequent guest on Radio Shows. Veteran of 2 Foreign Wars, In ‘Military Intelligence’, Founder/Coordinator of ‘The Royal Saudi Arabian Army Combat Medics’ and also taught ‘Arabic Speaking’ to U.S./British soldiers ‘Desert Storm’.
Author of 2 books/non-fiction, numerous Technical Journals. Registered Professional Nurse/Psych Supervisor-ICU-Infection Control/Head Nurse-Neurological Units, Teacher/History/Physics/Literature. Sweeps has written articles for ‘Flying Saucer Review’ Magazine, Paranormal Researcher/Documented experiences, Speaker/Seminar Presenter at Universities-Clubs on UFO’s/ET’s/The Paranormal, Founded ‘Irish Ufology Forum Outlook & Paranormal Studies’/Web site: irishufology.net. Sweeps also does ‘The Sweeps Fox Shows’/Syndicated & on the Internet with interviews of most of the well known personalities in Ufology.


DAMIAN DEBARRA OF BLATHER.NET
'Blather, Rinse, Repeat: An Ethnography of Conspiracy Theory'.
Blather.net has been talking ****e since 1997. UFOs, ghosts, conspiracy theories, Alien Big Cats, Lake Monster hunters, talking cows, rabid interns, drug-crazed lawyers and gangs of feral teenagers: we've faced them all down.

Now, after 12 long years rummaging through the bowels of the internet, Damien DeBarra takes us on an anthropological journey through cyberspace: looking at how our understanding of the paranormal has been shaped by the evolution of the web, and how, in a final hilarious twist, the web itself might be shifting in reaction to the paranormal...


TOM COLTON
As a child Tom Colton communicated and interacted with spirit. It was not until Tom’s uncle Richard died in 2001 that he started reconnecting with spirit as an adult. During the past 8 years he has completed many courses on spirituality including, become a Reiki Master, completing the NFSH workshops and advanced his mediumship studying at the world renowned Arthur Findlay College in Stanstead London, the world foremost college for the advancement of spiritualism and psychic sciences. Tom is currently touring Ireland with his Feel the Spirit Tour: http://graagussolas.com

trig740

just a quick question. will tickets be on sale at the door on saturday or do they have to be got online?

6th

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You can get them at the door but I would suggest people get into the lecture room early for any talks they want to see to get a seat otherwise they'll be standing.

I cant say if there will be tickets for the investigation that night though as we're limited to 25 spaces.

kshiel

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Do we have to pay extra to get into talks or is it all inclusive on ticket?

6th

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kshiel wrote: »

Do we have to pay extra to get into talks or is it all inclusive on ticket?

Its included in the 1 ticket. The only thing not included is the Investigation that night.

Jessica xxx

Planning on driving into town to the convention on sat, dose anyone know if you can park in the hotel car park for the day?

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THere is parking outside the hotel and around the side of the hotel, but i cant guarantee you that spaces will be available
There is a car park in Temple Bar that is not too far away from the event .

Jessica xxx

Deleted User wrote: »

THere is parking outside the hotel and around the side of the hotel, but i cant guarantee you that spaces will be available
There is a car park in Temple Bar that is not too far away from the event .

Ye but is there no car park that belongs to the hotel? an underground or what ever? I doubt cars would be safe parked along the roads in town beside the hotel and it would cost a fortune in the multi story having a car parked there all day. Prob just get the bus in instead so.

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Its directly outside the hotel. There is an undergroud car park but that is for guests .

Jessica xxx

Deleted User wrote: »

Its directly outside the hotel. There is an undergroud car park but that is for guests .

But sure we are 'Guests' haha

6th

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Just a note that Paul O'Connor cant make this and Colm Keane has kindly stepped in to give a talk.

What happens when we die?’ is the question answered by award-winning journalist Colm Keane in his sensational new book Going Home, which contains the most comprehensive descriptions ever provided by Irish men and women about life after death. The book features interviews with over 60 Irish people, many of whom have died. Through the use of modern-day resuscitation techniques they have been restored once again to life. On their return they have brought back wondrous stories of journeys to the other world. Most have travelled through dark tunnels, entered an intense brightness, been welcomed by deceased family and friends, and encountered a superior being. The majority have felt a profound calmness and serenity. Virtually all have been marked forever by these journeys. Along with relating stories of near-death experiences, out-of-body travel and death-bed visions, the author has discovered old accounts in ancient Irish manuscripts which mirror the stories being related today, these are contained in the book. He also examines the latest scientific evidence.

6th

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Article in todays SouthSide People about the convention:

Jessica xxx

6th wrote: »

Article in todays SouthSide People about the convention:

Haha Very good lads! 6th, which one is you?

6th

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I'm the stocky little dude on the right

Jessica xxx

6th wrote: »

I'm the stocky little dude on the right

Ahh yeah i see you there..... very good.......with the mack 3! Did anyone ever tell you ye look like that guy 'Ross Kemp, dose gangs!? hehe

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Whats weird about the photo is the guy in the middle wasnt there when we were taking it :eek:

6th

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More exciting news!

hiddendublinwalks.com will now be running a tour after the convention for those not going on the Wicklow Gaol investigation or rushing off home. Its down on their website as being €29 but they are doing it for €25 for those going to the convention. The bus will leave from the Radisson just after 8pm and you book your tickets at the hiddendublinwalks.com stand in the exhibition hall.

You can find out more about their tour here: http://www.hiddendublinwalks.com/ghost-tour-dublin.php

Jessica xxx

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Whats weird about the photo is the guy in the middle wasnt there when we were taking it :eek:

Yeah right !

BeatNikDub

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Really looking forward to the convention on Saturday. Tis my first one!

Jessica xxx

BeatNikDub wrote: »

Really looking forward to the convention on Saturday. Tis my first one!

Ye same, should be good crack