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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇮🇪🇫🇷🇪🇺

@france_midwest

3 years

The façade of the embassy of France in Dublin, Merrion Square... 🇮🇪 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 (photo courtesy of @AmopaIrlande )

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2 years

This is the 100,000th truck load of the year between Ireland and Cherbourg! 🇮🇪 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 #YourClosestEUNeighbour

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2 years

La voilà, la 100 000e remorque de l’année entre @VilleCherbourg et l’ #Irlande . Un trafic multiplié par trois en un an, conséquence du #Brexit .

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I moved to #Limerick over 10 years ago after spending time in many other parts of 🇮🇪, & while each of the places I lived in had their own qualities, I would not chose to live anywhere else on the island than in the beautiful city of @Limerick_ie & among its great people. @Forbes

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@france_midwest

2 years

GREAT NEWS! @Ryanair will be opening a new route from @ShannonAirport to Béziers 🇫🇷 from 27 March with two flights per week, on Mondays and Saturdays! With the year-long Marseille and Paris Orly routes, this will be the third connection to France from Shannon Airport!

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@france_midwest

10 months

Congratulations to Michaël Plat on the opening this morning of his French bakery “Les Petits Plaisirs” on 46 Henry Street (Mon-Fri, 7am to 6pm). Already many customers popping in for a coffee ☕️ with some beautiful croissants 🥐 and baguettes 🥖 #Limerickandproud 🇫🇷

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@france_midwest

2 years

🚨 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project After months searching for the death cert. of James Sarsfield, only child of Patrick Sarsfield & Honora Burke, I’m delighted to say that I finally managed to put my hand on it (see below thread)! Here’s why this could be really significant… 🧵1/

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1 year

Very moving to see Limerick’s refugees from Ukraine 🇺🇦 receiving a standing ovation #SupportUkraine

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2 years

On 21 March 1922, 🇬🇧 forces handed over Sarsfield Barracks to the army of the Irish Free State and left 🇮🇪. During a moving ceremony which I had the privilege to attend today, the Irish tricolour was raised by the @12infbn exactly as it was 100 days ago. #DecadeofCentenaries

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4 years

Meet Dr Alan Watts, a 🇫🇷 & 🇺🇸 national who works as EM Consultant @ULHospitals . Alan spent part of his youth in Montpellier, a French city nicknamed ‘la surdouée’ (the over-gifted). Nowadays, he’s making use of his own gifts to save lives. Merci Docteur ! #FrenchTalentinIreland

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3 years

For all the lovers of Limerick‘s magnificent Georgian Quarter, have you watched ‘Angela’s Christmas’ & ‘Angela’s Christmas Wish’, 2 incredibly poetic & artistically stunning animation movies by director @ratskins , inspired by Frank McCourt, currently on @netflix ? Simply amazing!

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1 year

Our embassy in Dublin this evening…🍀

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@FranceinIreland

1 year

#L áFheilePádraig ! Happy #StPatrickDay ! 🇮🇪

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Meet French national Damien Gaumont who works as a paramedic in Limerick. One of those everyday heroes who save lives and on whom we will be relying even more than usual in the next few weeks. Merci !🙏🏻 🇫🇷 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 #FrenchTalentinIreland #WeAreInThisTogether

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🚨 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project Could these be the remains of Patrick Sarsfield?! Just back from Belgium after another week of exhausting but exciting & very productive work in Huy. Here is a full report by way of a two-part thread… PART 1: TEAM WORK 1/ @RTEHistoryShow

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@france_midwest

5 months

🚨BREAKING NEWS!🚨 Really glad to report that the first excavation phase of the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project is now completed and that we met ALL of our objectives! Here is a thread on the outcomes of the last three days spent unearthing the past… 1/

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@france_midwest

1 year

🚨 Forthcoming announcement 🚨 The #SarsfieldHomecoming Project is going to move forward to a significant new phase, a phase in which ALL of you will be able to take part… All will be revealed at a special event at the French Residence in Dublin tomorrow evening. Stay tuned!

