Making Bloomsday a public holiday 'a good idea' - Boyd Barrett
The Hard Shoulder · Newstalk
June 16, 202315m 15s
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Show Notes
Today, June 16th, is commonly referred to as Bloomsday, named after the fictional character Leopold Bloom, from James Joyce’s Ulysses, voted the greatest novel of the 20th century. Each year on this day, Dublin City can be seen full of tourists and locals alike, taking part in tours, re-enactments and celebrations dedicated to the iconic book, but should we be taking our appreciation for this story one step further by making Bloomsday a public holiday?
Kieran was joined by Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD and John Barry, Managing Director MSS The HR People and Member of ISME National Councils to discuss...