Many thanks to France Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Brittany Ferries for inviting Alliance Française de Cork, represented by its President Valérie David-McGonnell, to the annual lunch on board the beautiful Pont-Aven ship in Ringaskiddy today, in the presence of H.E. Céline Place, Ambassador of France to Ireland, Brittany Ferries President & Hon. Consul of Ireland to Brittany Jean-Marc Roué, France-Ireland Chamber of Commerce President Chris Smyth & Director Cliona McGowan, Mayor of County Cork Cllr. Mary Linehan Foley, Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork City Cllr. Margaret McDonnell, Cork Chamber of Commerce President Rob Horgan, Cobh Chamber of Commerce President Toddy Stafford, Hon. Consul of France to Cork Josselin LE GALL, and Ann Doherty, CEO of the Port of Cork.

Many thanks to all who attended our Open Day on 6th September 2025.
Well done to the participants of our cultural quiz and congratulations to our three winners, Wenting, Lily, & Daniel, who won French and Belgian items as well as a reduction voucher for our French courses.

Autumn 2025 OPEN DAY at Alliance Française de #Cork: Sat. 6th Sept., 11 am - 3 pm
Meet our teachers, have your level assessed, register for a course or membership, and enter a cultural #quiz (12 pm) to win a prize!

On Friday 19th September at 6.45 pm, as part of Culture Night, we are delighted to organise a free screening of the French film "Divertimento" (Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, 2022, in French with English subtitles) in our projection room (in-person event), with the support of Institut Français.

Synopsis:
"Divertimento" (Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, 2022)
Zahia, 17, is from an underprivileged suburb of Paris and aspires to become an orchestra conductor, a role rarely held by women.
With her twin sister Fettouma, a cellist, they face social and cultural obstacles when they enter an elite Paris music school.
Zahia wants to make classical music accessible to everyone and creates her own orchestra, Divertimento.
Based on the inspiring true story of Zahia Ziouani, one of the few renowned female conductors.

Booking is essential. Please note that places are limited.

Alliance Française de Cork will be closed for the summer until 20th August.

In the meantime, registration for our 2025-2026 French courses continues using the links on our website:
https://www.alliancefrancaisecork.com/-Our-French-Courses-

A bientôt !

From September 2024 to 4th July 2025, for the first time ever, our French language centre has reached a landmark of #1100 registrations.
The President and the Board of Directors would like to thank our students, teachers, Administrative Coordinator, sponsors and partners for their support.

Did you know?
Alliance Française de Cork was created in 1947, first as a French Circle, by Irish actress and teacher Rachel Burrows.
It is a French language school and cultural centre which is part of an international network of 829 Alliances Françaises.
It is registered as a Charity and, like many other Alliances Françaises outside of capital cities, it does not have a paid Director.
It is managed by a Cork-based Board of voluntary Directors - Pr. Grace Neville, Pascal Lucas, Kate Murphy, Philippe Grosbois - presided by Valérie David-McGonnell (since 2022).

Summary of our 2024-2025 Activities:

French ONLINE Upskilling French courses for PRIMARY school teachers

Alliance Française de Cork is delighted to be an official provider of Upskilling French Courses, funded by the Department of Education and administered by the PPLI/Languages Connect (a unit of the Department of Education), for primary school teachers in the Republic of Ireland. These courses are free for primary school teachers registered with the Teaching Council wishing to teach French to their pupils.

Alliance Française de Cork is proud to have been the first Alliance Française in Ireland to propose these courses which we have been running since January 2024.

Our next session will start the week of 22nd September 2025 and end in January 2026:
CLICK HERE TO FILL THE REGISTRATION FORM