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TUNE IN: Bloomsday Festival's "Readings and Songs" live today!

Watch live from Ireland noted Irish writers, actors, and everyone in-between read extracts from James Joyce's Ulysses.

News

Van Morrison and Ian Paisley Jr. criticized for chant against NI Health Minister

Singer Van Morrison and DUP MP Ian Paisley, Jr chanted "Robin Swann is very dangerous" at an event in Belfast on June 10.

Entertainment

WATCH: More than 30 Irish Embassies to host Bloomsday events on June 16

Bloomsday 2021 will be observed globally as dozens of Irish Embassies have announced special events for June 16.

Entertainment

Dating Amber, Herself, Normal People top nominees at Irish Academy Awards

The 22nd annual Irish Film & Television Academy Awards have released the official list of nominations.

Entertainment

Maya Rudolph spotted in Dublin as Disenchanted finally begins filming

Maya Rudolph is the latest star confirmed to be in Ireland for the filming of Disenchanted, Disney's much-hyped sequel to Enchanted.

History

First major Bloomsday with Flann O’Brien, Patrick Kavanagh was a wild, drunk time

Watch famous Dublin writers revel in their own, slightly disastrous, Bloomsday tour, 1954. The first Bloomsday of renown.

Entertainment

Dropkick Murphys to take US by storm in newly-announced national tour

Tickets for Dropkick Murphys and Rancid's co-headling 'Boston To Berkeley II Tour' go on sale Friday, June 18.

Entertainment

Hundreds of extras needed for new Olivia Colman movie filming in Co Kerry

All types of extras are being sought for Joyride, which will be filming around Tralee in Co Kerry beginning later this month.

Entertainment

Liverpool FC aims to host Gaelic football and hurling games

Fenway Sports Group (FSG), who own the famous English club, have previously hosted hurling "Super 11s" games in Boston's Fenway Park.

Entertainment

The genius of the Irish writer James Joyce - gearing up for Bloomsday

Joyce could hardly have imagined the popularity of his novel "Ulysses" celebrated throughout the world this June 16.

Entertainment

On This Day: The untimely death of Donegal rocker Rory Gallagher in 1995

On 14 June 1995, the legendary Donegal guitar genius Rory Gallagher died of an MRSA infection. He remains a shining light for guitarists around the world.

Entertainment

James Joyce quotes on love and life in honor of Bloomsday

On June 16, Ireland and the world celebrate Bloomsday, a day commemorating James Joyce and the events of his novel “Ulysses,” a novel set on June 16, 1904.

News

‘Molly Malone’ written by the Scottish to ridicule the Irish, says expert

Molly Malone is one of Ireland's best-known songs, but is it actually all a big joke?

Entertainment

Submarine rescue off Irish coast 50 years ago to be made into action movie

Mark Gordon Pictures has acquired the rights to "The Dive", which tells the story of a two-person submarine that became stranded 1,575 ft below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cork.

Culture

Claddagh Records: Treasure trove of Irish music finally goes online

Claddagh Records, formed in Ireland in 1959, has gone online, providing a hub for Irish traditional and folk music.

Travel

The Dublin spots featured in James Joyce's Ulysses

Follow along James Joyce's famous 'Ulysses' with these Dublin landmarks on June 16, Bloomsday.

Entertainment

New documentary Coogan's Way tells history of storied Irish bar in New York City

"They were part of their community and they embraced being part of the weird, diverse, wonderful community."

Events

Craic LGBT film fest to be hosted by New York Irish Center

Ten new Irish LGBT short films to air at the New York Irish Center on Sat, June 12.

Culture

James Joyce facts for the gear up to Bloomsday 2021

Remembering the life and incredible career of legendary Irish writer James Joyce.

Entertainment

WATCH: Live entertainment returns to Ireland with concert in Dublin

500 people attended the James Vincent McMorrow concert in Dublin on June 10, the first in a series of events in an attempt to facilitate the return of live audiences.

Entertainment

Irish actress to star in upcoming fourth season of Stranger Things

Amybeth McNulty, who rose to prominence due to her performance in Anne With an E, will play a key role in the eagerly anticipated fourth season of Stranger Things.

News

Azealia Banks again lashes out at "ratchet, rude, racist, and drunk" Aer Lingus staff

Azealia Banks went on an explicit tirade against Aer Lingus on Instagram more than two years after an incident saw her disembark a London-Dublin flight.

Entertainment

Liam Neeson to star in new Neil Jordan thriller Marlowe

Liam Neeson will play the lead role of detective Philip Marlowe, who first appeared in Raymond Chandler’s 1939 novel The Big Sleep.

Entertainment

Colin Farrell runs his first marathon in Brisbane

Colin Farrell finished the Brisbane Marathon last weekend in a time of 3:53:14, a mighty impressive showing considering it was his first official long-distance run.

Cahir O'Doherty

Real horror, Niamh Algar's turn in the terrifying new horror Censor

"Are horror films a fantasy crafted to calm the imagination by enacting some of its worst fears, or worse are they disguised rehearsals of the kind of mayhem that we would visit on others, given half the chance?"