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@france_midwest

9 months

Luimneach Abú! 🟢⚪️

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@france_midwest

4 years

The Consular Agency of France in Limerick showed its support to the staff @ULHospitals Intensive Care Unit today by delivering over 160 treats generously created by chef Thomas Fialon (The French Table Restaurant + BIA café) #SolidarityFranceIreland 🇫🇷 🇮🇪 #WeAreAllInThisTogether

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@france_midwest

5 years

Having spent many hours in the Emergency department @ULHospitals over the past few days assisting two French tourists, I’d like to pay tribute to the incredibly kind and dedicated nurses & doctors of the Clinical Decision Unit for their professionalism and patience. @PeopleofHSE

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@france_midwest

2 years

Flying to Morocco 🇲🇦 from @ShannonAirport via #Marseille 🇫🇷 this morning thanks to the new route opened this week by @Ryanair ! Best airport experience: no queues, welcoming staff, relaxing atmosphere & even a good pain au chocolat! 👍👌 2 weekly flights to Marseille, book yours!

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With this kind of weather, nothing like a good pint at @jjbowlespub ! Joyeuses fêtes everyone!

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@france_midwest

2 years

Really excited to confirm that an official announcement will be made soon about the new Shannon/Paris Orly route which will be operated by Vueling from September (reservations now open!). This will connect @ShannonAirport to a hub offering over 200 destinations worldwide!✈️🇮🇪🇫🇷🌍

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@france_midwest

2 years

👀 New Shannon to Paris service from September? via @ClareFM

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1 year

Our ambassador’s residence transformed into a magnificent Humbert’s Pub on the occasion of the Ireland-France match! 🤩 No better place to watch France win! Allez les bleus !!!! 🇫🇷

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3 years

12 full months later and after many postponements due to the pandemic, I’m really excited to finally get to meet the @WildHoneyInn team and enjoy my 2020 birthday present with dinner & an overnight stay in county Clare’s only Michelin star restaurant!!!🍾 #birthdayboy

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@france_midwest

1 year

🚨BREAKING NEWS!🚨 The #SarsfieldHomecoming Project moves to an exciting new phase! Here is A THREAD on what was announced at a special event held at the residence of the French ambassador yesterday evening in Dublin - PLEASE SHARE WIDELY! Scroll down 1/6

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@france_midwest

1 year

DYK that in 🇫🇷 the year begins with the delicious “galette des rois”, a puff pastry cake filled with frangipane in which a token is hidden? Whoever gets it becomes the king 🤴🏻 or queen 👸🏻 of the day! In #Limerick , you can order yours from @ThomasFialon at !

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3 years

Delighted that @LimerickCouncil decided yesterday to revive its longstanding twinning with @VilledeQuimper ! A working group is being set up to explore possible initiatives. Its 1st meeting on Friday will be chaired by Mayor @DanielButlerFG . Feel free to send us your ideas here!

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Such a beautiful evening in #Limerick today… The Old and the New (which is which?) basking in the sun… I love this place! #LimerickAndProud #AtlanticEdge #EuropeanEmbrace

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@france_midwest

8 months

An absolute privilege to be in Paris yesterday at the invitation of @CremonaHeritage and @IrlEmbParis to attend a revival of the flame under the Arc de Triomphe to honour all the “Wild Geese” who died in the service of France over the centuries. What a moving ceremony!

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3 years

Thank you to the #Limerick branch of @RBL_Ireland for inviting me to lay a wreath at the city’s War Memorial this morning in memory of the tens of thousands of WW1 soldiers who died during the Gallipoli campaign 105 years ago, many of whom from 🇮🇪 & 🇫🇷. #LestWeForget #NeverAgain

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Bon 14-Juillet à tou·te·s les compatriotes de la région du Midwest irlandais avec cette belle Marseillaise jouée par l’ @ICOrchestra pour @LimerickWild 2022 à @KingJohnsCastle . Impatient de vous retrouver devant @stmaryslimerick dimanche à 14h30 en présence de notre ambassadeur 🇫🇷

