This is a celebration of Bob Dylan's 80th Birthday with submissions from almost 100 people- Irish poets, writers, singers, songwriters, artists, photographers and an eclectic mix of admirers, some well-known, others lesser-known but all contributors in equal measure. They are a cross-section of a Bob Dylan audience ranging from a 15-year-old to those who are so much younger than that now!

Pictures include drawings of Bob Dylan by the rock legend, the late Rory Gallagher (1948-1995), Mairéad Irwin and Claire Stewart, with photographs from Antonio Parrinello, Nutan and Colm Henry.

This is a "project of the heart done with goodwill" to celebrate Bob Dylan, Nobel Laureate for Literature and one of the world's greatest and respected songwriters.

Bail ó Dhia air!

See below a list of website links for articles, reviews and bonus content: 

Book contributor and Irish Times columnist Frank McNally devoted his An Irishman’s Diary to the book launch on Wed May 26th.

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/thunder-on-the-mountain-frank-mcnally-on-a-busy-weekend-for-bob-dylan-s-irish-disciples-1.4575063?mode=amp&fbclid=IwAR3FhUHasvfY9AIC25P__IsHbA6bQYhIxDJhLO9xTfwg5Ns2sNLk2iHOOtA

Rick O’Shea interviews Liamy Mac Nally on RTÉ Radio 1 The Book Show Sun 23 May. The interview starts at 0:16:00:

https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/html5/#/radio1/11309801

Liamy mac Nally described the ‘making’ of the book in his De Facto column in the Mayo News.

https://www.mayonews.ie/comment-opinion/de-facto/36852-happy-birthday-mr-bob

Ann-Marie Kelly interview for The Roadhouse Café on Midlands 103:

https://soundcloud.com/midlands103official/the-open-door-happy-birthday-mr-bob

Dylan O’Neill from Buzz.ie on the book:

https://www.buzz.ie/culture/happy-birthday-mr-bob-tribute-24139022

Book contributors Feargal Ó Béarra and Seán Tadhg Ó Gairbhí provide the English translation for their book submissions as Gaeilge:

https://tuairisc.ie/mo-bheannacht-ort-ar-do-bhreithla-a-bhob/

Fiachna Ó Braonáin (Hothouse Flowers and RTÉ Radio 1 Late Date presenter) has ‘converted’ his poem for the book into a beautiful bi-lingual song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM6b-a0mcdI

https://westernpeople.ie/2021/05/29/mayo-book-celebrates-dylan-at-80/