Minister for Culture Josepha Madigan has rejected suggestions she should intervene to “save” the house at 15 Usher’s Island known as James Joyce’s House of The Dead. This year’s allocation is €162,000.” He added that the Usher’s Island building was “a privately owned building”. Let us not repeat this mistake today.”The signatories say that 15 Usher’s Island is “not just another house connected with Joyce”. They believe Usher’s Island has the potential “to become a worthwhile site of literary pilgrimage”. In 2012, Mr Kilty filed for bankruptcy in the UK, with debts including £2.1 million (€2.34 million) owed to Ulster Bank, relating to the Usher’s Island house.

Source: The Irish Times November 08, 2019 09:45 UTC