Fans of sci-fi and fantasy are looking forward to a festival in Wexford.
Wexworlds, the science fiction and fantasy festival, takes place in Wexford town. This is the second year for the festival and thousands of visitors are expected.
Alien 8 is a new science fiction and fantasy bookshop in Wexford that will open during the festival. Owners Martin Murphy and John Val Walsh, are both sci-fi fans who saw that there was a gap in the local market for the genre.
Elsewhere in Wexford town, Steve Wilson is building a replica Star Wars snow sweeper for one of the many exhibitions and workshops for Wexworlds.
Author and patron of Wexworlds, Eoin Colfer, describes Wexford as a stronghold of fantasy fiction. His involved in the festival was inspired by a visit to Comic-Con in San Diego.
Adeline Quirke, CEO Wexford Chamber of Commerce, believes that Wexworlds has tapped into something niche that will benefit the local economy.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 26 November 2010. The reporter is Sinéad Crowley.
