Tag: Bloomsday

  • A literary holiday in Dublin is a must-book for 2022

    A literary holiday in Dublin is a must-book for 2022

    Dublin will be the place to be next year as the city celebrates its literary heroes and marks milestone anniversaries of two of the most seminal works in English literature. Literary events and celebrations will be taking place all around the globe to mark the original 2 February 1922 publication of James Joyce’s masterpiece Ulysses […]

  • Dublin set to ‘re-Joyce’ in Bloomsday celebrations

    Dublin set to ‘re-Joyce’ in Bloomsday celebrations

    Dublin’s 2019 Bloomsday celebrations will include an eclectic mix of activities from poetry and pub crawls to breakfasts and burlesque shows. From 11–16 June, Dublin, a UNESCO city of literature, will honour the genius of James Joyce in its annual Bloomsday celebrations. The festival recalls Thursday 16 June 1904, the day depicted in Joyce’s renowned […]

  • A Ulysses Blog! By Ireland’s Ambassador Daniel Mulhall~

    A Ulysses Blog! By Ireland’s Ambassador Daniel Mulhall~

    Daniel Mulhall is Ireland’s Ambassador to the United States shares his Ulysses Blog with us…a very enjoyable read! I first heard tell of James Joyce’s Ulysses when I was at Secondary School at Mount Sion CBS in Waterford around the year 1970. A teacher known for his radical views recommended it to a group of […]

  • Bloomsday Festival 2017

    Bloomsday Festival 2017

    Celebrate Bloomsday in Ireland…. We’re delighted to announce that the full programme for Bloomsday 2017 is now live! We’re thrilled with this year’s action-packed schedule of food events, walks, talks, music and more, and today is The Celebration Day… James Joyce!! WHAT IS BLOOMSDAY? Bloomsday is a celebration that takes place both in Dublin and around the […]