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@france_midwest

3 years

On top of La Pâtisserie by French Table chef @ThomasFialon , Limerick now has another fantastic pastry chef, trained at the prestigious @FERRANDIParis , in Clare-born Finn Robson, who has just opened Angel Dust at no 12 Thomas Street! And he also makes amazing croissants 🥐! 🇫🇷 🇮🇪

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@france_midwest

11 months

🔴 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project Exclusive So, here are the BIG news! Firstly, we were delighted to see when accessing the site for the first time that the back garden of no 21 avenue des Fossés, once cleared of all the vegetation, was of the expected superficy… 1/

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@france_midwest

2 years

Was just walking by @TheSavoyHotel today and discovered the amazing new La Terrasse brasserie and its fantastic French menu (see pic)! So many traditional French dishes made with great local Irish products 🤩 Tried the Escalope de veau milanaise 👌 This made my day!

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@france_midwest

3 years

I finally found time to stroll around the city and was delighted to learn about William Leamy’s life story, the man to whom we owe this magnificent building on Upper Hartstonge Street. Thanks to @FionanCoughlan , @Cooplafocal & @gbm_limerick for their excellent initiative!

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1 year

🔴 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project An overview of the short life of Honora Burke, Patrick Sarsfield’s wife, where we show a never-published and rarely seen manuscript and where we learn of the recent rediscovery of her burial place… A long thread 1/ [📷: Kilkenny Castle coll.]

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@france_midwest

4 years

Meet French national Céline, who lives in #Limerick & works as Customer Account Specialist for a local company. Lately, she decided to help others by making face masks & giving all the proceeds to local charities such as Suicide Watch. 1/2 #FrenchTalentInIreland

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@france_midwest

3 years

LOST FOR WORDS!!!! What a day! 🏉 💚🤍🧡💙🤍❤️

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@france_midwest

1 year

C’est réciproque ! ❤️ So easy and comfy to fly to Paris Orly from @ShannonAirport . No hassle, relaxed atmosphere at both airports, less than 30 minutes by taxi Orly to the city centre of #Paris (maximum drive rate of €37). Flights with @vueling on Mondays & Fridays all year!

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@france_midwest

3 years

Creating this museum with the Civic Trust and the Limerick Museum will probably remain both as one of the biggest challenges I ever set myself & as one of the achievements I will be the most proud of in my career! Can’t wait to have it opened to the public at the end of the week.

Limerick Wild Geese Festival

@LimerickWild

3 years

Delighted to see the #WildGeeseMuseum , a joint project by @LmkCivicTrust , @LimerickMuseum and @france_midwest feature in the @Limerick_Leader ! Thanks @Nick468official ! 🙏🏻 New Limerick museum to mark the flight of the Wild Geese

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🚨 PASTRY ALERT! 🚨 For all lovers of French 🇫🇷 pastries, chef Finn from Angel Dust (Thomas St) has made some amazing Paris-Brest and kouign amann! Hurry up, he’s open until 4pm! He also has the best 🥐 in town!

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@france_midwest

1 year

Félicitations to French-born Limerick-raised cyclist Fiona Mangan who made history yesterday by becoming the first ever Irish woman to finish one of cycling’s Grand Tours! 🇫🇷 + 🇮🇪 (the champion mix!) 🚴 #LimerickandProud #FrenchTalentinIreland @Melotte69

Fiona Mangan becomes first Irish woman to finish Grand Tour

Today was the beginning of a new chapter for Irish cycling; our female riders now competing in - and finishing - Grand Tours

www.stickybottle.com

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@france_midwest

1 year

Hundreds of #Toulouse supporters have arrived in #Limerick for tomorrow’s match against @Munsterrugby . Delighted to hear of the warm welcome they’re receiving by the Treaty City, including the amazing @LmkWhiskeyExp ! Looking forward to a great match! #MUNvTOU #LimerickAndProud

