Bloomsday Festival at Embassy Gardens

Up there with other quintessentially Irish things like Guiness and good craic is James Joyce, the esteemed poet and one of the most influential literary minds to hail from the Emerald Isle. So no wonder there’s a whole day of celebrations dedicated to him, his work and creators he’s subsequently inspired. Bloomsday Festival gathers emerging and established Irish talent, including the likes of Irish singer BLÁNID and musician and podcaster Gareth Keane, for a mish mash of music and spoken word performances. Singer-songwriter Imelda May is headlining, there’ll be ‘try an instrument’ sessions, Ceilidh dancing and – of course – plenty of hearty food and whiskey.