Limerick Wild Geese Festival
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Limerick’s annual summer festival commemorating the Flight of the Wild Geese and celebrating the friendship between Ireland and France (5 & 6 July 2025)
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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
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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
This Wednesday, 29 October, at MIC 👇
SAVE THE DATE for an UNMISSABLE event coming to Mary Immaculate College!
Join us at 5pm in room T1.16 on Wed. 29/10 at MIC Limerick for an amazing event combining a short talk & a fantastic musical journey revisiting the Irish presence & influence over Brittany in the 17th & 18th centuries. 1/4
Join us at 5pm in room T1.16 on Wed. 29/10 at MIC Limerick for an amazing event combining a short talk & a fantastic musical journey revisiting the Irish presence & influence over Brittany in the 17th & 18th centuries. 1/4
October 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
This Wednesday, 29 October, at MIC 👇
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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.
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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October 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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.
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…
SAVE THE DATE for an UNMISSABLE event coming to Mary Immaculate College!
Join us at 5pm in room T1.16 on Wed. 29/10 at MIC Limerick for an amazing event combining a short talk & a fantastic musical journey revisiting the Irish presence & influence over Brittany in the 17th & 18th centuries. 1/4
Join us at 5pm in room T1.16 on Wed. 29/10 at MIC Limerick for an amazing event combining a short talk & a fantastic musical journey revisiting the Irish presence & influence over Brittany in the 17th & 18th centuries. 1/4
October 23, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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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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
October 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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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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
September 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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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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-...
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...
www.lefigaro.fr
September 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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-...
www.lefigaro.fr/histoire/le-...
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🚨 #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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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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September 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
🚨 #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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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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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
September 1, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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
That’s a wrap! The 2025 Limerick Wild Geese Festival concluded last Sunday evening. About 2,000 people attended over 5 days what was the festival’s 6th edition… 1/
July 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
That’s a wrap! The 2025 Limerick Wild Geese Festival concluded last Sunday evening. About 2,000 people attended over 5 days what was the festival’s 6th edition… 1/
Thank you to Ambassador Céline Place and to Pat Kenny for talking about our festival yesterday on Newstalk on the occasion of Bastille Day! Listen back to the full interview with Ambassador Place here 👇
link.goloudplayer.com/s/pGnF3llVrOv0
link.goloudplayer.com/s/pGnF3llVrOv0
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July 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Thank you to Ambassador Céline Place and to Pat Kenny for talking about our festival yesterday on Newstalk on the occasion of Bastille Day! Listen back to the full interview with Ambassador Place here 👇
link.goloudplayer.com/s/pGnF3llVrOv0
link.goloudplayer.com/s/pGnF3llVrOv0
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Statement from Loïc Guyon, founder of the Limerick Wild Geese Festival…
July 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Statement from Loïc Guyon, founder of the Limerick Wild Geese Festival…
Some beautiful photos taken by Keith Wiseman at our event at the LPYMA on Friday 4 June. Thank you again to Heavey Technology for ths wonderful gift to Limerick! Check out this great article by @ilovelimerick.bsky.social to find out more about the event 👇
www.ilovelimerick.ie/rare-jacobit... 1/2
www.ilovelimerick.ie/rare-jacobit... 1/2
July 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Some beautiful photos taken by Keith Wiseman at our event at the LPYMA on Friday 4 June. Thank you again to Heavey Technology for ths wonderful gift to Limerick! Check out this great article by @ilovelimerick.bsky.social to find out more about the event 👇
www.ilovelimerick.ie/rare-jacobit... 1/2
www.ilovelimerick.ie/rare-jacobit... 1/2
#ThrowbackThursday A look back at one of the brilliant performances as part of our #TwilightThursdays Hennessy Cypher Trail with rapper MuRLi accompanied by Meadhbh Hayes at The Commercial
July 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
#ThrowbackThursday A look back at one of the brilliant performances as part of our #TwilightThursdays Hennessy Cypher Trail with rapper MuRLi accompanied by Meadhbh Hayes at The Commercial
2025 annual flag-raising ceremonyThe “European anthem” (Ode to Joy) performed by Band 1 of the Defence Forces 🇪🇺 Video courtesy of Dermot Lynch
July 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
2025 annual flag-raising ceremonyThe “European anthem” (Ode to Joy) performed by Band 1 of the Defence Forces 🇪🇺 Video courtesy of Dermot Lynch
2025 annual flag-raising ceremonyThe Marseillaise performed by Band 1 of the Defence Forces 🇫🇷 Video courtesy of Dermot Lynch
July 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
2025 annual flag-raising ceremonyThe Marseillaise performed by Band 1 of the Defence Forces 🇫🇷 Video courtesy of Dermot Lynch
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Superb Marseillaise by DF Band 1 during this year’s ceremony commemorating the Flight of the Wild Geese & celebrating the friendship between 🇮🇪 and 🇫🇷! Merci to Comdt Fergal Carroll & his band members. The French tricolour was proudly raised by Thomas Sheehan (French Foreign Legion Association of 🇮🇪).