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3 years

Fantastic to see some of Dublin’s landmarks illuminated with the French colours last night in honour of President @EmmanuelMacron ’s visit to Ireland today! A fitting tribute to the friendship between our two countries! #FranceYourClosestEUNeighbour 🇮🇪 🇫🇷 🇪🇺

James Griffin

@JamezGriffin

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@france_midwest @UL @CentreUl @PresidentIRL @EmmanuelMacron @ULPresident @DanielButlerFG Dublin is ready for his visit. 🇫🇷

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🔴 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project Back to Huy 🇧🇪 with the project’s archaeologists Frank Coyne and Ger Riordan to begin the excavation phase and plan ahead for this summer’s final phase which will hopefully enable us to find the remains of Patrick Sarsfield🤞… 🧵 1/6

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@france_midwest

2 years

Nice to meet the two Algerian owners of The French Tacos in Wickham Way today. Tacos with a French and Algerian touch, the perfect mix! 🇮🇪🇫🇷🇩🇿 Marhaba to them!

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@france_midwest

1 year

I was delighted to receive, along with co-organiser Dr Liam Chambers, a @Shannon_Region Ambassador Award for the Wild Geese Conference organised as part of last July’s @LimerickWild ! Many thanks to @Shannon_Region & @Failte_Ireland for recognising the work done & its impact… 1/2

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@france_midwest

2 years

Meet Quentin, from Alsace, who now works for Sunflower Bakery in Raheen and makes delicious viennoiseries 🥐 and pastries 🥮 to complement the amazing artisan bread 🍞🥖 produced by Vi & family for over 20 years! #FrenchTalentInIreland 🇫🇷🇮🇪 👇

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@france_midwest

1 year

THANK YOU all so much for attending last night’s presentation of my findings as part of the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project. It’s really heartwarming to see such interest and enthusiasm in it. If you couldn’t attend, stay tuned for a summary of the main announcements made yesterday!

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@france_midwest

3 years

Good to be back 😎

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@france_midwest

2 years

Such a pleasure to launch the new Shannon / Paris Orly connection today @ShannonAirport . Delighted to see Minister @1Hildegarde again for the occasion & get a chance to publicly thank the management of the airport for their success. Full press release 👇

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4 years ago today, I had the great honour to be appointed as Honorary Consul of France for the Midwest region. Trying every day to live up to it. Looking back at the public side of the work done, it’s been an amazingly diverse & enriching experience! 🙏🏻 👉

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@france_midwest

10 months

After Huy, Landen and Ballyneety, I finally got a chance to visit Portumna Castle, another emblematic site in the life of Patrick Sarsfield, ahead of my presentation of the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project there in October. Many thanks to Brigid for the guided tour… 1/2

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9 months

Congratulations to Garda Gavin Hughes, from the Limerick Garda station, who made the French news as he was patrolling the streets of Giverny with his French colleagues as part of a fruitful cooperation between France and Ireland in the area of policing!

A Giverny, un gardien de la paix Irlandais dans les patrouilles de la...

Reportage de S. Callier et S. Letournel. Montage A. Vian. Interviews de Gavin Hughes, gardien de la paix de la République d'Irlande et le Lieutenant-Colonel ...

www.youtube.com

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10 months

A beautiful and moving ceremony, as every year, for the National Day of Commemoration on Merchants Quay this morning, remembering all the Irish people who died in past wars or on United Nations service. #LestWeForget

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@france_midwest

1 year

🚨 BREAKING NEWS! 🚨 Join me on Thursday 9 February at @MICLimerick for a public talk in which I’ll be presenting the fruit of over 2 years of research & making some exciting announcements about the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project! Click here to register 👇

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#SarsfieldHomecoming Project Some news from…

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1 year

Ready… 📻 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project

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@france_midwest

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2 years ago today, then Tánaiste @simoncoveney was confirming my appointment as Honorary Consul of France with jurisdiction over the Midwest region. I measure every day what an honour it is to serve my compatriots & promote local links between 🇫🇷 & 🇮🇪 in that official capacity.🇪🇺

