Bloomsday in Lisbon

Calling all bookworms in Lisbon, Portugal! Celebrate Bloomsday 2026 by grabbing a free book by an Irish writer on a bench in Avenida da Liberdade, right across from the Embassy of Ireland in Portugal.

Where to grab your copy?

The Embassy will be distributing copies of the books, translated into Portuguese, on the benches in Avenida da Liberdade closest to our Embassy’s address (Avenida Liberdade, 200). Grab your copy and post a picture with #Bloomsday and tag us (@IRLEmbLisbon).

When?

Books will be distributed at 9am and 1pm on 16 June.

Titles available:

A Corrente, by Adrian McKinty
Milkman, by Anna Burns
Drácula, by Bram Stoker
Um Incidente chamado Rachel, by Caroline O’Donoghue
Acolher, by Claire Keegan
Coisas Pequenas Como Estas, by Claire Keegan
Apeirogon, by Colum McCann
Menina, by Edna O’Brien
O Prodígio, by Emma Donoghue
Heróis Sem Glória, by Ferdia Lennon
Retrato do Artista quando Jovem, by James Joyce
O Rapaz do Pijama às Riscas, by John Boyne
As Viagens de Gulliver, by Jonathan Swift
Estrela do Mar, by Joseph O’Connor
Hamnet, by Maggie O’Farrell
O Retrato de Casamento, by Maggie O’Farrell
Tempos Emocionantes, by Naoise Dolan
O Retrato de Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde
A Canção do Profeta, by Paul Lynch
A Picada da Abelha, by Paul Murray
The Call – A Invasão, by Peadar O’Guilín
Pessoas Normais, by Sally Rooney
O Intruso, by Tana French
(Books offered while stock lasts.)