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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 2d

The immersive and poetic FLOW Project exhibition opens at the Súil Gallery in Ennis at 6pm this evening. Don’t miss this unique experience brought to you by French artists Carl Cordonnier and Sandra Suire of Dailylife. Hope to see you there!

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Sarsfield Homecoming Project @sarsfieldhome.bsky.social · 2d

🔴 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project Update

Part 2: Bones... A Strong Contender!

The second part of the report on last week’s archaeological excavations has now been posted as an update on the project's Go Fund Me page, read it all by clicking on the following link: lnkd.in/eveGmEWC

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 3d

For all French wine lovers, here is a nice event organised at the Hunt Museum this Thursday by O’Brien’s Wines Limerick. The J.M. Cazes family oversee several estates including the famous “wine geese” Château Lynch-Bages… French wine with an Irish touch therefore!

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 4d

Find out all about them in a three-part report published on the project’s Go Fund Me page: gofund.me/5e41e9c85

Part 1: The Church

Here are some of the images accompanying the first part of the report published this morning… 2/2

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 4d

🔴 #Sarsfield Homecoming Project Update

Back from a week during which we resumed the archaeological excavations on the now accessible part of the site which was located beneath the back garden of the house… and we made some exciting discoveries! 1/2

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 7d

We were also delighted that members of the family of Alexandria Fitzgerald (to whom the project is dedicated) travelled from Ireland for the occasion. More news on this week’s events will be published very soon on our Go Fund Me page: gofund.me/3db6f6280 Stay tuned! 3/3

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 7d

Many thanks to Deputy Funchion and her assistants for hosting us. Many thanks also to all the attendees and in particular to His Execllency Kevin Conmy, Irish Ambassador to Belgium, and Colonel Seán Murphy, Deputy Military Representative at the NATO Headquarters, for their presence. 2/3

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 7d

My team and I were greatly honoured to be invited to the European Parliament in Brussels this week by Irish MEP Kathleen Funchion to make a detailed presentation of the Sarsfield Homecoming Project and of its latest developments... 1/3

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 13d

At the intersection of photography and moving image, the work challenges our perceptions of territory and our ability to anticipate its transformation.

👉Full programme: tinyurl.com/ynk332y5

📍 Limerick, Kerry & Clare
👉Admission Free
✨ Launch at The Hunt Museum, Limerick – 2 October

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 13d

Created by French photographer Carl Cordonnier, FLOW explores the impact of rising waters in Ireland’s Shannon Estuary and France’s Baie de Somme, based on scientific forecasts from Climate Central and confirmed in Ireland by the Office of Public Works (OPW).

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 13d

Marking the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on climate change, FLOW is an artistic project taking place across the Shannon Estuary region from 2 to 31 Oct. This initiative combines photo, projection mapping, soundscape & workshops to raise awareness of climate issues & sea-level rise.

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 13d

Looking forward to the opening of 🌊FLOW – Shannon Estuary 2023–2100 next week on October 2nd at The Hunt Museum, launching the Irish tour!

An artistic journey 🇮🇪🇫🇷 into changing coastlines through photography, video mapping, sound & workshops. 📷

📍 2–31 Oct | Limerick, Kerry & Clare

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 15d

Looking forward to hearing Clodagh Finn and John Morgan talk about this on Saturday! 👇

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 16d

Looking forward to bringing MEPs up to date with the latest developments and resuming the archaeological excavations in Huy on the last part of the site to be explored… 🇮🇪 🇫🇷 🇧🇪 🇪🇺 2/2

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 16d

Really honoured to be invited to present the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project to Members of the European Parliament next week in Brussels! Many thanks to Irish MEP Kathleen Funchion for her kind invitation. 1/2

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 21d

Many thanks to Céline for choosing AFL as her exhibition space and many thanks to AFL President Michelle Daly-Hayes for organising the event. 2/2

Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 21d

A very well-attended and successful launch of Céline Mermier’s inspiring photographic exhibition tonight at Alliance Française de Limerick (AFL) as part of Culture Night… 1/2

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 26d

Many thanks to Mayor John Moran for honouring the evening of his presence yesterday and to the Murroe inhabitants for their amazing hospitality. Long live the friendship between Murroe and Évry-Grégy! 🇮🇪 🇫🇷 3/3

Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 26d

The twinning between the two villages is in its 27th year now. Next year it will be the turn of the Murroe side to travel to France. Every third year members of both twinning committees make a trip together to a European capital… 2/3

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 26d

The twinning committee of Murroe gave a céad míle fáilte to their counterparts of Évry-Grégy last weekend. 21 inhabitants from Évry-Grégy spent a great few days visiting the region and their stay culminated yesterday evening with a special reception in Murroe’s community hall… 1/3

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 28d

Really chuffed to see the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project in today’s Le Figaro, one of the main French daily newspapers! Thank you Luc-Antoine Lenoir for this great article 🙏🏻

www.lefigaro.fr/histoire/le-...

Le projet fou de rapatrier Patrick Sarsfield, héros national irlandais, mort au service de Louis XIV

Le chef de la «Brigade irlandaise» au service du roi de France serait enterré sous une maison dans un village de Belgique. Des fouilles sont en cours, menées par un expatrié français installé en Irlan...

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 29d

🌊To mark the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the Embassy of France in Ireland is proud to present FLOW – Shannon Estuary 2023–2100: an artistic journey into changing coastlines through photography, video mapping, sound & workshops.
📍 2–31 Oct | Limerick, Kerry & Clare
👉 tinyurl.com/ynk332y5

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · Sep 3

Huge thanks to Guy Zivic (ATECS owner-manager) and his team (Vincent, Thomas, Philippe & Co)

See more images and read all about it by checking out the latest update just published on the project’s Go Fund Me page 👇

gofund.me/244cab3a

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

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

gofund.me

Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project Breaking News! 🚨

Just back from a trip to Huy to supervise the beginning of the removal of the 200t. of soil from the part of the site remaining to be explored and I am glad to say that ATECS, the company we contracted to do the work, have done a fantastic job!

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · Sep 1

Beyond the project, I was really interested in hearing about plans and ideas around ways to keep promoting the historical links between Ireland and France through academic research and dissemination. Thank you for your time and support, your excellency 🙏🏻 2/2

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