Celebrations taking place across Dublin for Bloomsday

Celebrations will take place across Dublin to mark Bloomsday, the day immortalised by James Joyce in his novel Ulysses.

For more than 70 years, 16 June has been marked throughout the capital with recitals and re-enactments from scenes from the authors most famous work.

Set across a single day in Dublin in 1904, Ulysses continues to captivate readers and writers around the world.

James Joyce famously said that he wanted to "give a picture of Dublin so complete that if the city one day suddenly disappeared from the earth it could be reconstructed out of my book".

Among the many events taking place, Glasnevin Cemetery is staging a reenactment of the 'Hades' chapter of Ulysses.

The JoyceStagers are performing 'The Funeral of Paddy Dignam,' when Leopold Bloom attends the funeral at Glasnevin on 16 June 1904.

There will also be a special guided Bloomsday tour of the cemetery, during which tourists will visit graves and locations associated with the book and historical figures referenced in the novel.

More than 150 real-life Dubliners buried at Glasnevin who are mentioned in Ulysses.

The traditional Bloomsday breakfast will take place in Belvedere College in Dublin this morning, where Joyce attended secondary school from 1893 to 1898.

Visitors to The Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI) can join Joycean-themed tours led by MoLI’s expert guides, exploring the museum’s literary collection, including Copy No.1 of Ulysses, Joyce’s notebooks, letters and other artefacts connected to the writer.

MoLI is home to Copy No. 1 of Ulysses, which has been personally inscribed by the author himself.

Davy Byrnes pub will be hosting an afternoon of festivities to mark the day with music, performances, and readings.

In Ulysses, Leopold Bloom visits the pub for a glass of burgundy and a gorgonzola cheese sandwich during the ‘Lestrygonians’ episode when Bloom stands and chats with the owner, Davy Byrne, about life and his appetite before continuing on his odyssey.

The James Joyce Centre is hosting a series of events including a literary walking tour, following in the footsteps of Leopold Bloom, referenced in the book when he makes his way through the city centre on his way from Middle Abbey Street to the National Library.

There will also be readings, talks, music, children’s events, and fun throughout the day at the James Joyce Centre on North Great George’s Street in Dublin.