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Valerie David-McGonnell

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AIPLF President / AF de Cork President & CFFF Co-Director / #French Teacher / French Language Education Consultant & Author #Francophonie

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Valerie David-McGonnell @valeriedmcgonnell.bsky.social · Nov 21

Honoured to have received from H.E. Céline Place, Ambassador of France to Ireland, the “Chevalier” (Knight) medal of the #French Order of the “Palmes académiques” at the Cork City Hall last night.
Many thanks to Her Excellency & to Cllr Dan Boyle, Lord Mayor of Cork, for their kind speeches.

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Alliance Française de Cork @afcork.bsky.social · 8d

#Art Exhibition Launch in our gallery:
'Cork: Layers of Time and Traces'
by MTU CCAD Graduates Deirdre O’Neill and Abby Curran,
on Thursday 16th October at 7.30 pm.

More info: www.alliancefrancaisecork.com/Exhibition-O...

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Alliance Française de Cork @afcork.bsky.social · 9d

AF #Cork #French #Cine #Club October Screening:
Le quatrième mur (David Oelhoffen, 2024).
In French, with English subtitles.

Free Cork French Cine Club screenings exclusively for AF de Cork #members & adult students.
Booking is essential as places are limited.

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Valerie David-McGonnell @valeriedmcgonnell.bsky.social · 12d

I was delighted to meet on this occasion Pierre-Emmanuel Jacob, new director of Alliance Française Dublin and coordinator of the Irish AF network, and Maria Prévost, our new Vice-Consul of France in Ireland.

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Valerie David-McGonnell @valeriedmcgonnell.bsky.social · 12d

Many thanks to the Embassy of France & French Language Attachée Laura Le Cléach for the invitation to meet the French Language Assistants assigned to post-primary schools in #Ireland for 2025-2026, & to take part in their training yesterday in Dublin.

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Alliance Française de Cork @afcork.bsky.social · 20d

Become an Alliance Française de Cork member and receive preferential invitations to our next French language film screenings and other cultural events!

More info:
www.alliancefrancaisecork.com/Become-an-AF...

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Alliance Française de Cork @afcork.bsky.social · 20d

Our first post-primary school visit to Alliance Française de #Cork of 2025-2026 took place yesterday.

We were delighted to welcome Mr. Ó Dubhaigh and his students from Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, Co. #Kerry, for a whole day of #French language immersion.

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AIPLF @aiplf.bsky.social · 25d

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the #EDL & to highlight the importance of #multilingualism, the #French & #German #teachers' associations #AIPLF & #GDI have teamed up to create a French-German Junior Cycle booklet, with the kind support of the Swiss Embassy:
aiplf-ireland.com/journee-euro...

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Alliance Française de Cork @afcork.bsky.social · 26d

Tonight, to celebrate Culture Night, we were delighted to screen French film "Divertimento" which tells the true story of French Conductor Zahia Ziouani.

To become an AF de Cork #Member and receive invitations for our next Ciné-club screenings:
www.alliancefrancaisecork.com/French-Cultu...

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Alliance Française de Cork @afcork.bsky.social · Sep 12

🇫🇷 Not enrolled yet?
👉 www.alliancefrancaisecork.com/-Our-French-...

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Alliance Française de Cork @afcork.bsky.social · Sep 16

Our Culture Night screening is now fully booked!
If you are interested in our next French film screenings (with English subtitles) & you are not a student with us, you can become a Member of Alliance Française de Cork to receive preferential invitations:
www.alliancefrancaisecork.com/French-Cultu...

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Valerie David-McGonnell @valeriedmcgonnell.bsky.social · Sep 14

Many thanks to the
France Ireland Chamber & Brittany Ferries for the invitation to the annual lunch on board the beautiful Pont-Aven ship in Cork today, in the presence of French Ambassador H.E. Céline Place, Brittany Ferries President Jean-Marc Roué, & FICC President Chris Smyth.

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Alliance Française de Cork @afcork.bsky.social · Sep 6

Congratulations to the 3 winners of our Open Day Cultural Quiz: Wenting, Lily, & Daniel.
They have won French & Belgian items as well as a voucher for AF de Cork French courses!