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Having been elected to the board of @af_limerick back in May and after consultation with the other directors & with @LmkCivicTrust , I’m glad to announce that Alliance française Limerick will now be the co-organiser of @LimerickWild with the Civic Trust! #LimerickAndProud 🇮🇪 🇫🇷

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3 years

Thinking of all the French-Irish couples today for which Valentine’s day is going to be ruined, whatever the outcome! 😅 Que le meilleur gagne ! 🇮🇪 🏉 🇫🇷 #AllezLesBleus #6nations2021 #IREvFRA

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@france_midwest

3 years

Delighted that @UL professor Joachim Fischer ( @CentreUl ) will be among the five thinkers selected by @PresidentIRL to meet President @EmmanuelMacron tomorrow during his one-day visit to Ireland! 🇮🇪 🇫🇷 @ULPresident @DanielButlerFG

Tête à tête with Michael D Higgins on the menu for Macron’s whirlwind visit

French president will also discuss Afghanistan, NI protocol and corporate tax with Taoiseach

www.irishtimes.com

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Great to see the French tricolour proudly paraded through the streets of #Limerick by the @En_Garde_IRL reenactors during the Saint Patrick’s Day celebration! Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit! 🇮🇪 🇫🇷 🍀 🎉

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@france_midwest

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🚨 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project PART 2: BONES! In Part 1, I explained how we dug some exploratory holes in the cellar floor in order to check whether the mortar layer was to be found everywhere below the cobblestones. We didn’t choose the location of these holes randomly… 1/

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@france_midwest

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A beautiful ceremony and deeply moving tribute to Edna O’Brien this evening as she was awarded the title of Commander in the Order of Arts & Letters by French Minster of Culture @R_Bachelot 1/2

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@france_midwest

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I couldn’t find any information about him. Perhaps one of the many Jacobite experts out there could enlighten me? @DrCiaranMcDonn ? @DrSteveGriffin ? @HistoryatMIC ? In the meantime, I’ll follow up the James Sarsfield lead 🔎 in Saint Omer & will keep you all posted…🤞🤞 13/13

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@france_midwest

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A moving 100th wreath-laying ceremony organised by the Limerick branch of @RBL_Ireland and attended by Mayor Butler for Remembrance Day this morning. Remembering notably the 1,400 Limerick men who lost their lives during WW1, many of whom in France. #LestWeForget @BleuetFrance

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@france_midwest

8 months

Magnificent Burren, Co. Clare! My favourite part of Ireland… Early medieval churches of Oughtmama, prehistoric cairn and bay of Galway seen from the top of Turlough Hill! 🤩

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@france_midwest

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#SarsfieldHomecoming Project Back to Huy 🇧🇪 with archaeologists Frank Coyne & Ger Riordan to continue excavating the site. Nothing will stop us, not even the heavy snowfall❄️! Many thanks to Stéphanie Ratz for supplying us with delicious Belgian waffles 🧇! Full report here soon

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@france_midwest

1 month

🚨 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project Thrilled to reveal the logo of the Sarsfield Homecoming Project and announce the launch of a new account entirely dedicated to the project! Give it a follow at @SarsfieldHome to get the latest updates... Please share 🙏🏻 Thread 1/

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@france_midwest

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A fantastic commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Treaty of #Askeaton , the very first treaty ever signed between an Irish political figure and France! Well done to the Askeaton Civic Trust led by Carmel Ryan, Cllr Kevin Sheahan, Dr Declan Downey & all the participants 1/

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@france_midwest

3 years

New agreement between 🇮🇪 and 🇫🇷 in the Culinary Arts, Hotel and Tourism sector! It will allow for student exchanges through the Erasmus+ programme. Students will receive credits (ECTS) towards their qualifications for time spent studying or working abroad.

