title: Itzacon Eire
text: # Itzacon Eire
  
  Itzacon Eire, more popularly known as Itzacon, is the premier gaming convention run by the Fantasy and Science Fiction Society (Fansci) of NUI Galway, Ireland.
  
  ## History
  
  Itzacon Eire was founded in 2005 by Anita Murray, then auditor of the society. As of 2019 it has been run for fifteen years.
  
  In 2007 the National Game Writers Award was for role-playing game and LARP writers who have shown a continued dedication to the Irish convention scene and have produced material of noted quality for Itzacon Eire.
  
  ## Convention directors
  
  | Con director | Itzacon | Year |
  | - | - | - |
  | Anita Murray | Itzacon I | 2005 |
  | Brian Dolan | Itzacon II | 2006 |
  | Charles Dunne | Itzacon III | 2007 |
  | Mike Brennan | Itzacon IV | 2008 |
  | Ciaran O'Brien | Itzacon V | 2009 |
  | Jason Martin | Itzacon VI | 2010 |
  | Ronan Comaskey | Itzacon VII | 2011 |
  | Fergal Mac Carthaigh | Itzacon VIII | 2012 |
  | Millie Kennedy | Itzacon IX | 2013 |
  | Conor Kenny | Itzacon X | 2014 |
  | Ross Lavelle | Itzacon XI | 2015 |
  | Leanne Davoren | Itzacon XII | 2016 |
  | Eoin Browne | Itzacon XIII | 2017 |
  | Niall Mullins | Itzacon XIV | 2018 |
  | Ronan Gallagher | Itzacon XV | 2019 |
  | | Itzacon XVI | 2020 |
  
  ## National Game Writer Award winners
  
  | AwardwWinner | Itzacon | Year |
  | - | - | - |
  | Paddy Delaney | Itzacon III | 2007 |
  | Cat Tobin | Itzacon IV | 2008 |
  | Sandra Duggan | Itzacon V | 2009 |
  | Padraic Barrett | Itzacon VI | 2010 |
  | Gar Hanrahan | Itzacon VII | 2011 |
  | Anita Murray | Itzacon VIII | 2012 |
  | Ciaran O'Brien | Itzacon IX | 2013 |
  | Michelle Haward & Feargal Keenan | Itzacon X | 2014 |
  | Ray O'Mahony | Itzacon XI | 2015 |
  | Baz Nugent | Itzacon XII | 2016 |
  | James Rhys (grey) Lloyd Jones | Itzacon XIII | 2017 |
  | Ian Power | Itzacon XIV | 2018 |
  | Gerry McEvoy | Itzacon XV | 2019 |
  | Fergal Mac Carthaigh | Itzacon XVI | 2020 |
  
  ## Intervarsity Boardgames Trophy winners
  
  | Winner | Itzacon | Year |
  | - | - | - |
  | NUI Galway Fansci Society | Itzacon IX | 2013 |
  | WARPS | Itzacon X | 2014 |
  | NUI Galway Fansci Society | Itzacon XI | 2015 |
  | NUI Galway Fansci Society | Itzacon XII | 2016 |
  | NUI Galway Fansci Society | Itzacon XIII | 2017 |
  | ???? | Itzacon XIV | 2018 |
  