Bloomsday at Lilliput was celebrated on Friday 15^th, on the eve of the day itself. Our event began in the early evening with Burgundy and Gorgonzola reminiscent of Leopold Bloom stopping in Davy Byrne’s in Ulysses.

Sam Coll, the author of The Abode of Fancy kicked off the night by giving an energetic reading of passage from Finnegans Wake. Next, we had the main event of the evening – the launch of The Mookse & the Gripes as illustrated by Thomas McNally. This beautifully illustrated book went down a treat with all the attendees, as did the speech Thomas made, thanking his family for their support. Emer Martin, the author of The Cruelty Men did a reading of the last few pages of Finnegans Wake. Then, the Joyceans crowd favourite, Racker Donnelly, drew the night’s entertainment to a close, with 3 of his original performances.