The DiGRA Executive Board is pleased to announce that DiGRA 2026 will be hosted at Maynooth University in Maynooth, Ireland from 14 to 18 June 2026.
The 2026 conference theme is Intersectional Pleasures. The theme invites a critical and celebratory exploration of how digital games enable, mediate, or restrict pleasure across lines of identity, genre, platforms, politics and more.
Just outside of Dublin, Maynooth is Ireland’s only university town, balancing historic charm and accessibility. Historic & cultural attractions in the township include the Russell Library: A celebrated 19th‑century library constructed by Augustus Pugin, with medieval manuscripts and curated summer exhibitions and St Patrick’s College’s chapels. The town is full of historic houses, and medieval castle ruins.
The conference is supported by the Arts & Humanities (AHI) and the departments of Computer Science (CS) and Media Studies (MS) at Maynooth University. The local organizing team consists of Yeka Kalantar (TUD & MU), Dr. Jeneen Naji (MU) Prof Anna Hickey Moody (MU), Dr. Cathy Ennis (MU), Dr Natalie Culligan (MU), Dr. Maria M O’Brien (NUIG), Robert Emerson (IMIRT).
More information about the conference, including the conference website and call for papers, will be announced shortly.