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Bloomsday – 16th June, the day itself!
On Saturday, Bloomsday itself, The James Joyce Tower & Museum hosted what must have been the busiest and most successful Bloomsday ever! Nature smiled and the weather was (except for one short shower) beautiful and sunny. The day began with the curator, Robert...
Darina and Sinead – the ‘Seaside Girls’ ?
Mmm… I’m still not sure if Sinead Murphy and Darina Gallagher actually have a collective name but I have heard them referred to as the ‘Seaside Girls’ and, given their nautically inspired attire when performing, the title is certainly appropriate – if not quite...
Aidan Coleman – a towering talent!
Aidan Coleman is a Friends of Joyce Tower Society volunteer at the James Joyce Tower & Museum. Happily for the Society, he is also a gifted musician and entertainer. FJT members know Aidan well as he has become the unofficial ‘musical director’ of many of our...
Noel O’Grady hits the right note!
Noel O’Grady, the much lauded tenor, entertained at the James Joyce Tower & Museum on Sunday – day two of our Bloomsday Festival celebrations. He sang a selection of songs inspired by or enjoyed by James Joyce himself. Noel (five times winner of Oireachtas na...
FJT Committee barred from Fitzgerald’s Pub – Tom is thanked!
Tom FitzGerald is a patient and tolerant man and it’s not often that he throws people out of his fine inn at Sandycove. Recently, however, his son returned to Ireland and has taken up residence in Fitzgerald’s forcing Tom to call time on the Friends of Joyce...
Cáitriona Ní Threasaigh is Molly Bloom again!
On Saturday, to mark the opening of our Bloomsday Festival Activities at the James Joyce Tower & Museum, we had a real treat when Cáitriona Ní Threasaigh performed as Molly Bloom for us – for the fifth year running! Is it any wonder that we keep inviting Cáitriona...
Harriet Shaw Weaver’s Grandniece Visits Tower
Last Wednesday, we had an extra special visitor to the James Joyce Tower & Museum when Harriet Shaw Weaver’s grandniece, Harriet (Hatty) Cole, nee Weaver, dropped by for a visit. She was accompanied by Denise Rees and Denise’s daughter, Rachael Roser. Harriet was...
FJT Bloomsday Festival Programme
Bloomsday 2018 at the James Joyce Tower & Museum promises to be another terrific celebration of James Joyce and his writings – with a particular emphasis on his masterpiece, ‘Ulysses’. We hope that you will join us for a few days of fun and entertainment and that...
Robert Nicholson’s Special Tour
Robert Nicholson, curator of The James Joyce Tower, gave a very special tour, at the tower, this morning. The occasion was a celebration of Robert's 40th anniversary working at the tower. Robert first began his long-standing association with this magical place on May...
