Leaving Certificate Online Revision Course Tuesday 28th, Wednesday 29th & Thursday 30th December. Leaving Certificate students- Get ready for your Mock Exams! . ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LIMERICK is offering a THREE-DAY REVISION COURSE to help you get ready for the Mocks, with focus on the Reading, Writing and Aural aspects of the exam. This course is twelve hours in duration, not including a 30-minute [...]
The movie for our monthly Ciné-Club is "Un Divan à Tunis"/ "Arab Blues". Join us on Wednesday 1st December from 8 pm at The Commercial, 46-47 Catherine Street, Limerick, to watch this delightful comedy about a young psychologist who, after years abroad in Paris, returns to Tunis with the dream of opening up her own psychotherapy practice. Tickets: €5 at [...]
Connaissez-vous les "Petite Venise" de France? Cet article du Figaro liste les 6 destinations françaises les plus pittoresques pour se croire à Venise sans quitter l'Hexagone! https://www.lefigaro.fr/voyages/nos-six-petite-venise-preferees-en-france-20211002
Les Français utilisent de manière informelle certaines expressions qui peuvent rendre la compréhension difficile... Après avoir lu cet article, le Français parlé n'aura plus aucun secret pour vous! The French informally use certain expressions which can make understanding spoken French difficult. After reading this article, spoken French will seem far less mysterious to you! To read, click here: https://www.lefigaro.fr/langue-francaise/expressions-francaises/du-coup-genre-j-avoue-ces-tics-de-langage-qui-polluent-nos-phrases-20210726
French film "Colette" has won the Oscar for best documentary short at the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. This week, discover more about this former Résistance fighter and her visit to the concentration camp where her brother died during WW2. Read the article here: https://madame.lefigaro.fr/celebrites/video-documentaire-colette-prime-aux-oscars-270421-196307
To celebrate La Fête de la Bretagne 2021, we are delighted to present the Irish Premiere of ‘The Mystery of Henry Pick’ by Rémi Bezançon, an entertaining comedy filmed in Brittany, adapted from David Foenkinos' eponymous novel and featuring Camille Cottin (Call My Agent) and Fabrice Luchini. In a bizarre Breton library that collects rejected, never published manuscripts, a young [...]
Our brand new book club is taking place this Thursday the 29th. The book is a French classic, Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Bill will be leading the discussion about the book over Zoom. It’s not too late to join, click the button below to register, or email Delphine at bonjour@aflimerick.org. REGISTER HERE
Delphine's French article pick of the week is this article from BFM Business about how French people's wine consumption changed over the course of lockdown. To read, click here: https://www.bfmtv.com/economie/consommation/rouge-blanc-rose-champagne-ce-que-les-francais-ont-bu-pendant-le-confinement_AN-202103260060.html Image credit: ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT
Discover and experience Breton tradition, folklore and spirit! Every year in May, the Fête de la Bretagne, 'Gouel Breizh' brings together thousands of people all over the world. In Ireland, we invite you to celebrate this special occasion with an online programme of free events organised by Breizheire, the Galway-Lorient twinning committee, the French Embassy and the Alliance Française network in Ireland. Expect a beautiful musical performance by PIANOCEAN from her sailboat, [...]
Let’s escape with this list of France’s most iconic places - to be seen at least once! Évadons-nous un peu avec ce Tour de France des endroits à voir absolument au moins une fois! Check out the article below from Vogue France: https://www.vogue.fr/lifestyle/article/30-lieux-iconiques-a-voir-au-moins-une-fois-dans-sa-vie-en-france Photo Credit: Julian Elliott Photography
