In December, we were delighted to welcome Claire Jacob, former Director of Alliance Française Waterford/Wexford, for a training course for future French DELF Examiners and Correctors.

Today at Alliance Française de Cork we were honoured to receive a visit from Mr Armel T’Kint de Roodenbeke, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of France in Ireland, and Mr Josselin Le Gall, Honorary Consul of France in Cork, who also visited one of our morning classes.

FREE ONLINE screening of the French film ’This Life of Mine’ (Ma Vie Ma Gueule)
presented by the Embassy of France and the Alliance Française Network in Ireland, as part of First Fortnight Mental Health Festival 2025.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion on women’s mental health, the particular challenges women face, and the representation of these issues in the arts.

9 January 2025, 6pm (film available until 12 January, 6pm).

Free Booking but limited tickets available here: https://watch.eventive.org/franceinireland/play/674065a5e48fc700856c9ecc

Congratulations to AF de Cork President Valérie David-McGonnell for being awarded the Chevalier medal of the "Palmes académiques" for her significant contributions to French language education and culture at local and national level in Ireland.

The Palmes académiques Order was created by Napoleon in 1808 and is the oldest non-military French decoration.

The medal was presented by our French Ambassador to Ireland, H.E. Céline Place, last night at the Cork City Hall, in the presence of Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Dan Boyle, Mayor of the Cork County Cllr Joe Carroll, Hon. Consul of France in Cork Josselin Le Gall, M. Josselin Le Gall, Laura Le Cléach, French Language Attachée with the French Embassy in Ireland, President of the Cobh & Harbour Chamber Toddy Stafford, AF de Cork Board Members, AIPLF Committee Members, and a number of other distinguished guests.

Article in French: https://lepetitjournal.com/dublin/les-palmes-academiques-decernees-une-figure-cle-de-la-langue-francaise-en-irlande-397573

H.E. Céline Place, Ambassador of France to Ireland.

Cllr Dan Boyle, Lord Mayor of Cork.

Toddy Stafford, Cobh & Harbour Chamber President; Valérie David-McGonnell; H.E. Céline Place; Cllr Joe Carroll, Mayor of the County of Cork.

Eoin Carroll, Irish Defence Forces Army Officer; Valérie David-McGonnell, AF de Cork President; H.E. Céline Place, Ambassador of France; John Mullins, former President of AF de Cork.

The French DELF Junior Diploma awarding ceremony took place on 20th November at Alliance Française de Cork for the post-primary students who took part in the 2nd edition of our "DELF for DEIS" initiative last academic year organised with the support of the Cork City Council.

The parchments were presented to the students by Ms Laura Le Cléach, French Language Attachée (from the Embassy of France in Ireland) and Ms Valérie David-McGonnell, AF de Cork President.

Congratulations to all!

We were delighted to launch this scholarship programme in 2022/2023.
We will be launching the 2025 edition of this programme for Cork City DEIS Schools very soon!

L’Alliance Française de Cork est heureuse d’accueillir en décembre une formation organisée par l’ambassade de France en Irlande pour les enseignants et assistants de français qui souhaitent devenir examinateurs du DELF.

A1 & A2 : les 6 & 7 décembre 2024
B1 & B2 : les 13 & 14 décembre 2024

👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4lrnlJJs-1I9mTCVqMR2QnPwQ-h9CFDV7XXbM1-SL6zWSUA/viewform

Alliance Française de Cork is delighted to support the screening of the French film This Life of Mine / Ma Vie, ma gueule (Sophie Fillières, 2024), as part of the Cork International Film Festival, on Friday 8th November at 8.15 pm, at the Arc Cinema in Cork.

Booking: https://corkfilmfest.org/events/this-life-of-mine-ma-vie-ma-gueule-66fe77d48a7b21002c000e96/

Alliance Française de Cork is delighted to support the screening of the French film "Juliette In Spring" as part of the Indie Cork Festival at the Arc Cinema, Cork:

Juliette In Spring / Juliette En Printemps
Sunday October 6 th / 8.30pm / France / 94 mins / Screen 2 /at the Arc Cinema Cork
Directed by Blandine Lenoir

The Opening Night film of IndieCork Festival 2024. Juliette goes back to her hometown to spend some time with her family. She finds herself between a loving but moody father, a New Age mother, a sister in the midst of an existential crisis, and a grandmother who still has a roving eye. Buried memories and family secrets rise to the surface in this sweet, tender and sometimes extravagant family portrait, based on Camille Jourdy’s graphic novel. The fourth feature of Blandine Lenoir and starring some of the greats, old and young, of French cinema, Juliette In Spring is an instant French comedy classic.

In French, with English subtitles.

To book a seat: https://cork.arccinema.ie/event/91669

Our Autumn 2024 French courses for adults will be starting the week of 23rd September!