![]() ![]() ![]() The building is now being refurbished as the new headquarters for the Central Bank of Ireland. Joe Darcy tells Rick that the unfinished office building of the former Anglo-Irish Bank in Dublin remains as evidence of the financial hit Ireland endured, after banking malpractice brought an end to the country's "Celtic Tiger" economic boom. As Joe Darcy points out in this week's program "extra," the waterfront site of the former Anglo-Irish Bank in Dublin is being refurbished as the new headquarters for the Central Bank of Ireland.The Anna Livia statue has been moved from its original location in Dublin.There is a museum at the James Joyce Centre in Dublin.Davy Byrne's Pub in Dublin was a favorite of writer James Joyce, and is visited on June 16, "Bloomsday," by fans of his book " Ulysses." Other pilgrimage sites in Dublin on Bloomsday include the historic Sweny's Pharmacy for a bar of lemon soap.This year's events will celebrate the 125th birthday of the " Queen of Crime." It's also the location of the Agatha Christie Literary Trail. The International Agatha Christie Festival is planned for September 11-19, 2015 in Torquay, England.Agatha Christie describes her travels in her 1946 book " Come, Tell Me How You Live." Discover a modernized and revisited version of the Agatha Christies classic.Mathew Prichard compiles Agatha Christie's correspondence from her 1922 "grand tour" in " The Grand Tour: Around the World with the Queen of Mystery.". ![]()
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