Ivy Day In the Committee Room

About “Ivy Day In the Committee Room”

In a room where minor politicians argue about child-rearing and attack a rival candidate, one of them, Joe Hynes, mentions that it is Ivy Day, a day set aside to remember Charles Stewart Parnell. The statement brings a brief moment of silence. Soon after, the conversation returns to the politicians' disputes. This scene is part of a short story by James Joyce.