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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · 3d

Our course on A Portrait of the Artist is coming up next month! Don't miss this opportunity to delve into James Joyce's groundbreaking first novel.

📅Nov 5-Dec 10
🕕Every Wednesday, 6-8pm IST
💻Online & In Person
📽️Classes are recorded
💶€100

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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - James Joyce Centre, Dublin, Ireland

Course 5 November — 10 December 2025 Join us at the James Joyce Centre where Dr. Josh Q. Newman will lead a six-week course on James Joyce’s groundbreaking first novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Y...

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · 7d

Our special thanks to:

Belvedere College SJ
@molimuseum.bsky.social
@dalkeycastle.bsky.social
@jamesjoycetower.bsky.social
Swenys Pharmacy
Jameson Distillery
@nlireland.bsky.social
Howth Castle
@glasnevincemetery.bsky.social
@gravediggers2.bsky.social

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · 7d

The Joyce Centre led an immersive week-long literary tour around Dublin for the Graham School University of Chicago in September. The tour swept Dublin, from 'Howth Castle and Environs' in the north to Dalkey in the south and everywhere in between!

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · 16d

***POSTPONED*** We regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances, our course 'Ireland on Stage and Screen' has been deferred. We will announce the new start date as soon as possible. Our apologies for any inconvenience.

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · 21d

Join us at the James Joyce Centre for Culture Night/Oíche Chultúir 2025 on the Friday, 19th September from 6-8pm! There will be FREE entry, a brand new exhibition, and house tours throughout the evening. No need to book, just show up! We hope to see you there.

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · 25d

The vinyl album is available for sale in our giftshop and is available for shipping. Please DM or email us at [email protected] to order a copy.

Our special thanks to Francesca O’Connor at Claddagh Records, Universal Music Ireland, Adrian, Matthew, Tony and to all those who came.

The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · 25d

A few photos from Friday night's launch of the album Pomes Penyeach by Claddagh Records. Music by Adrian Crowley and Matthew Nolan. We hosted a screening of the only live performance of the group from 2020, followed by a Q&A session with Adrian, Matthew and Tony Clayton-Lea of The Irish Times.

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · 25d

A few photos from Thursday night's launch of "James Joyce’s Legacies in Contemporary Irish Women’s Writing" by Dr. Annalisa Mastronardi. The launch featured a talk by Annalisa, a Q&A session and an introduction by Prof. Anne Fogarty.

Our special thanks to Annalisa, Anne and to all those who came.

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · Sep 6

Doors open at 6pm. The event is free but booking is essential. Spaces are limited.

Register below:

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'Pomes Penyeach' - Album Launch Q&A

A special Q&A event to celebrate the release of 'Pomes Penyeach' - Words by James Joyce, Music by Adrian Crowley and Matthew Nolan.

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · Sep 6

Join us at the James Joyce Centre this Friday, September 12th at 6.30pm for a special Q&A session celebrating the launch of the new album, Pomes Penyeach. Words by James Joyce, Music by Adrian Crowley and Matthew Nolan.

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · Aug 28

Please join our friends at @jamesjoycetower.bsky.social on Sunday, September 14th at 2pm for Earwicker’s Dream, a fascinating journey through Finnegans Wake via jazz and spoken word with Janet Moran and Ronan Guilfoyle.

Tickets are €10. Register at joycetower.ie/events/earwi...

Earwicker’s Dream - Joyce Tower Museum

Sunday 14 September | 14:00 – 15:30 | Studio Theatre | DLR Lexicon An entertaining and fascinating journey through Joyce’s Finnegans Wake via jazz and spoken word Following on from the success of thei...

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · Aug 26

Registration: €100 each. 10% off if you register for both. Each session will be livestreamed on Zoom, recorded and made available for view on Moodle. Recordings are done with the consent of the attendee in accordance with GDRP.

Please email [email protected] for more info.

The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · Aug 26

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
5 Nov. to 10 Dec.
Every Wednesday, 6-8pm IST

Dr. Josh Q. Newman will lead a course on Joyce's groundbreaking first novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

jamesjoyce.ie/events/a-por...

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - James Joyce Centre, Dublin, Ireland

Course 5 November — 10 December 2025 Join us at the James Joyce Centre where Dr. Josh Q. Newman will lead a six-week course on James Joyce’s groundbreaking first novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Y...

jamesjoyce.ie

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · Aug 26

Ireland on Stage and Screen
24 Sept. to 29 Oct.
Every Wednesday, 6-8pm IST

Our lifelong learning instructor, Dr. Caroline Elbay, presents Ireland on Stage and Screen, a course on Irish stage and cinema.

