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James or Joyce? Here's how to claim your free Bloomsday coffee
Free coffee? Say no more!
Are you named James or Joyce? Are you feeling the pinch as payday looms around the corner? Well, you're in luck! Free coffee could be yours this week.
Marks & Spencer Grafton Street has announced a truly unique Bloomsday celebration, offering a complimentary cup of delicious Velo Coffee to anyone with the first or surname James or Joyce. Free coffee? Say no more! Pic: Shutterstock
The exciting activation will take place on Monday, June 16, and is a celebration of the exciting launch of Velo Coffee at M&S Grafton Street café from June 12.
To mark the arrival of this Irish locally roasted coffee brand, and to pay homage to Dublin's iconic literary festival, those named James and Joyce are the guests of honour for one day only.
Are you a James or a Joyce? Simply pop into M&S Grafton Street café on June 16 with a valid photo ID, and your free Velo Coffee awaits. Are you named James or Joyce? Are you feeling the pinch as pay day looms around the corner? Well you're in luck, free coffee could be yours this week. Pic: Getty Images
Every year on June 16, people in Dublin and elsewhere celebrate the life of James Joyce and his classic book Ulysses.
Bloomsday, named after the book's protagonist Leopold Bloom, sees people dress as characters from the book, act out parts of the story and retrace the characters' journey across Dublin.
Joyce is considered one of the most important literary figures of the 20th century. He was born in 1882 in Rathgar, Dublin. Studying English, Italian and French at UCD, he went on to write many books.
In Ulysses, we follow the protagonist Leopold Bloom as he meanders through Dublin during the course of an ordinary day, June 16, 1904.
The first Bloomsday celebration took place in 1954, the 50th anniversary of the book's events. Since then, year after year, people have organised a festival to commemorate the book. June 16 became known as Bloomsday.
