[1] [2] [3] In addition to several Guests of Honour, a number of Featured Artists appeared on the convention programme: Jim Fitzpatrick, Maeve Clancy, Afua Richardson and Sana Takeda.

In addition to the main programming, a number of fringe events took place around the city, in the Science Gallery, Irish Film Institute, the Fishamble Theatre, and Fairview Park.

Categories include novels and short fiction, artwork, dramatic presentations, and various professional and fandom activities.

[6] Dublin 2019 announced that there would be a special Hugo category for "Best Art Book".

[8][9] Dublin in 2019 was the only bid which officially filed to host the 77th World Science Fiction Convention, and its selection was confirmed by vote of the members of the 75th World Science Fiction Convention in Helsinki.