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Friday, May 2, 2025

The Annual Ringsend Bloomsday Festival -- The 2025 Programme of Events

 



Bloomsday Ringsend 2025

 

Thursday, 12th June

 

Event 1 at The Ringsend Irishtown Community Centre 7.00pm

Opening Event and Launch of

'The Bloomsday Ringsend 2025 Festival'

Event 1. 'Writers Adventure' & Prize Giving

(Compositions from local writers.)

Including a Painting exhibition of

the homes of James Joyce

 

Friday 13th June, 11.00am

 

Event 2.

Guided Tour of St Matthews Church and Graveyard

with Trevor James.

 

Saturday 14th June, 11.30am

 

Event 3

Lecture in the Library on 'Ringsend 1904'

with Eddie Bohan

 

Event 4, 12.30pm

Local Walking Tour departing from

the Ringsend Library

 

Event 5, 2.00pm

Live Outdoor Music Event at Library Square with special guest George Murphy, Mick the Busker & The Ringsend Pullovers

 

Sunday, 15th June, 9.30am

 

Event 6, meet at Poolbeg Yacht Club.

Boat Trip on the St Brigid with Dublin Bay Cruises

 

Monday, 16th June, 11 am

 

Event 7, meet at St Patrick's Church, Ringsend.

Horsedrawn Carriage led walk to the Joyce/Barnacle seat in Ringsend Park, stopping off at Strasburg Terrace, Irishtown for a recital.

 

Event 8, 12.00pm

The Annual Bloomsday Brunch and music at Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre.

 

All events Free, no booking required

(except for the Dublin Bay Cruise)



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