Alliance Française de Cork

11/06/2026

11/06/2026

Last week, AF de Cork President Valérie David-McGonnell presented MTU CCAD graduate Emma O'Riordan with the Alliance Française de Cork 2026 Solo Exhibition Award, as part of the ongoing MTU CCAD-AF de Cork annual partnership.

We look forward to seeing Emma O'Riordan's beautiful work in our gallery in the Autumn.

Photos by Joleen Cronin.

MTU Arts Office

10/06/2026

Congratulations to our student E. O'Shea who has won two tickets for the ‘Isabelle Huppert Reads Maupassant’ Cork Midsummer Festival event through our competition!

We are delighted to partner with the upcoming event ‘Isabelle Huppert Reads Maupassant’, a live reading by the acclaimed French actor Isabelle Huppert, featuring a selection of works by one of the defining figures of French literature, Guy de Maupassant.

This event is organised by the Cork Midsummer Festival and University College Cork.
'Isabelle Huppert Reads Maupassant'
Sunday 14th June, 8pm, Devere Hall, UCC
Tickets: 45€
Performance in French with English surtitles, followed by a discussion.
Information and booking: https://www.corkmidsummer.com/whats-on/isabelle-huppert-reads-maupassant

AF Cork Members & adult students will be in for a chance to win two free tickets. They will receive an email with instructions on how to participate in the .

10/06/2026

https://www.alliancefrancaisecork.com/Summer-2026-French-Courses-for-Adults-June-July

06/06/2026

AF Cork French Ciné Club screening
on Saturday 20th June, 6 pm
as part of the Fête de la Musique
at Alliance Française de Cork (36 Mary Street, Cork)
in partnership with Ambassade de France en Irlande

Free screening of French film 'Les Magnétiques', open to all. Registration by email is essential as places are limited.

More info: https://www.alliancefrancaisecork.com/Cork-French-Cine-Club-June-2026-Fete-de-la-musique

Cork French Film Festival Francophonie in Ireland

06/06/2026

Thur 25th June, 6 pm, at AF de Cork:
Free film screening of La Nuit des rois / Night of the Kings (Philippe Lacôte, 2020, Ivory Coast, in French with English subtitles)
in partnership with Afrofilmfest

Registration by email: [email protected]

05/06/2026

French music, films and regional discoveries...
Do not miss our cultural events at Alliance Française de Cork!
Programme for the period 19th June - 7th July:

When it comes to teaching French, we know what we are talking about – and we have 75 years of experience to back it up!

04/06/2026

Free French singing event to celebrate the Fête de la musique 2026 at Alliance Francaise de Cork.

04/06/2026

What do former French President Charles de Gaulle, film directors Louis Malle and Christian Carion, singer Louane, The Three Musketeers’ writer Alexandre Dumas, and artist Henri Matisse have in common?
They were all born in the Région Hauts-de-France!

As part of the celebration of the Cork-France twinning during the Irish Presidency of the EU Council, and to celebrate the new ferry connection between Cork and Boulogne-sur-Mer in the north of France, we are delighted to organise an event about the Hauts-de-France region (north of France), at Alliance Française de Cork

on Wednesday 1st July, 7 pm:

- Discover interesting places to visit in the Hauts-de-France region (presentation in English),
- Take part in a short quiz,
- Try food specialties from this area of France.

Price: 10 euro

To register:

What do former French President Charles de Gaulle, film directors Louis Malle and Christian Carion, singer Louane, The Three Musketeers' writer Alexandre Dumas, and artist Henri Matisse have in common? They were all born in the Hauts-de-France region! As part of the celebration of the Cork-France tw...

02/06/2026

'Projection Gourmande'
French Dinner & Film
Friday 9th October, 7 pm
at The Metropole Hotel Cork

More info and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/projection-gourmande-tickets-1990569071678

Cork French Film Festival

Projection Gourmande An Immersive Night of French Flavour & Film In partnership with Alliance Française de Cork