We are delighted to take part in the 2024 "Défi Inter-Alliances" quiz competition organised by the Fondation des Alliances Françaises.
The first stage of the competition, at local level, will take place online on 29th April at 8.30 pm.
Entry is free and open to our current adult students, from level A2.
The registration link has been sent to our adult students (A2, B1 and B2 levels) by email.
Registration deadline: 25th April.
"20/20 Project" to promote the #French language in #Ireland: 20-minute presentation in 20 primary schools in #Cork City.
Thank you to the Cultural Department of the French Embassy for supporting this new Alliance Francaise de Cork initiative.
The project kicked off today, with a presentation by our teacher Laurie Dumas at Togher Girls’ National School, in the presence of Valérie David-McGonnell, President of the Alliance Française de Cork and initiator of this project, and Josselin LE GALL, Honorary Consul of France in Cork and Board Member of Alliance Française de Cork.
Many thanks to Bríd Kelleher, Katie Fitzgerald and their 6th Class students for their warm welcome.
Did you know that our Cork French Film Festival is the oldest French film festival in Ireland?
This year, the Cork French Film Festival will be celebrating its 35th anniversary, from Saturday 2nd to Sunday 10th March, at the Arc Cinema (North Main Street, Cork).
As every year, our festival will showcase the best of French-language cinema. Our programme consists of 18 films, including one family screening and schools screenings.
Our festival is not only for people who love French-language films, it is for anyone who loves good cinema, as all our films have English subtitles.
Programme available here: https://corkfrenchfilmfestival.com/
Trailer available here: https://youtu.be/-PD7UO-lBbE
We are grateful to our sponsor and partners:
Embassy of France in Ireland, Embassy of Canada in Ireland, The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, the Cork City Council, Air France, Amarenco, Brittany Ferries, EirGrid, Port of Cork, Eurotranslations Cork, The Arc Cinema, AIPLF (Irish Association of French Language Teachers), Explore France, The Metropole Hotel Cork, Cork Airport, and INSTITUT FRANÇAIS.
Many thanks to MEP Deirdre Clune, Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Kieran McCarthy, and French Embassy’s Deputy Head of Mission Marianne Barkan-Cowdy for launching with us the 35th Cork French Film festival.
Photo: Darragh Kane
Valérie David-McGonnell & Josselin Le Gall, Directors of the Cork French Film Festival, and French teacher Johan Le Bras, our CFFF Musketeer!
Photo: Colm Lougheed
Press Launch of the 35th CFFF
As part of the 35th Cork French Film Festival (2-10 March 2024), schools screenings will take place on 5 & 7 March, in Cork City, Mallow & Midleton.
This year’s film is Tempête/ Ride Above (Christian Duguay, 2022).
This screening is organised with the support of Institut Français.
A teaching resource is available on the AIPLF website: https://aiplf-ireland.com/2024/02/11/march-2024-cork-french-film-festival/
To see the full programme: https://corkfrenchfilmfestival.com/
This week, we were delighted to welcome to Cork Laura Le Cléach, French Embassy’s Language Attachée.
This week, we were delighted to welcome Laura Le Cléach, French Embassy’s Language Attachée, for her 3rd visit to Cork.
On Friday 8th December, Valérie David-McGonnell, President of Alliance Française de Cork, accompanied Ms Le Cléach to Ashton School. Many thanks to Principal Adrien Landen, new Deputy Principal Richard Lester, French Teachers Mags, Susan, Joanne, and Charlotte, and students for their very warm welcome in French. Students sang La Marseillaise and introduced themselves in French.
On 8th and 9th December, Ms Le Cléach delivered a training course for future examiners of the DELF B1 & B2 French examinations. Attendees came from Cork City and County, and Dublin.
In November 2022, Alliance Française de Cork celebrated its 75th anniversary!
Two articles to read about the history of Alliance Française de Cork:
Article in English:
https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-41019374.html
Article in French:
https://lepetitjournal.com/dublin/alliance-francaise-cork-75-ans-351850
On 25th November, we were delighted to welcome Mr Jean-Marc Roué, Honorary Consul of Ireland to Brittany and President of Brittany Ferries, and Mr Bruno Denoyelle, Public Affairs, Brittany Ferries.
On 7th November 2023, we welcomed Mr Xavier D’Argoeuves, Cultural Counsellor with the Embassy of France in Ireland, to Cork.
We were delighted to take Mr D’Argoeuves to visit Scoil Mhuire whose TY students will be taking the DELF A2 French examination this academic year.
Many thanks to Scoil Mhuire Cork Principal Regina Butler and French teachers Anne, Rosemary and Louise for their warm welcome.
On 19th & 20th October 2023, we were delighted to host a DELF A1/A2 Examiner training course for 16 French teachers and language assistants. The course was delivered by Béatrice Chrétien, Manager of the DELF diplomas in Ireland. Attendees were from Cork, Dublin, Galway and Limerick.