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Celebrate Bloomsday, June 16th 1904, as immortalised in James Joyce's "Ulysses" on 11-16 June 2025 in Dublin. Organised by @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social #Bloomsday2025

Visit our website at www.bloomsdayfestival.ie
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Before the Bloomsday Breakfast at Belvedere House.

📸: Conor McCabe

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Before the Bloomsday Breakfast at Belvedere House.

📸: Conor McCabe

#bloomsday #bloomsdayfestival
June 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Parnell Street Bakery are providing free seed cake for people at the James Joyce Centre this morning, on Bloomsday, 16th June.
June 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Join us at The James Joyce Centre for a special Bloomsday live podcast recording that tries to answer a question that could not be more topical: Could an AI write Ulysses?

6.30pm today

Tickets: tinyurl.com/47sfcvfd

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June 16, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Today!
Join us at The James Joyce Center on Bloomsday, Monday June 16th at 2pm for some ‘midday mumming madness’ as the extraordinary talent of the Fingal Mummers will explore mummery in Ulysses and other works of James Joyce in their production of Everyman His Own Wife.
June 16, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Author and illustrator Úna Woods read from her new children’s book A Blooming Great Day (The O’Brien Press) and led a drawing workshop yesterday at The James Joyce Centre.
June 16, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Kevin Curran will be one of the readers at Bloomsday Festival’s flagship event “Readings and Songs” at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar, free, 3pm – 6pm on 16 June 2025.
June 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
You can get your Bloomsday Pilgrim Passport at the James Joyce Centre and get it stamped.

Happy stamping and happy Bloomsday!

#bloomsday #bloomsdayfestival
June 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The James Joyce Centre is open from 9.30 am on Bloomsday (tomorrow), and will be a busy hive of wonderful Joycean activities.
June 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
We are delighted to have Clare Dunne reading from Penelope/Molly Bloom at Bloomsday Festival’s flagship event “Readings and Songs” at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar, 3pm – 6pm on 16 June 2025
June 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It’s time to don that boater hat and join us for an afternoon of readings and songs from Ulysses. Bloomsday Festival presents its beloved flagship event, “Readings and Songs,” live at Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, from 3pm to 6pm on Monday, 16 June 2025.
June 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Join us on Bloomsday, June 16th at 10am-12pm for a special performance of song and dance throughout the gorgeous Georgian rooms and staircases of The James Joyce Centre.

The event is free. No booking required.
June 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Bella Agogo will be one of the readers at Bloomsday Festival’s flagship event “Readings and Songs” at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar, free, 3pm – 6pm on 16 June 2025.
June 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Today!

Bloomsday Belles is a multidisciplinary performance of original music and song, composed and performed by critically acclaimed musician Emer Kenny, inspired by the female characters in Ulysses

More information and tickets at bloomsdayfestival.ie
June 15, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Check out Cerys Matthews’ #Bloomsday Special on @BBC Radio 6 at 10am this morning. I will be joining Cerys at noon to discuss Ulysses & a unique literary celebration - #Bloomsday (16 June). @irishlittimes.bsky.social @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002dcg9
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June 15, 2025 at 7:54 AM
John Shevlin, James Joyce lookalike speaking at the James Joyce Centre about where you might catch him this year.

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June 14, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Tania Notaro will be one of the readers at Bloomsday Festival’s flagship event “Readings and Songs” at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar, free, 3pm – 6pm on 16 June 2025.

#bloomaday
June 14, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Kwaku Fortune will be one of the readers at Bloomsday Festival’s flagship event “Readings and Songs” at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar, free, 3pm – 6pm on 16 June 2025.
June 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Miriam McConnon, 'To Contain Medicine I', oil on canvas, 20x20cm, part of our Bloomsday / Summer show Out of Lines.
Opening: Sun 15 June 2025, 3:00pm. All welcome.
@bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social #oliviercornetgallery
www.oliviercornetgallery.com/out-of-lines...
June 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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@bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social 2025 - What to do this Sunday. Just a few suggestions for your day, from morning to evening.
You can also check the full programme :
www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/programme/
Image: Nickie Hayden, 'Bells, balls, balloons & long decorations', part of out show 'Out of Lines'
June 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Really enjoyable evening of poetry, music, readings, discussion @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social Hosted by @davidcollard.bsky.social with special guests @nualaoconnor.bsky.social @ronanhession.bsky.social Jacob Hession and Stephanie Ellyne. Thanks @ianhagues.bsky.social 🙏
June 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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A rare live performance from Mumblin' Deaf Ro @ronanhession.bsky.social Cheer Up Charlie Brown from his 3rd album Dictionary Crines❤️🎼 Such a great song.

A lovely evening @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social for @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social curated by @davidcollard.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Neilí Conroy will be one of the readers at Bloomsday Festival’s flagship event “Readings and Songs” at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar, free, 3pm – 6pm on 16 June 2025.
June 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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"Macha Press, a new all-island publisher whose work, in a Joycean spirit, opens up new ground and new readerships in Irish literature." @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social

See you on Saturday June 14th at 2pm for a FREE event with readings by Sam Furlong and Eilish Martin.
June 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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The Bloomsday Film Festival is starting today!! Check out @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social & @bloomsdayfilmfest.bsky.social for lots going on!!

I think living in a country that has a festival to celebrate an imaginary walk by an imaginary man meeting imaginary people over 120 years ago is splendid!
June 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM