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01/06/2023

05/04/2023

Click on the link here to listen to my report on RTE from last Sunday on the first non-smoking ski resort in Europe - a sign of things to come... Mountain Press Les Gets - Page Officielle
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/world-report/programmes/2023/0402/1367759-world-report-sunday-2-april-2023//

09/03/2023

FROM CORK AIRPORT TO PARIS AND BEYOND…

Air France flights are back!

From March 26 to October 28, Air France will offer a daily flight* operated by HOP between Cork and Paris Charles de Gaulle.

From Paris, you will be able to connect to Europe and many other worldwide destinations.

* From March 26, flights between Cork and Paris will be operating 6 days a week. From March 31, flights will increase to daily.

Love Taking Off this Summer!

26/02/2023

France is a country with a very proud socialist democratic tradition; a country where wealth generation has not been a problem for a long time and where equitable wealth distribution has been a given, no matter what party is in power. In recent decades, that image has taken a battering and France has, like most other countries in Europe, succumbed to the extremes of wealth that seem to have accompanied the digital revolution....

France is a country with a very proud socialist democratic tradition; a country where wealth generation has not been a problem for a long time and where equitable wealth distribution has been a giv…

20/02/2023

The game of Boules (or Pétanque) has gained a lot of fans in Ireland. But, does anyone know the actual rules of the game? Conor Power went to the picture-postcard Provencal town of St-Paul-de-Vence to learn and soak up the ambiance... From so many holidays in a caravan in the Vendée, the game of boules has found its way into the heart of Irish people up and down the country....

The game of Boules (or Pétanque) has gained a lot of fans in Ireland. But, does anyone know the actual rules of the game? Conor Power went to the picture-postcard Provencal town of St-Paul-de-Vence…

23/12/2022

Signature in Paris of the first Franco-Irish Film Co-production Agreement 🇫🇷 🇮🇪

Minister for Culture Rima Abdul Malak is pictured alongside H.E Niall Burgess, Ambassador for Ireland in France.

A great day for culture and Franco-Irish relations!

25/11/2022

17/10/2022

My piece in yesterday's The Sunday Times Ireland 's magazine, asking whether or not the Cote d'Azur still has it? Of course it has. You just need to know where and when to look....
Côte d'Azur France Visit Antibes Juan-les-Pins Mandelieu Tourisme

16/10/2022

16/10/2022

The Pavillon Faubourg Saint-Germain was once home to Joyce, and now boasts 47 bedrooms across three traditional buildings

16/10/2022

Librairies indépendantes, revues littéraires, maisons d’édition, ateliers d’écriture, résidences d’écrivains… Dans la patrie de Keats, Joyce ou Beckett, une jeune génération d’auteurs a émergé avec des romans qui, comme ceux de Sally Rooney, racontent un quotidien désenchanté e...

08/10/2022

C’est l’un des plus anciens marchés d'Irlande : l'English Market de Cork fait la fierté de ses habitants depuis son ouverture en 1788. Un dédale de halles co...

20/02/2022

13/02/2022

This winter, the French ski resorts are back, with a bigger off-piste offer than ever before. Read all about it in today's Sunday Times.

15/01/2022

Electric MoonBikes in La Plagne - just as much thrilling fun as a ski-doo but without the emissions. The face of the future, perhaps? Get up bright and early and listen in to my piece on RTÉ after the 8am news Sunday, 16th of January for the World Report piece from the French ski station of La Plagne.

27/12/2021

28/10/2021

This year, it's finally all systems GO on the French Alps and we can hardly wait. Michael Barry gives a round-up of what to expect from an expectant winter tourism industry in France this coming winter After a dormant couple of years due to Covid-inspired regulations, it looks like nothing will stop the ski runs running and the tourists touring this winter....

http://www.tootlafrance.ie/travel/skiing-is-coming

This year, it’s finally all systems GO on the French Alps and we can hardly wait. Michael Barry gives a round-up of what to expect from an expectant winter tourism industry in France this com…

27/09/2021

18/09/2021

23/08/2021

🌅Sit at front row for sunset, and wait for your seafood platter! 😎🦪A dozen oysters, crab, periwinkles, and a glass of chilled white wine 🙌 A perfect summer evening Perle de Quehan / Maison Quintin.
👉What's your favourite seaside restaurant in Brittany?

20/08/2021

24/07/2021

A timely introduction for those of you who are unfamiliar with the world of Rémi Gaillard

23/07/2021

Nice shot of this magical spot. Ignore the American soundtrack and you're there...

19/07/2021

After much hand-wringing over a no-longer-novel virus, so-called non-essential international travel reopens today for Irish people who have their EU Digital Covid Certificate. Brittany Ferries has been urging holidaymakers to factor in the many good reasons why ferry travel is the best option for travelling abroad this summer. The company, whose main passenger service in­ Ireland operates from Cork to…...

http://www.tootlafrance.ie/travel/all-aboard-international-travel-returns

After much hand-wringing over a no-longer-novel virus, so-called non-essential international travel reopens today for Irish people who have their EU Digital Covid Certificate. Brittany Ferries has …

02/07/2021

Je suis très heureuse de vous dévoiler de nouveaux rendez-vous en 2022 !
Le 1/03 à Londres au Cadogan Hall
🎫 Billetterie : https://bit.ly/2SA1s1n

Le 3/03 à Dublin au The Sugar Club
🎫 Billetterie : Lancement des ventes ce vendredi 2 juillet

Le 6/04 à Haarlem au Patronaat Haarlem
🎫 Billetterie : https://bit.ly/35Zy47V

Le 26/11 à Anvers au De Roma
🎫 Billetterie : https://bit.ly/3w4mN0G

17/06/2021

The first "Bloomsday in Monaco” takes place tomorrow 16th June.

This FREE event is hosted by the Princess Grace Irish Library (PGIL) and the Monaco Ireland Arts Society.

Be Irish for a day! Join us for a stroll on a Joycean journey through the streets of old Monaco. We kick-off outside the building of the PGIL at 13h45 - followed by three 'Ulysses reading stops' on Le Rocher. The entire event lasts approximately 40 minutes - stay as long or short as you can.

Rehearsals yesterday were brilliant.
See you tomorrow for the real thing!

01/06/2021

Free PCR Tests for all Tourists holidaying in France this Summer
Should any of your family require a PCR test before returning to Ireland, after your KelAir Campotel Holiday in France, then these will be provided FREE by the French Authorities - Thank you France