Events have taken place to celebrate Bloomsday - the day immortalised in James Joyce's 1922 novel Ulysses.
Bloomsday, 16 June 1904, is the date that Ulysses is set and the holiday is named after the book's protagonist Leopold Bloom as he moves through an ordinary day in Dublin.
The novel's title is a reference to Homer's The Odyssey and the book draws on a number of styles and ground breaking literary techniques.
One event which took place was the dramatic re-enactment of the funeral procession of character Paddy Dignam, which has been performed at Glasnevin Cemetery since 2011.
Chapter six of Ulysses depicts the journey of Bloom and others as they travel from Sandymount to Glasnevin cemetery for the funeral of their friend.
A #Bloomsday event with a difference is taking place at Glasnevin cemetery today, as the Joycestagers perform a re-enactment of episode six (Hades) of James Joyce's Ulysses.
— Fiachra Ó Cionnaith 😊 (@Ocionnaith) June 16, 2024
The re-enactment depicts the funeral of Paddy Dignam as Leopold Bloom and others remember their friend. pic.twitter.com/uuo88awMvM
The JoyceStagers put on the performance and the event also included tours to the grave of the real life person on which the character Paddy Dignam is believed to have been based.
Meanwhile, President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina marked the day with a garden party at Áras an Uachtaráin.
The importance of libraries and promoting reading was a key theme of this year’s event, with attendees including, amongst others, library staff from across the country.
It was the 74th garden party to be hosted by President Higgins at Áras an Uachataráin since his election to the office in 2011.
