Dive into the world of James Joyce with a fun and lively Bloomsday Festival theatre performance at the James Joyce Centre. “O’Neill does a terrific job…. comic ironies abound…” Irish Independent ‘O’Neill brings considerable energy and skill as the narrator’ Nomoreworkhorse The James Joyce Centre presents Grace by James Joyce as part of the Bloomsday Festival...
This will be a free, family-friendly fundraising event welcoming Little Blue Heroes families and members of the public to view approximately 100 supercars displayed throughout College Green. Attendees will have the opportunity to view the vehicles up close, and support fundraising activities taking place during the event. The event will...
Go back in time to 1904 and join author/illustrator Úna Woods as she reads from her new picture book A Blooming Great Day. It seems like just another ordinary day for Rosie and her grandad. But as soon as they step outside, they find themselves on a blooming great adventure...
James Joyce’s Ulysses is often celebrated as a European modernist masterpiece. Reading it from a postcolonial perspective reveals resonances with the experience of colonial and postcolonial Kenya. Dublin, under British rule was not only politically constrained but culturally subdued. Joyce dramatizes these pressures through the lives of Stephen Dedalus and Leopold Bloom....
The James Joyce Centre in association with Poetry Ireland presents a wonderful evening of poetry and song James Joyce and The Great Irish Poets Songbook, with tenor Dean Power and composer and pianist James Hurley on Sunday, 14 June at 7pm. They will perform settings of texts by some of Ireland’s best-known writers and poets, composed and arranged by pianist...
Gloria LGBT+ Choir Thirty years ago, we raised our voices for the first time. Through seasons of growth, shifts in the cultural landscape, and the evolving heartbeat of our community, one thing remained constant: the power of music to unite us. This summer, we invite you to a special anniversary...
Join Rory’s Stories live this June for a Work in Progress special! It’s your chance to see Rory try out fresh, never-before-heard material before he hits the road on his new tour this autumn. Expect a lot of laughs, more madness and a sneak peek at what’s coming next!
Back by popular demand, Volta’s critically-acclaimed Counterparts & A Little Cloud has been expanded to include adaptations of three stories from Joyce’s debut work — Two Gallants, A Little Cloud, and Counterparts — as part of the Bloomsday Festival. These three short stories are vivid “slices of life” from early...
Join us at The James Joyce Centre for a special Bloomsday Festival lecture on Monday, 15 June at 6pm by Dr. Brendan Twomey about how the city of Dublin shaped (and were shaped by) two of its most iconic writers: Jonathan Swift and James Joyce. This illustrated talk will use the Brookings map of Dublin of 1728 and Swift’s comments on Dublin city...
Texas hardcore heavyweights Kublai Khan TX are bringing their crushing live show to Opium, Dublin on 15 June 2026, with special guests Heriot.
THE ULTIMATE PUB QUIZ WITH DARRAGH ENNIS - MONDAY, 15TH JUNE 2026 Get ready for a thrilling and fast-paced quiz experience like no other, as Darragh Ennis—star of The Chase—takes the helm in The Ultimate Pub Quiz. Every show invites the audience to test their knowledge in a high-energy, pub-style...
One of the genre-defining bands of the late 90s, Static-X was founded in Los Angeles CA in 1994 by lead vocalist/guitarist Wayne Static and drummer Ken Jay. The band lineup was rounded out by bassist Tony Campos and guitarist/programmer Koichi Fukuda, who collectively inked a deal with Warner Bros records. Static-X rose to fame with...