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Alliance Française de Cork @afcork.bsky.social · Sep 6

Back-to-school meeting yesterday at Alliance Française de #Cork!
Today (Saturday 6th September), Laurence, Laurie, Aline, and Océane will be welcoming you at our #Open #Day, from 11 am to 3 pm.
And don't forget our cultural quiz at 12 pm!

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Alliance Française de Cork @afcork.bsky.social · Aug 23

Alliance Française de #Cork,
your #French language and cultural centre 🇫🇷
in Cork City since 1947
www.alliancefrancaisecork.com/-Our-French-...

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Alliance Française de Cork @afcork.bsky.social · Aug 29

CULTURE NIGHT 2025
Free French Film Screening 🎬'Divertimento" (Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, 2022)

🗓️ Friday 19th September, 6.45 pm
📍 Alliance Française de Cork new projection room, 2nd Floor, 36 Mary Street, Cork.

Pre-booking is required!

👉 Booking: www.alliancefrancaisecork.com/Culture-Nigh...

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Alliance Française de Cork @afcork.bsky.social · Aug 28

Autumn 2025 OPEN DAY at Alliance Française de #Cork:
Meet our teachers, have your level assessed and enter a cultural #quiz to win a prize!

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Alliance Française de Cork @afcork.bsky.social · Aug 23

AF de Cork #French #music playlists on Spotify 🎼🎵🎶

- Collaborative playlist of our favourite French-language #songs of all times
- Playlist of French nursery rhymes for children
- Our latest playlist of 25 classical pieces by various French #composers.

www.alliancefrancaisecork.com/-French-lang...

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Alliance Française de Cork @afcork.bsky.social · Aug 22

3-night #French Refresher/Taster Course for Adults in #Cork

👉 www.alliancefrancaisecork.com/2025-Three-n...

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AIPLF @aiplf.bsky.social · Aug 13

#French #Teachers in #Ireland
Préparation de la rentrée : quelles ressources imprimer ?

Pour devenir membre (adhésion réservée aux enseignants du secondaire en République d'Irlande) :
aiplf-ireland.com/devenezmembre/

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Alliance Française de Cork @afcork.bsky.social · Aug 6

En attendant notre réouverture le 20 août, pourquoi ne pas réécouter les 12 entretiens de nos #podcasts en #français ?

alliancefrancaisecork.com/-Podcasts-

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Alliance Française de Cork @afcork.bsky.social · Aug 5

Alliance Française de Cork offices are closed until 20th August but registration for our 2025-2026 #French courses continues via our website:
www.alliancefrancaisecork.com

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Valerie David-McGonnell @valeriedmcgonnell.bsky.social · Jul 25

Fantastic celebration of the #Swiss National Day last night at the Swiss Embassy in #Dublin.

Many thanks to H.E. Jenny Piaget, Ambassador of Switzerland, for the invitation & for supporting our annual #Francophonie competition. Delighted to catch up with Hon. Consul Anne Kristine Kjelsen also.

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Valerie David-McGonnell @valeriedmcgonnell.bsky.social · Jul 22

Bittersweet celebration of #Belgium National Day yesterday at the Belgian Residence in #Dublin as we said goodbye to H.E. Karen Van Vlierberge, Amb. of Belgium to Ireland.

Many thanks to the Belgian Embassy for supporting AIPLF & Alliance Française Cork Francophone events for the past four years.

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Valerie David-McGonnell @valeriedmcgonnell.bsky.social · Jul 18

Lovely reception for #BastilleDay at the Residence of France in Dublin earlier this week.
I am grateful to H.E. Céline Place, Ambassador of France to Ireland, for the invitation.

@afcork.bsky.social @aiplf.bsky.social @franceconsulcork.bsky.social

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Alliance Française de Cork @afcork.bsky.social · Jun 11

For our 12th #French #Podcast, we were delighted to interview Emma Trevilly, who is from #Rennes and worked as a French Language Assistant in a secondary school in Co. #Cork this school year.

To listen to this podcast in French: www.alliancefrancaisecork.com/Podcast-Entr...

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