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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“A Modest Proposal” is arguably Jonathan Swift’s most infamous work. Published in 1729, the satirical essay argues that the best solution to the poverty and overpopulation of Ireland was for the poor to sell their babies as food to the wealthy. 🧵(1/6)

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Did you know that the words and idioms yahoo, lilliputian, a confederacy of dunces, and sweetness and light were all created by Jonathan Swift? Find out more about Swift in the James Joyce Centre’s online course starting 23 September. @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social jamesjoyce.ie/events/jonat...

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

In honour of the 300th anniversary of Gulliver’s Travels, the James Joyce Centre is proud to present a six-week course on Jonathan Swift starting on 23 September. Click the link below for more details. jamesjoyce.ie/events/jonat...

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David Collard @davidcollard.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Delighted to be part of this year's Bloomsday Festival with @ronanhession.bsky.social, Suzanne Savage, David Bremner, Gerry Fialka and a well-lubricated audience, who all gianed in with the shoutmost shoviality.

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

We partnered with Vintage Tea Trips to host a series of special Bloomsday Afternoon Tea Trips celebrating all things Dublin and James Joyce! #vintageteatrips #bloomsday #bloomsdayfestival

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Some portraits of some of our readers from Bloomsday’s Readings and Songs this year. #bloomsday #bloomsdayfestival In collaboration with The James Joyce Centre and supported by Fáilte Ireland and The Department of Culture, Communications and Sport 📸: Robert Patynski

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Readings and Songs from Ulysses in the heart of the city is an essential part of the Bloomsday experience. Colm O’Regan introduced the show, featuring a cast of noted Irish writers, actors, musicians, pundits, and everyone in between, reading extracts from Ulysses. #bloomsday #bloomsdayfestival

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Bloomsday Villages: Ringsend & Irishtown – Boat Cruise of Dublin Bay In partnership with Dublin City Council’s South East Area Community Team and with support by the Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre. #bloomsdayfestival #bloomsday #jamesjoyce #dublin

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Songs of ReJoycing is an accessible, musical way into the novel and stars renowned musical theatre performers Mark O’Regan, Barbara Galvin, and Brian Gilligan, with musical direction by David O’Connor. #bloomsday #bloomsdayfestival

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Amir Penman read from Proteus at Readings and Songs at Meeting House Square, Temple Bar. #bloomsdayfestival #bloomsday #jamesjoyce

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Elaine Reddy performing at the Bloomsday Breakfast at Belvedere House. #bloomsday

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Dr Martina Devlin reading from Scylla and Charybdis at Bloomsday Festival’s flagship event “Readings and Songs”. #bloomsday

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

The Ramparts performing at the Bloomsday Breakfast Belvedere House for Bloomsday. #bloomsdayfestival #bloomsday

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Simone Kirby read from Eumaeus at Bloomsday’s Readings and Songs. #bloomsday #bloomsdayfestival

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Aisling Breen read from Aeolus at Bloomsday’s Readings and Songs. #bloomsday #bloomsdayfestival #jamesjoyce

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Sarah Devereux guided us through the mayhem of Circe at Bloomsday’s Readings and Songs. #bloomsday #bloomsdayfestival #jamesjoyce

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who made Bloomsday Festival 2026 happen. Thank you to all the performers, speakers, and everyone who took part in all the wonderful Joycean festivities. We hope to see you at Bloomsday Festival 2026. #bloomsday #bloomsdayfestival

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Eileene McLoughlin and violinist Stefano Bonvini performing at the James Joyce Centre during Bloomsday Festival. #bloomsdayfestival

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Trinitones is an all-male a cappella group from Trinity College Dublin. They performed at the Bloomsday Festival launch this year.

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Steve Hartland reading Oxen of the Sun at Bloomsday’s Readings and Songs. #bloomsday #bloomsdayfestival In collaboration with The James Joyce Centre and supported by Fáilte Ireland and The Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Stephen James Smith reading Hades at Bloomsday’s Readings and Songs. #bloomsday #bloomsdayfestival In collaboration with The James Joyce Centre and supported by Fáilte Ireland and The Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social was a hive of activity on Bloomsday! It’s open all year round. The James Joyce Centre is an educational charity, museum, and cultural institution which promotes the life, literature and legacy of one of the world’s greatest writers, James Joyce.

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Tunney’s Bar, a pub founded in 1816, was referenced twice in Ulysses. Now known as The Oarsman, the pub had a Bloomsday Breakfast. #bloomsday #bloomsdayfestival #ringsend 📸: Aleksandra Schmidt

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Jess Kav performing at Readings and Songs at Meeting House Square on Bloomsday. #bloomsday #bloomsdayfestival In collaboration with The James Joyce Centre and supported by Fáilte Ireland and The Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Among our Bloomsday guests were Kate & Nuala, daughters of Alf MacLochlainn, former NLI Director, and poet Hugh McFadden, who attended the official opening of the James Joyce Tower & Museum in Sandycove during Bloomsday 1962. Thanks to everyone who helped make this year's celebration so special.

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

We were blown away by the standard of #Bloomsday attire on display this year. 👒 A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by our pop-up photo booth — we welcomed visitors of all ages, including an adorable baby #JamesJoyce!

