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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🔴 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project Update TOMB RAIDERS AND MORE SKULLS! Just back from what will certainly be our second-to-last digging trip to Huy. 1/20

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I was immensely honoured to be invited by the Embassy of Ireland in France to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and revive the Eternal Flame alongside Ambassador Milton during the annual ceremony beneath the Arc de Triomphe, dedicated to the Irish soldiers who fought for France. 1/

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Also in attendance was LCCC Deputy Director General Joe Delaney (representing Dr Pat Daly). 4/

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The civic ceremony, during which Príomh Chomhairleoir Cllr Tom Ruddle delivered a speech on behalf of the Mayor of Limerick, was MC’d by the Honorary Consul of France Loïc Guyon and attended by the French embassy’s Cultural Counsellor Xavier d’Argoeuves. 3/

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

It was supported by members of the 12th Infantry Battalion of the Defence Forces as well as veterans from the ONE, the French Foreign Legion and the Royal British Legion of Ireland. The French, Irish and European anthems were performed by the Saint Mary’s Prize Band. 2/

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The 8th consecutive annual flag-raising ceremony commemorating the Flight of the Wild Geese and celebrating the longstanding friendship between Ireland and France was held last Sunday at the UN Peace Memorial. 1/

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

A wonderful celebration of the friendship between Limerick and France. We are very grateful to the Hunt Museum for hosting our event in such a special venue.

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

One of the highlights of the evening was an amazing interpretation of French operatic arias by mezzo-soprano Gina Oberoi-Engela and soprano Deborah Bulgarelli , accompanied by pianist Irina Derniva, thanks to the Limerick Opera Festival with whom we partnered for the second consecutive year. 6/

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Limerick was proudly represented by our Mayor John Moran and France by the French Embassy’s Honorary Consul Loïc Guyon and Cultural Counsellor Xavier d’Argoeuves. 5/

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

They enjoyed a 5-course menu designed by George Casey served with French wines sponsored by Russells Select Bar, water sponsored by Ballygowan and a glass of baby Guinness prepared with some Yankee Clipper Coffee Liqueur, the latest addition to the Thomond Gate Limerick Whiskey family! 4/

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Guests then moved to the stunning Captain’s Room which was transformed for the occasion by Ricky O’Shea’s team into a superb banquet hall. 3/

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

60 ticket holders were welcomed by the festival organisers Michelle Daly-Hayes, Lorna Moloney, Randel Hodkinson, Anthony Gaffney & Fionnula Bromell in the museum’s front courtyard with a glass of Crémant de Bourgogne offered by Mickey Martin’s, and delicious canapés prepared by chef George Casey. 2/

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Our annual Wild Geese banquet was held in the magnificent surroundings of The Hunt Museum this year. 1/

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

A ceremony was held last Saturday morning at the statue of Patrick Sarsfield to celebrate the most recent improvement works carried out on this precious piece of Limerick’s heritage. 1/

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This is the fantastic menu of our 2026 Wild Geese Banquet. Thank you to chef George Casey and to our wonderful partners The Hunt Museum, Mickey Martins, Ballygowan Irish Water and Russel’s Bar. Only a couple of tickets left. Check Eventbrite to book.

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

There are very few tickets left for tomorrow’s garden party organised by the Limerick & Clare Wine Lovers Club at No. 1 Pery Square Hotel & Spa as part of our festival… Last chance to enjoy a wonderful summery evening tasting French wines in great company! 👇 www.eventbrite.ie/e/limerick-c...

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Don’t miss this talk on Friday evening! 👇

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Book here quick! www.eventbrite.ie/e/limerick-w...

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Four days celebrating history, culture, and the enduring bond between Ireland and France. See you there! 🇮🇫🇷 Full programme here: aflimerick.org/wild-geese-f... 3/3

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Wild Geese Festival 2026 | Alliance Française Limerick | French Courses

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

📍 Sat 11th – Wreath laying, Plein Air art competition, Petanque, Siege Camp reenactment, concert at St Mary’s Cathedral, and the Gala Dinner at The Hunt Museum 📍 Sun 12th – Plein Air continues at Bunratty Castle, flag-raising with the Honorary Consul of France, and the Siege of Limerick bus tour 2/3

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

4 DAYS TO GO! 🪿 The Limerick Wild Geese Festival kicks off Thursday July 9th — and what a lineup awaits: 📍 Thu 9th – Wine Tasting & Garden Party, No1 Pery Square Hotel 📍 Fri 10th – History Lecture on the Sarsfield Statue controversy, LPYMA Hall 1/3

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Check out our new home with the list of events and tickets to be booked for this year’s festival all listed too! 👉 aflimerick.org/wild-geese-f... So Looking forward to this year’s festival many thanks to Paragon Digital for putting this webpage together for us. The Festival Committee, 2026

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Tickets for the Wild Geese Festival Annual Banquet are now on sale. This year’s event will take place in the Captain’s Room at the Hunt Museum on 11 July. A fantastic venue but smaller than in previous years so tickets are likely to sell out really fast 👇 www.eventbrite.ie/e/limerick-w...

