The first Free Irish Comics Day was held on 18 October 2008, synchronised with 24 Hour Comics Day. Participating shops were: Sub City, Exchecquer Street, Dublin and Eyre Square Shopping Centre, Galway; Forbidden Planet, Crampton Quay, Dublin and Ann Street, Belfast; Tower Records, Wicklow Street, Dublin; Other Realms, Paul Street Shopping Centre, Cork; Comix Stop, 115 The Quay, Waterford; and The Shadow Corner, High Street, Kilkenny.