April first Archives - Joyce Tower Museum

Auction of Joyce Death Mask goes ahead

Apr 1, 2020

April 2nd Update: Oh no! – It’s happened again! Our Joyce Tower website has been hacked, just as it was last April 1st and, indeed, every April 1st in recent years We feel so foolish. But, I guess you spotted the ruse (and the terrible puns!) –...

Joyce Tower to proudly fly the Union Flag

Apr 1, 2019

2nd April Update: It has been established that the article below contains some many inaccuracies. Fact checking has revealed that, indeed, it is completely false. Our website was hacked on April 1st and left us feeling like complete (April) fools! In an attempt to...

Skeletal Remains found in Joyce Tower Sewers

Apr 1, 2018

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...