Celebrating Bloomsday in Scotland

Bloomsday 2017

Bloomsday is an annual celebration of James Joyce that takes place in Dublin and around the world on 16 June, the date depicted in Joyce's famous 'Ulysses'.

The Consulate is delighted to partner with poet Hayden Murphy, Akva Café in Edinburgh, and the University of Glasgow’s School of English Literature to mark Bloomsday in 2017.

Bloomsday celebration at the Consulate General of Ireland

On Thursday 15 June, Consul General Mark Hanniffy will host a celebration of Bloomsday and the works of James Joyce at the Consulate of Ireland in Edinburgh.  The evening will feature a number of readings from Ulysses, followed by some gorgonzola sandwiches and other light refreshments.  An exhibition on the life and works of James Joyce will also be displayed on the evening.  Places for this event are free but limited, so please register your attendance by email to RSVPEdinburgh[at]dfa[dot]ie.  Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Reading Joyce in Edinburgh

We are delighted to partner with Akva to bring the works of James Joyce to a wider audience this Bloomsday.  Join us in Fountainbridge from 11am, where copies of Ulysses, Dubliners and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man will be available to read over coffee.

Celebrating Bloomsday and the literary legacy of James Joyce at the University of Glasgow

We are very much looking forward to celebrating Bloomsday in Glasgow this Friday along with our friends at the School of English Literature at the University of Glasgow.  Join us from 10am to celebrate Bloomsday and Joyce’s literary legacy with readings from Ulysses, followed by light refreshments.  The event will take place at Fore Hall in the Main Building of the University.  Places for this event are free but limited, so please register your attendance by email to RSVPEdinburgh[at]dfa[dot]ie. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.