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Cathaoirleach,Tom Murphy, drops in on Friends
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council Cathaoirleach, Tom Murphy, paid a flying visit to the Friends of Joyce Tower Society last Thursday evening. The Friends were gathered in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire to hold their 2017/2018 AGM. The Cathaoirleach briefly...
Skeletal Remains found in Joyce Tower Sewers
The sewage system at the James Joyce Tower & Museum has always been problematic frequently necessitating the closure of toilet facilities on the site. The ancient plumbing, it was always thought, simply could not cope with the demands of the large numbers of...
FJT ‘Question’ the Celebration of Joyce’s Birthday
Last Friday evening, the Friends of Joyce Tower Society marked the birthday of James Joyce with a table quiz for their members at the Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel. The Quiz was organised by Andrew Basquille, Séamus Cannon, Mike Fitzgerald and Conor Fennel. Their months of...
DLR CoCo Launch ‘Winter of Heritage’ at the James Joyce Tower & Museum
The Winter of Heritage, Spring into Heritage and Summer of Heritage programes, are a series of free Guided Tours run by the Heritage Office of Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. The Friends of Joyce Tower Society has always been delighted to participate in these...
Record Numbers Visit Joyce Tower in 2017
Yes, we've done it again! What a great way to begin 2018. We are delighted to announce that we have continued to attract more and more visitors to the tower in 2017. Last year, almost 42,000 people were welcomed by the Friends of Joce Tower Society volunteers to the...
Ho! Ho! Ho! – a very important visitor
This week we had a flying visit from a very important person who interrupted his busy schedule at the North Pole to drop in on his favourite tower and spend some time with his good pal Jimmy Joyce. It was a terrific honour to welcome Santa Claus to the James Joyce...
Chairman accepts DLR volunteer award on behalf of FJT volunteers
It is always nice to have our work at the James Joyce Tower & Museum recognised and, last Thursday night, James Holahan, Chairman Friends of Joyce Tower Society (who staff the tower on a voluntary basis), accepted an Award for Volunteerism 2017 from Dun...
Ulysses – sure it’s all double Dutch to some!
We are always delighted to make new friends at the James Joyce Tower & Museum and we are even more thrilled when they have a connection with James Joyce's masterpiece 'Ulysses' which, of course, opens atop our famous tower. This week we welcomed Erik Bindirvoet...
The Tower Talks
The Friends of Joyce Tower Society is always keen to expand the range of its activities in the promotion of the James Joyce Tower & Museum and, indeed, all things related to the great author. This year, we were delighted to introduce a programme of talks under the...
