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In pictures: Bloomsday 2025
Bloomsday , the celebration of James Joyce's literary masterpiece Ulysses, was celebrated in Dublin today. Named after its anti-hero, Leopold Bloom, and based on his all-day meanderings around Dublin on June 16th, 1904, it has been celebrated annually since 1994 with breakfasts, public readings from the book and the donning of the finest of Edwardian clothing. John O'Reilly and his wife Marianne O'Reilly on their way to a Bloomsday breakfast in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times Singer Simon Morgan (right) and other performers prepare behind the scenes at the Bloomsday breakfast in Belvedere College, Dublin. Photograph: Dan Dennison People gather at the table for Bloomsday Breakfast in Belvedere College, Dublin. Photograph: Dan Dennison Simon Morgan sings for the audience at the Bloomsday breakfast in Belvedere College, Dublin. Photograph: Dan Dennison Baby Nova Forbes enjoying the Bloomsday breakfast in Belvedere College, Dublin. Photograph: Dan Dennison (L-R) Carol Reynolds, Sheena Bourke, Marian Finn, Carol O'Neill, Louise Whelan, Margaret Gray, Rosemary Phipps and Yvonne Rossiter in Ringsend Park, the location of James Joyce's first date with his future wife, Nora Barnacle. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Philip Murphy and Mary O'Neill Byrne at the Joyce Bench in Ringsend Park, Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Brendan Byrne plays the ukulele in Kennedy's, Westland Row, Dublin, during Bloomsday breakfast. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times Carole Ward and Liz Kinch enjoying the Bloomsday festivities on Duke Street, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times Lisa Tonello from Italy and Issa Ali from Dublin celebrate Bloomsday in Kennedy's, Westland Row, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times A group of friends dressed up for Bloomsday on Duke Street, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times Raychel O'Connell and her son Tadhg in Bloomsday attire on Duke Street, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times Paddy Keogh at Kennedy's, Westland Row, Dublin, for Bloomsday breakfast. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times
BBC News
23-05-2025
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Council could sell land for Hersham Technology Park homes plan
A piece of council-owned land described as "a bit like a dog's loo" could be sold to developers as part of a plan for new Homes is looking to transform Hersham Technology Park, and aims to submit a planning application this year, according to the Local Democracy Reporting members of Elmbridge Borough Council have agreed to progress negotiations to sell a triangular piece of land next to the said the land next to the office block and the Hersham bypass was not "an area of particular beauty". Councillor Caroline James said: "It's a bit like a dog's loo."Selling the land will only be signed off once Berkeley Homes has full planning permission to develop the potential benefits are subject to future discussions, the authority said they could include relocating GP and library services closer to the heart of the discussed there being "an overwhelming need" for a new doctor's surgery in Hersham and that the technology park could be a good, central location. In a public consultation only 1% of the population responded, with just over half of those objecting to the idea of selling the land to be part of the councillor John O'Reilly pointed out there was a "great anxiety and apprehension" from residents because of a "triple whammy" of planning. He listed the Hersham shopping centre development, plans for the Hersham Golf Club site for at least 200 homes, and now the technology park for up to 300 homes.