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Ireland on Stage and Screen - James Joyce Centre, Dublin, Ireland

Course 24 September — 29 October 2025 Join us at the James Joyce Centre where our lifelong learning instructor, Dr. Caroline Elbay, presents Ireland on Stage and Screen, a film and theatre course this...

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · Aug 26

The James Joyce Centre is pleased to announce two exciting new courses this autumn: Ireland on Stage and Screen and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 👩‍🎓📕📽️🎭

Starting on 24 September, each course is held online and in-person at the Joyce Centre. See below for details 👇

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Dublin City Libraries @dublincitylibs.bsky.social · Aug 25

The Huguenot Cemetery and Irish Literary References

The name Du Bedat or Dubedat appears in Irish literary references, most notably in George Bernard Shaw's play The Doctor's Dilemma (1906) and James Joyce's novel Ulysses.

www.dublincity.ie/library/blog...

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · Aug 25

“John Huston said I was too handsome. It can get in the way.”

No arguments here. “The Dead” is still a fantastic movie, despite being Pierce Bronsan-less.

www.irishtimes.com/culture/film...

Pierce Brosnan interview: ‘John Huston said I was too handsome. It can get in the way’

The Irish actor, star of The Thursday Murder Club, on losing a John Huston role because of his face, the James Bond years and the state of the US

www.irishtimes.com

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · Aug 22

Our special thanks to Yilin Press for their invitation and support of this incredible project.

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · Aug 22

Director Darina Gallagher attended the Shanghai International Literary Week to promote the publication of the first translation of Finnegans Wake into Chinese by Yilin Press. Read more about the translation and Darina's activities in Shanghai here.

www.independent.ie/irish-news/f...

‘Finnegans Wake’ finally translated into Chinese after 18 years of work by team of scholars

James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake, regarded by many as the most fiendishly difficult book in the English language, has finally been fully translated into Chinese.

www.independent.ie

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · Aug 21

Join us on Thursday, 11 Sept. 2025 at 6.30pm for the launch of "James Joyce’s Legacies in Contemporary Irish Women’s Writing" (Routledge), a new monograph by Dr. Annalisa Mastronardi.

The event is free but booking is essential. We hope to see you there!

www.eventbrite.ie/e/book-launc...

Book Launch: James Joyce’s Legacies in Contemporary Irish Women’s Writing

A talk and Q&A on a new book on the Irish women writers who are reshaping literature today, inspired by James Joyce's enduring influence.

www.eventbrite.ie

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · Aug 9

A few photos from yesterday's lecture on Chamber Music with Prof. Martin Connolly from Tsurumi University. Our special thanks to Martin and to all of those in attendance.

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · Aug 6

"Hosts at Mullaghmast and Tara of the kings. Miles of ears of porches. . . A people sheltered within his voice."

Daniel O'Connell was born #OTD 250 years ago. James Joyce (a distant relative of his) paid tribute to The Liberator throughout his work.

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · Aug 6

Do you have a used/battered copy of Finnegans Wake that you will not use ever again? At the James Joyce Centre we are happy to collect these copies to help an artist build a sculpture made of them.

Contact [email protected] if you would like to donate your copy.

Four used copies of different editions of Finnegans Wake stack on top of each other.

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Dublin City Heritage Office @dublincityheritage.bsky.social · Jul 31

Can't make the drop-in session for the North Great George's Street ACA Walking Trail today?

Join the conversation via the online survey: bit.ly/4mbNuuV

The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · Jul 24

Which buildings, features and stories should be included in a Walking Trail of Mountjoy Square and North Great George’s Street Architectural Conservation Areas?

Community drop-in: The James Joyce Centre, Thursday, 31 July, 10am-3pm.

@nbhsireland.bsky.social @dublincitycouncil.bsky.social

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The James Joyce Centre @jamesjoycecentre.bsky.social · Jul 26

James Joyce's work has been translated into more than 50 languages. Our collection includes translations in Portuguese, Macedonian, Japanese, Georgian, and Irish. To see a list of our collection, please visit joyceintranslation.com.

Special thanks to Fulvio Rogantin for his work on our collection.

JoyceInTranslation

Site of Joyce Translations

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