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@france_midwest

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🚨 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project 🚨 Just a quick note before a full report to say that today went extremely well! We’ve got some BIG & very positive news to tell of which we only became aware after we saw the site for the 1st time… Here is us on site just before we found out! 👇

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@france_midwest

5 months

Bayonne supporters at @NancyBlakes this afternoon 🎶

Laurent Zègre

@laurentzegre

5 months

Les Fêtes de Mauléon délocalisées à Limerick ! L'Aviron Bayonnais affronte le Munster à 18h30 (heure française) pour le premier match de Champions Cup de son histoire #MUNAB

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@france_midwest

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A great honour for me and my two fellow honorary consuls of France in Ireland to meet with French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne during her visit to Dublin today. Thank you so much to our ambassador, H.E. @vincentguerend for introducing us.

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@france_midwest

10 months

🚨MAJOR BREAKING NEWS🚨 Yesterday came the news that we’d collected over €15k in just 2 months since the launch of the #SarsfieldHomecoming fundraising campaign. TONIGHT project sponsor Carelon Global Solutions 🇮🇪 announced that they are matching that with a €15,000 donation!

Alliance Française de Limerick

@af_limerick

10 months

Thanks to a generous €250 cheque from Limerick-based shipbrokers Mullock & Sons, added to the other direct payments listed below and the donations of 132 great people on the Go Fund Me page, we’ve now collected over €15,000! Getting close to our phase 1 target! 🤞

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@france_midwest

4 years

Celebrating today an intense 1st year as Honorary Consul in #Limerick . A privilege to work with elected reps + local cultural & economic actors to stengthen the links between 🇫🇷 & the region & to serve my compatriots. A pleasure to work with the embassy & my fellow Hon. Consuls.

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@france_midwest

11 months

🚨BREAKING NEWS!🚨 As we launch our corporate fundraising campaign today, the BIG news is @MIC_Limerick have decided to make a €5,000 donation to the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project! I wish to express my utmost gratitude to MIC for their generous contribution to the project… 1/2

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇮🇪🇫🇷🇪🇺

@france_midwest

9 months

#SarsfieldHomecoming Project 🚨MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 This is the news we’ve been waiting for months! Really glad to announce that the Walloon government has now granted us the authorisation to conduct the archaeological works on the site where I believe Sarsfield to be buried! 1/

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@france_midwest

10 months

May I ask all the people who do me the great honour of following this account to share this tweet widely in the hope that we can keep the momentum on our fundraising campaign? And would you please consider making a small donation yourself perhaps? 🙏🏻

Help us bring back Patrick Sarsfield to Ireland!, organized by Loic Guyon

Help us bring Patrick Sarsfield back to Ireland! In 1691, after having… Loic Guyon needs your support for Help us bring back Patrick Sarsfield to Ireland!

www.gofundme.com

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@france_midwest

7 months

🚨 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project BREAKING NEWS!🚨 Really excited to announce that Phase 1 of the archaeological works on the site took place in Huy today! As planned, French company ECR Environnement carried out a ground radar survey and a 3D mapping of the site… A thread 🧵 1/

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@france_midwest

4 years

Some really great news came through the letterbox this morning! More on this very soon!

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@france_midwest

1 year

🔴 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project Very honoured to be invited to present my research today at the annual lunch of @ThomondH & glad to announce that all my findings will be published in the form of a long academic article in the next issue of the North-Munster Antiquarian Journal!

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@france_midwest

3 years

So glad we were finally able to launch the programme of our festival today! Thank you to everyone who attended the event. Check out the @Limerick_ie website to find out when to book your online tickets (although we will remind you when the time comes anyway!)

Limerick Wild Geese Festival

@LimerickWild

3 years

🚨BREAKING NEWS!🚨 Here we are!!! The full programme of the 2021 edition of our festival (Fri. 9, Sat. 10 & Sun. 11 July) is now on the @Limerick_ie website at Ticket booking opens 3 days before each event @ilovelimerick @limerickslife #LimerickAndProud

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@france_midwest

3 years

French president Emmanuel Macron to visit Ireland next Thursday

President Higgins will greet leader of France at Áras an Uachtaráin

www.irishtimes.com

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@france_midwest

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From small towns to big cities, from Roscoff to Bordeaux or Cherbourg, France is going green for #StPatricksDay ! Joyeuse Saint Patrick from #YourClosestEUNeighbour and well done @VacancesIrlande for all the pictures! ☘️ 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 🇮🇪 ☘️ #GlobalGreening 1/2

