Events[]
- 30 May - 1 June: Guinness International Cartoon Festival, Rathdrum, County Wicklow
- 10 October: Octocon science fiction convention, Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire
- 17 October: Con Éire, Olympic Ballroom, Pleasant Street, Dublin
- 6-8 November: West Cork Cartoon Weekend, Skibbereen, County Cork
Publications[]
Ireland[]
- Bob's by Andrew Luke (Bangor)
- Brace Yourself, Bridge It! A Guide to Irish Political Relationships by Martyn Turner
- Dope Fiends by Emmett Taylor (Galway)
- Drawing Conclusions by Roy Douglas, Liam Harte and Jim O'Hara
- Fortnight by various
- Loserdom by Anto and Eugene Dillon
- Magill by various
- "Notes" by Cormac, An Phoblacht
- Paper Cuts by Damien O'Reilly
- The Phoenix by various
- Riot by Robert McGregor
- Tales from Mugland by Ronan Kennedy (Dublin)
- Toenail Clippings by various artists (Dublin)
- A Virtual Circle by Patrick Brown
UK[]
- "Crazy Characters" drawn by Mervyn Johnston, Buster, IPC
USA[]
- The Darkness written by Garth Ennis and Malachy Coney
- Hitman by Garth Ennis and John McCrea (DC)
- Vamps: "Pumpkin Time" by Elaine Lee and William Simpson, DC
Deaths[]
- 21 September: Rowel Friers, cartoonist, Holywood, County Down
Media[]
- Nick Hasted, Hasta la vicar (interview with Garth Ennis), The Guardian, 23 July
- Douglas Carson, Obituary: Rowel Friers, The Independent, 15 October 1998
- Child's play - no way (interview with John McCrea), Birmingham Post, 31 October