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival : Gala Banquet

Join us for the Limerick Wild Geese Festival Gala Banquet – A Black tie celebration of good food, great company, and loads of fun!

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Delighted to attend the launch of the programme of this year’s Limerick Wild Geese Festival at No.1 Pery Square Hotel & Spa this evening, for the first time as a spectator and representative of the French Embassy in Ireland(who has been one of the main sponsors from the start). 1/2

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🚨#SarsfieldHomecoming Project Breaking News Part of the team have just completed another trip to Huy. 1/

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

🔴 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project Update Some good news came today with the results of the radiocarbon dating of skeleton no 13 (SK13). 1/

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

For anyone interested in Limerick’s Jacobite history (the Sieges of Limerick, Patrick Sarsfield and the Wild Geese), Treaty City Walking Tours are now proposing interesting guided tours of the city centre. Check it out 👇 treatywalkingtours.com

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Treaty Walking Tours | Discover 17th Century Limerick

Explore 17th century Jacobean history on this guided walking tour through 17th century Limerick. From the Sarsfield Statue to the Treaty Stone.

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

🔴 #SarsfieldHomecoming Project Update Just back from another trip to Huy during which we continued our excavation of the site… 1/

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

On our way back from another very productive trip to Huy, we just found out that the #SarsfieldHomecoming Project and general Clancy’s visit to the site last October are the subject of a great article by Lt Col Conor Gorey in the latest edition of “An Cosantóir”, the magazine of the Defence Forces!

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Today I had the pleasure of meeting with Garry Jackson at Cathedral Place to have a look at the great work done by the Limerick City & County Council around the pedestal of the statue of Patrick Sarsfield. 1/6

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 26/10/2025

Members of the Defence Forces have joined a search for the remains of Patrick Sarsfield in Belgium, as a campaign to try repatriate the Irish war hero back to Ireland enters its final phase.

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Defence Force members join search for Sarsfield remains

Members of the Defence Forces have joined a search for the remains of Patrick Sarsfield in Belgium, as a campaign to try repatriate the Irish war hero back to Ireland enters its final phase.

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

The Wild Geese of Brittany… Don’t miss this event next Wednesday at Mary Immaculate College, Ireland. It’s free and open to all but registration via the online form (see link below) is compulsory…

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

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 · 24/09/2025

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 · 03/09/2025

🚨 #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! 1/2

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Honoured to attend once again the now annual ceremony of the revival of the Eternal Flame under the Arc de Triomphe in memory of the Irish who fought for France… 1/3

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

A thousand thanks to all on behalf of Alliance Française de Limerick and the Festival’s Organising Committee: Michelle Daly-Hayes, Loïc Guyon, Lorna & Randel Hodkinson and Paul O’Brien 🙏🏻 🇮🇪 🇫🇷 📸 Deirdre Power 11/11

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Thanks finally to Mayor John Moran and Ambassador of France Céline Place for honouring some of our events with their presence… /10

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Thanks also to our volunteer Nathan Harahan and for the fantastic work done for us by Rocky O’Shea & team, George Casey Catering, Aislinn Kelly, Keith Wiseman, Kieran Ryan-Benson Photography and Brendan Gleeson… /9

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

… Jason Cooke (Karve Design), Canon Gerard Garrett, Tom O’Brien, Tom Cassidy, Matt Kennedy, Garry Jackson, Leading Signs, Deirdre Power and Dermot Lynch… /8

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

… the 12th Infantry Battalion and Band 1 of the Defence Forces, the French Foreign Legion Association of Ireland, Mick Purcell, the Limerick road traffic team of An Garda Síochána the Limerick branch of the Royal British Legion Republic of Ireland, Post 6 of the IUNVA, J. Hodkinson & Sons… /7

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

… En Garde, Limerick & Clare Wine Lovers Club, Garryowen Residents Association, Garryowen Community Development Project, The Gathering, The Moose Bar, The Curraghgower Singers, CurraghChase Garden Centre, The Hunt Museum, the Patrick Sarsfield branch of the ONE Veterans… /6

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

… The Commercial, Mother Macs Public House, Fleming Medical Ltd., The French Table, LM - Limerick Museum, Bon Appétit - Crêperie & Catering, Limerick Opera Festival, Limerick School of Music, Saint Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, Saint Marys Parish Men's Shed, Scoil Ui Ruairc, St. Mary's Prize Band… /5

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Limerick Wild Geese Festival @limerickwild.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Our festival wouldn’t have been the same without the generous support of the following local organisations, businesses and individuals whom we wish to thank from the bottom of our heart: No. 1 Pery Square Hotel & Spa, O'Briens Wine, Ballygowan, Thomond Gate Limerick Whiskey, Mickey Martins… /4

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