PJ Murphy O’Brien listens as Stella Xenopoulou reads from Ulysses as part of a 36-hour reading to mark Bloomsday, in Dublin. PJ Murphy O’Brien, who runs the former Dublin chemist, says there was never any question as to whether the annual reading of the Joycean classic would go ahead. “The soap is oil based, it’s a natural product and keeps your hands moist,” says Murphy O’Brien. “Most other sanitisers dry out your hands.”Rose Byrne, Bernie Berkir, Rose Hogan, Patricia Heary, Elizabeth Watson and Gillian Pepper are seen outside Sweny’s Pharmacy on Bloomsday 2020. A milliner by profession, Shevlin strikingly resembles the Irish writer and has taken part in Bloomsday celebrations since 2014.

Source: The Irish Times June 16, 2020 16:49 UTC