21st July 2023: The 140th anniversary of the Alliance Française worldwide network was celebrated in #Paris, with more than 600 colleagues from over 100 countries. 🎂

Alliance Française de #Cork, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2022, was represented at this event by its President, Valérie David-McGonnell. Our colleagues from the Alliances Françaises in Dublin, Waterford/Wexford and Kilkenny were also present.

On 21st July, on the occasion of a garden party at the Elysée presidential Palace, the President of Alliance Française de Cork shook hands with French President Emmanuel Macron and met French Minister of State Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Fondation des Alliances Françaises President Yves Bigot, and Institut Français President Eva Nguyen Binh.

See Emmanuel Macron’s speech >

Valérie David-McGonnell, President of Alliance Française de Cork, and Josselin Le Gall, Board Member and Honorary Consul of France in Cork, were delighted to attend the National Day of Commemoration on 9th July in Cork, and to meet Irish President Michael D. Higgins, Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Kieran McCarthy and his partner Marcelline Bonneau, and H.E. Vincent Guérend, Ambassador of France to Ireland on this occasion.
Alliance Française de Cork is delighted to provide French-language programmes to the Irish Defence Forces.

Many thanks to all adults, children and secondary schools who attended our 2023 Cork French Film Festival and to our sponsors and partners.

Article in French about the 34th edition of our festival:
https://www.fondation-alliancefr.org/?p=62440