July 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Superb Marseillaise by DF Band 1 during this year’s ceremony commemorating the Flight of the Wild Geese & celebrating the friendship between 🇮🇪 and 🇫🇷! Merci to Comdt Fergal Carroll & his band members. The French tricolour was proudly raised by Thomas Sheehan (French Foreign Legion Association of 🇮🇪).
Here is a second video of the parade led by Band 1 of the Defence Forces last Sunday
July 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Here is a second video of the parade led by Band 1 of the Defence Forces last Sunday
Here is a first video of last Sunday’s parade, kindly supported by Band 1 of the Defence Forces. Thank you to Séan from the Thomondgate Residents Association for the video 🙏🏻
July 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Here is a first video of last Sunday’s parade, kindly supported by Band 1 of the Defence Forces. Thank you to Séan from the Thomondgate Residents Association for the video 🙏🏻
This year (as in 2023), we had the great honour to have Band 1 of the Defence Forces lead our parade and perform the anthems at our annual flag-raising ceremony which was also supported, as in previous years, by the 12th Infantry Battalion of the Defence Forces… 1/4
July 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This year (as in 2023), we had the great honour to have Band 1 of the Defence Forces lead our parade and perform the anthems at our annual flag-raising ceremony which was also supported, as in previous years, by the 12th Infantry Battalion of the Defence Forces… 1/4
Recipe for an emotional bliss (part 2)
July 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Recipe for an emotional bliss (part 2)
Recipe for an emotional bliss (part 1)
Take 5 separate incredibly talented artists. Put them together in a WhatsApp group. Add a mix of old gaelic and French poems, songs and stories, ancient and modern instruments and otherworldly voices. Let the whole simmer for a few months... 1/3
Take 5 separate incredibly talented artists. Put them together in a WhatsApp group. Add a mix of old gaelic and French poems, songs and stories, ancient and modern instruments and otherworldly voices. Let the whole simmer for a few months... 1/3
July 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Recipe for an emotional bliss (part 1)
Take 5 separate incredibly talented artists. Put them together in a WhatsApp group. Add a mix of old gaelic and French poems, songs and stories, ancient and modern instruments and otherworldly voices. Let the whole simmer for a few months... 1/3
Take 5 separate incredibly talented artists. Put them together in a WhatsApp group. Add a mix of old gaelic and French poems, songs and stories, ancient and modern instruments and otherworldly voices. Let the whole simmer for a few months... 1/3
⭐ Highlights of the 2025 Annual Wild Geese Banquet! ⭐
100 lucky ticket holders gathered last Saturday at a St John’s Chuch transformed for the occasion into a magical venue for our annual Wild Geese Banquet… 1/6
100 lucky ticket holders gathered last Saturday at a St John’s Chuch transformed for the occasion into a magical venue for our annual Wild Geese Banquet… 1/6
July 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
⭐ Highlights of the 2025 Annual Wild Geese Banquet! ⭐
100 lucky ticket holders gathered last Saturday at a St John’s Chuch transformed for the occasion into a magical venue for our annual Wild Geese Banquet… 1/6
100 lucky ticket holders gathered last Saturday at a St John’s Chuch transformed for the occasion into a magical venue for our annual Wild Geese Banquet… 1/6
A look back at our afternoon of animations and fun in The Hunt Museum garden. A thousand thanks to all the participants: the En Garde reenactors for their always fascinating Living History Camp, Conradh Na Gaeilge Luimneach for great traditional Irish and Breton music… 1/4
July 8, 2025 at 8:11 AM
A look back at our afternoon of animations and fun in The Hunt Museum garden. A thousand thanks to all the participants: the En Garde reenactors for their always fascinating Living History Camp, Conradh Na Gaeilge Luimneach for great traditional Irish and Breton music… 1/4
Hunt Museum garden afternoon 2025 (more about it soon)
July 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Hunt Museum garden afternoon 2025 (more about it soon)