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@france_midwest

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🔴 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project PART 4: WHAT’S NEXT? Here is the last part of my report following our January trip to Huy. Frank and I have now agreed on the date of our next trip to carry on the archaeological excavations. We will be back in Huy from 24 to 30 March… 1/

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@france_midwest

2 years

Looks like #Limerick has been checked and approved tonight! ✅

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@france_midwest

2 years

Glad to see @Sammmy_Be honoured in his hometown of @CarrickonsuirMD . We were so grateful to Sam last July for offering a signed jersey as a special prize to the Sarsfield Ride Cycling Tour organised as part of @LimerickWild ! A champion & true gentleman! @cllrmariemurphy @thesuir

The Nationalist

@TheNationalist

2 years

Tipperary's Tour de France hero Sam Bennett is 'a great ambassador'

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@france_midwest

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇮🇪🇫🇷🇪🇺

@france_midwest

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Ancestral home of the MacMahon clan in County Clare. Did you know that one of their descendants, Patrice de MacMahon, became the third President of the French Republic in 1873? #WildGeese 🇮🇪 🇫🇷

France in Ireland 🇫🇷 🇪🇺

@FranceinIreland

10 months

#PlacesOfRemembrance : Carrigaholt Castle One of the many tower-houses in Ireland, it is located on the banks of the River Shannon. Its history shows the intertwining of Franco-Irish ties as early as the 16th century. Find out more:

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@france_midwest

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Earlier this week an anonymous donor gave €2,000 to the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project! Delighted to announce that Mr Patrick O’Sullivan & family have also decided to help with a generous gift of €1,000 paid directly to @af_limerick ! You too can help here:

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇮🇪🇫🇷🇪🇺

@france_midwest

3 years

#SarsfieldHomecoming

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇮🇪🇫🇷🇪🇺

@france_midwest

1 year

So incredibly rewarding to see my research on Honora Burke (a side work to the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project) put in the limelight by @FinnClodagh in her always fascinating column “An Irishwoman’s Diary” published today in the @irishexaminer ! @MICLimerick @ProfWLeahy

Irish Examiner

@irishexaminer

1 year

Who knew the past had so much breaking news? | Writes @FinnClodagh

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@france_midwest

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Nothing better than a walk around two of the most emblematic sites of the sieges of #Limerick under such a glorious sunshine ☀️ 😎 to find the inspiration to write up an article summarizing 15 months of research as part of the #SarsfieldHomecoming project! 📚 🖊 📃 💻

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@france_midwest

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📖 My academic article presenting the findings of over 2 years of research as part of the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project and published last year in the “North Munster Antiquarian Journal” is now freely available on the @MICLimerick Research Repository 👇

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@france_midwest

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🚨 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project Just back from another busy and very fruitful trip to Huy with so much news to share that I will need to break it down into a few threads as follows: ▪️Part 1: Of floors… ▪️Part 2: Bones! ▪️Part 3: Local meetings ▪️Part 4: What’s next? 1/

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@france_midwest

8 months

Very honoured to be invited to discuss the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project with H.E. Ambassador @NBurgessDFAT at the Irish Embassy in Paris today and present him with a copy of my article published in the latest volume of the @ThomondH ’s North Munster Antiquarian Journal.

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@france_midwest

2 years

La galette des rois, c’est sacrée ! Had to go to #Galway this year to get one… Many thanks to my colleague @franceconnacht and to Le Petit Délice bakery for coming to our rescue! Find out more about this French tradition here 👉

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@france_midwest

9 months

3,000! MERCI to the 3,000 followers who do me the honour of following this Twitter account 🙏🏻 I didn’t have any Twitter account before being appointed as Honorary Consul of France in Limerick a bit over 4 years ago & I would never have dreamt of having so many followers one day!

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