James Joyce Celebrated
… and the Ulysses Medal conferred

“In honouring Brian Friel this Bloomsday with the UCD Ulysses Medal, University College Dublin is honouring the achievements of a man who is not only Ireland’s greatest living playwright but one of the greatest playwrights in the world,” said Professor Anthony Roche who gave the citation. The UCD Ulysses Medal is the highest honour the University can bestow. Inaugurated in 2005 as part of the University’s sesquicentennial celebrations, to remember the ‘creative brilliance’ of UCD alumnus James Joyce, it is awarded to individuals whose work has made an outstanding global contribution.
On Bloomsday each year, the University holds a special ceremony to confer the Ulysses Medal, and a number of honorary doctorates to individuals who have achieved distinction in the field of academic scholarship, made a significant impact on society and the University community, or achieved significant international accomplishment,


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