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Lecture by Senan Molony<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, 1 November 2025 at 6.30pm<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Prepare for a dazzling evening where literature meets the cosmos. On Saturday, 1 November 2025 at 6.30pm<\/strong>, journalist and Joyce scholar Senan Molony<\/strong> unveils a striking new celestial discovery hidden within James Joyce\u2019s Ulysses<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What if the blazing trail of Halley\u2019s Comet streaks not only through the heavens, but through the very pages of the 20th century\u2019s greatest novel? Join us as Molony explores how Joyce\u2019s fascination with astronomy, astrology, and cosmic symbolism illuminates the intertwined fates of Leopold Bloom, Molly, and Blazes Boylan \u2014 each orbiting their destinies like heavenly bodies in an eternal dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Timed to coincide with the arrival of a new interstellar visitor to our solar system in late 2025, this lecture invites you to look upward \u2014 and inward. Through wit, insight, and meticulous research, Molony reveals Ulysses<\/em> as not just a Dublin odyssey, but a cosmic one. Whether you are a devoted Joycean or simply starstruck by great storytelling, this event promises to leave you seeing Joyce\u2019s universe \u2014 and your own \u2014 in a new and radiant light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event is free but booking is essential. Doors open at 6pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Senan Molony<\/strong> is a journalist for Mediahuis Ireland covering the Irish Independent <\/em>and Sunday Independent<\/em>. An accomplished author, Molony has written extensively on Irish history, James Joyce and the Titanic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The James Joyce Centre is supported by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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