By and photos copyright of Owen Quinn
Due to a double booking, Kate Mulgrew never got to Dublin Comic Con a couple of years ago but she wanted to come meet the fans so on Saturday 7th March, fans and especially me, got our wish and Captain Katherine Janeway beamed into Dublin.
She was only available for one day and she was busy all day signing and doing photoshoots. She also made time to sit on the bridge and meet a young fan who was dressed as Captain Proton.
Kate is also a fan favourite as Red, the cook from Orange is the New Black.
I got to chat with her about how delighted people were that she was here. We also realised that Star Trek has been wrong all these years. Kate is not just the first female captain but the first Irish captain. Her parents were Irish and she was born in Ohio. She grew up in an Irish Catholic family. Kate is famous for her St Patrick’s day dinners, her home in Ireland and her great love of Ireland in general.
Not once did she seem annoyed or fed up. She smiled and chatted all day showing a genuine interest in her fans. She looked radiant and you can see why they made her the captain. That Janeway energy is plain to see and she endeared herself even more to her Irish fans.
An awesome experience.
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