Happy Birthday John McCormack

Singer Noel O’Grady performs his “Ode to James Joyce: Portrait of a Tenor” in the Round Room of the Joyce Tower. Noel will also celebrate John McCormack’s birthday.

Noel is five time winner of Oireachtas na Gaeilge for traditional singing and has been described as the “voice of James Joyce.”

The Bloomsday Festival takes place on 11-16 June 2026. It is organised by The James Joyce Centre in partnership with Fáilte Ireland and the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.