# Joe Hynes — Ulysses character guide

> Joe Hynes in Ulysses by James Joyce.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hynes, Burgess Hynes, Three Hynes, Joe Hynes, Joe, Decent fellow Joe, Mr Joseph M'Carthy Hynes, Joseph, Joseph Hynes

**First appearance:** 0005-iv

## Who they are

A journalist who writes about the funeral.

## Relationships

### [Leopold Bloom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ulysses_se/characters/leopold_bloom)

_social_

Joe Hynes is a journalist and acquaintance of Bloom, often discussing politics and mutual acquaintances in the pub.

### [The Citizen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ulysses_se/characters/the_citizen)

_friendship_

Joe Hynes is a drinking companion of the Citizen, sharing his nationalist fervor and engaging in heated pub debates.

### [Alf Bergan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ulysses_se/characters/alf_bergan)

_friendship_

Alf Bergan is a friend of Joe Hynes, frequently drinking and bantering together in the pub, sharing jokes and political opinions.

### [Leopold Bloom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ulysses_se/characters/leopold_bloom)

_social_

Joe Hynes is a journalist and acquaintance of Bloom, often discussing politics and mutual acquaintances in the pub.

### [The Citizen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ulysses_se/characters/the_citizen)

_friendship_

Joe Hynes is a drinking companion of the Citizen, sharing his nationalist fervor and engaging in heated pub debates.

### [Alf Bergan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ulysses_se/characters/alf_bergan)

_friendship_

Alf Bergan is a friend of Joe Hynes, frequently drinking and bantering together in the pub, sharing jokes and political opinions.

### [Leopold Bloom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ulysses_se/characters/leopold_bloom)

_social_

Joe Hynes is a journalist and acquaintance of Bloom, often discussing politics and mutual acquaintances in the pub.

### [The Citizen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ulysses_se/characters/the_citizen)

_friendship_

Joe Hynes is a drinking companion of the Citizen, sharing his nationalist fervor and engaging in heated pub debates.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ulysses_se/chapters/vi)

Takes names of mourners, asks Bloom about a man in a macintosh.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ulysses_se/chapters/xii)

Reads a letter from a hangman and participates in the discussion about capital punishment.

## Links

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