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

In case you needed a post-Bloomsday pick-me-up... 📚🧁 The Library's mascot James has been busy baking Ulysses-inspired Banbury cakes. In Ulysses (Episode 8, Lestrygonians), Leopold Bloom buys two Banbury cakes and crumbles them into the Liffey for the gulls:

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

We're delighted that our Bloomsday celebrations were featured in The Irish Times! It was a glorious day, and a real pleasure to welcome so many visitors to the Library to celebrate the life and work of James Joyce. ow.ly/MHNR50ZcElN

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In pictures: Dublin celebrates Bloomsday 2026

People have been marking the literary occasion with Edwardian dress and re-enactments from James Joyce’s Ulysses in the capital

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

On 16 June 1954, the 50th anniversary of #Bloomsday, a group of writers set out from architect Michael Scott’s home in Sandycove to retrace the steps of Leopold Bloom from Ulysses by James Joyce.

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

📖 Collect your #Bloomsday 2026 Passport at the National Library of Ireland! Pick up unique passport stamps at both our Kildare Street location and the Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again exhibition at College Green this Bloomsday. Free, no booking required: ow.ly/AoGZ50Zb32k

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The NLI’s beautiful Reading Room which featured in Ulysses will be open to the public to visit between 6pm–8pm on June 16. All are welcome to attend the festivities throughout the day, and we hope to see you at the National Library of Ireland for #Bloomsday! 👒 Learn more: ow.ly/jE2n50Z6yc8

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Paula Gilligan @gilliganpaula.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

If you haven't read Ulysses, this is definitely the best way to get to know the book..wonderful line-up. #Bloomsday

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Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann @museumofchildhood.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Celebrating #JamesJoyce #Bloomsday with James Joyce’s lovely grandnieces & their children in ☀️ #Dublin as we announce finalists 2026! museumofchildhood.ie/bloomsday-20... museumofchildhood.ie/dante-to-joy... #museumofchildhoodireland @marshslibrary.bsky.social @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Outside Belvedere House before the Bloomsday Breakfast. 📸: Conor McCabe #bloomsday #bloomsdayfestival

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

A wonderful time was had at the Bloomsday Breakfast at Belvedere House. 📸: Conor McCabe #bloomsday #bloomsdayfestival

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Yesterday The Palestrina Choir performed sacred music from Ulysses and other works by James Joyce in St. Mary’s Cathedral on Marborough Street.

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The Ramparts performing at the Bloomsday Breakfast Belvedere House for Bloomsday. #bloomsdayfestival #bloomsday In collaboration with The James Joyce Centre and supported by Fáilte Ireland and The Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

If I Must Read In memory of Refaat Alareer (1979-2023) and Tomi Reichental (1935-2026) By Caroline Elbay (2026) Happy Bloomsday ❤️ #bloomsday

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

May you have a very happy Bloomsday where ever you are celebrating today. ❤️📖 #bloomsdayfestival #bloomsday In collaboration with The James Joyce Centre and supported by Fáilte Ireland and The Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The Balloonatics are hitting the streets of Dublin on Bloomsday, 16th June with on-location recreations of Ulysses. For more info balloonaticstheatre.com

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The James Joyce Centre presents Songs of ReJoycing on Bloomsday, Tuesday, 16th June at 7.30pm. Songs of ReJoycing is a short musical celebration, inspired by James Joyce’s Ulysses, with script and lyrics by Brian Gallagher and music by Shaun Purcell. More info can be found on bloomsdayfestival.ie

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Dr. Brendan Twomey led a special Bloomsday lecture about how the city of Dublin shaped (and were shaped by) two of its most iconic writers: Jonathan Swift and James Joyce. #bloomsdayfestival

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Welcoming Steve Hartland back to Readings and Songs at Bloomsday Festival, where he will read from Oxen of the Sun at Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, on 16 June 2026. 📸: Simon Lazewski

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Join us at @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social for a Bloomsday Festival lecture on Monday, 15 June at 6pm by Dr. Brendan Twomey about how the city of Dublin shaped (and were shaped by) two of its most iconic writers: Jonathan Swift and James Joyce. Ticket link can be found on bloomsdayfestival.ie

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

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 Tuesday, 16 June 2026.

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Tonight! The @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social presents a wonderful evening of poetry and song James Joyce and The Great Irish Poets Songbook, with tenor Dean Power and composer and pianist James Hurley on Sunday, June 14th at 7pm. Ticket link and more info can be found on bloomsdayfestival.ie

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Dr Josh Newman leading a tour at the James Joyce Centre yesterday. We still have some tour tickets left for walking tours during the festival. For more information and tickets, please see bloomsdayfestival.ie or you can enquire at the James Joyce Centre. #bloomsdayfestival

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Bloomsday Festival @bloomsdayfestival.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Celebrate Bloomsday at The Oarsman in Ringsend, a pub immortalised in James Joyce’s Ulysses! Tunney’s Bar, a pub founded in 1816, was referenced twice in Ulysses. Now known as The Oarsman, the pub will offer an all-day traditional Bloomsday breakfast.

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