Shortly after releasing tickets, we put out a survey on the site to see if there would be any interest in RFTB implementing a third party Ride Share service. We figured it could work something like this: Drivers: opt in to enter your starting point and number of seats in your vehicle Passengers: Search for drivers from your area, connect with them to secure a seat. Unfortunately we didn't get enough responses - none from drivers - so we have decided not to subscribe to a thir

Key Info Date: Friday 26 June 2026 Location: Ballyconnell, Co Cavan Venue: Lizzie Buggies Bar Start Time: 15:30 / when buses arrive End Time: 21:00 / when buses leave Tickets Ticket Price: £14 / €16 Tickets + Dublin Coach Tickets + Belfast Coach Tickets + Galway Coach Tickets + Derry Coach Tickets + I'll get there myself Tickets are for entry into the event, and are the same price whether you take the coach or drive yourself. The four coaches are provided free for your conven

In a word: yes. Yes, you absolutely should. What if I've never spoken at an event before? Still yes. What if I'm new to the industry? Still yes. What if nobody likes my talk? Impossible. You are a wonderful person with so much to offer. Yes! I would like to speak at RFTB 2026! Run For The Border makes an effort to showcase a wide range of speakers and subjects from all over our wee island: from startups to veterans, from console to tabletop, from indie to AAA, from freelancer

The game dev communities from all over Ireland love to catch up for a pint at international events like GDC & Gamescom... but for some reason, none of us are keen to make the journey to visit one another's events on home turf. Yes, it’s weird. No one knows why. So, Run For The Border was created to equalise everyone's inconvenience across the island! We're breaking down borders, on the border. One magical day each year, gamedevs of all shapes and sizes from hither and thither

Get ready for the amazing 5th non-consecutive year of Run For The Border! If you've never been to one of these, here's what's on the menu: Who else is going? You'll be glad to hear that Run For The Border has nothing to do with Running but plenty to do with Border. The event was created to get the North and South working together, trading talent and skills, and maybe even partnering up to mooch off each other's screen funding. 2025 brought in 200+ attendees from Belfast, Dubl

The story begins, as most good stories do, in an Irish pub. It just so happens this Irish Pub was located in Cologne, Germany. The Corkonian, to be exact; a wee dander from the Kölnmesse during Gamescom week. So there we was and we says to weselves we says "Bruh you live like two hours from me, how come I only see you when I get off a plane?" Only we didn't say Bruh because it was 2018 at the time, I just put that in to be relatable. I'm also not sure if the above story is en