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BLOOMSDAY 2009

WALKING TOURS
Saturday–Tuesday, 13–16 June
Join us for one (or all!) of 4 tours of Joyce’s Dublin:

‘In the Footsteps of Leopold Bloom’: 13th/11am; 14th/4pm (sold-out); 15th/2pm (sold-out)
‘Joyce Circular’: 13th and 14th/2pm; 15th/4pm
‘Dubliners’: 13th/4pm; 15th/11am
’Bloomsday Walk’: Tuesday 16th June at 11am (sold-out); 12pm; 2pm (sold-out), 3pm; 4pm

Be sure to book ahead: Bloomsday Walk is Euro 8 per person; all others are Euro 10 per person (Euro 8 conc., students and seniors). See our Walking Tours page for all the details.

HUGH LEONARD’S STEPHEN D & JOYCE IN IRELAND
John McCourt
Saturday 13 June, 1pm (National Library of Ireland)
Join us for a tribute to playwright, Hugh Leonard as John McCourt (The Years of Bloom & Joyce in Context) offers a talk on Stephen D and its impact on the reception of Joyce’s works in Ireland.
Free event; limited seating.

‘IMAGINING ULYSSES’
with David Blake Knox & Hilary Fennell
Saturday 13 June, 7pm (Irish Film Institute)
David Blake-Knox & Hilary Fennell of Blueprint Pictures introduce ‘Imagining Ulysses’, a film they co-produced for RTE. Join us for a special screening of this highly original and award-winning documentary on the writing and reading of Joyce’s epic novel.
Book tickets at www.ifi.ie.

BARRY MCGOVERN
Joyce & Chapelizod
Sunday 14 June, 2pm (Dublin Writer’s Museum)
Charting a course from Dubliners to Finnegans Wake, Barry McGovern explores Joyce’s connections with Chapelizod.
Free event; booking recommended: call the Joyce Centre at 1 878 8547.

ULYSSES IN TRANSLATION
Sam Slote
Monday 15 June, 6.30pm (Alliance Francaise)
On the 80th anniversary of the first French translation of the novel, Sam Slote of Trinity College discusses Ulysses in translation, the first French translation, and ‘Déjeuner Ulysse’, the very first commemoration of Ulysses. Presented in association with Alliance Francaise. Free event.

BLOOMSDAY BREAKFASTS
Tuesday 16 June, at 8.00; 9.30 (sold-out); and 11.00am (James Joyce Centre)
Partake of our traditional ‘full Irish’ Bloomsday Breakfast at the James Joyce Centre whilst actors entertain with readings from Joyce's Ulysses. Feel free to come in your own c.1904 costume!
Book now for one of 3 seatings; 18 Euro per person.

READINGS & SONGS IN THE SQUARE with LEO ENRIGHT
Tuesday 16 June, 11am-3pm (Meeting House Square)
Our MC, Leo Enright hosts a star-studded afternoon of readings and songs from Ulysses. Joyceans of all ages and backgrounds are welcome to join in, so come one, come all, and read your favourite few words from the book of day!
Free and open to the public; limited seating provided.

JOHN HUSTON’S ‘THE DEAD’
Tuesday 16 June, 8.30pm (tbc) (Irish Film Institute)
Don’t miss the special Premiere of John Huston’s classic film adaptation of Joyce’s Dubliners story at the IFI this Bloomsday.
Presented by Dublin Film Distributors and the IFI in association with the James Joyce Centre.
Book tickets at The IFI Website

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