Department of French Studies at MIC

Department of French Studies at MIC Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland It also offers supervision to graduate students at both MA and PhD level.

The Department of French Studies at Mary Immaculate College provides undergraduate degree courses in French language, literature and culture to approximately 250 students currently enrolled in the BA in Liberal Arts and the B.Ed in Primary Teaching.

We’re delighted by this initiative and stand ready to deliver modules to both B.Ed. and PME students at Mary Immaculate ...
07/04/2026

We’re delighted by this initiative and stand ready to deliver modules to both B.Ed. and PME students at Mary Immaculate College, Ireland from September as part of our pilot programme to prepare future primary teachers to integrate Modern Foreign Languages into the school curriculum!

MIC, in partnership with the Embassy of France in Ireland, has launched a new scholarship initiative to support the next generation of primary teachers to undertake immersive language training in France.

Read more about it here: https://www.mic.ul.ie/news/2026/mic-and-embassy-of-france-in-ireland-partner-to-advance-modern-foreign-language-teaching

Dr. Mairead Ni Bhriain delivered a series of workshops on the CeoLingua CLIL resource - teaching French though Music - t...
21/03/2026

Dr. Mairead Ni Bhriain delivered a series of workshops on the CeoLingua CLIL resource - teaching French though Music - to primary school students visiting the Mary Immaculate College, Ireland campus this week. This resource is part of the wider CeoLingua research project and was co‑designed by our colleague Dr. Mairéad Ní Bhriain, ethnocoreologist Dr. Orfhlaith Ni Bhriain and music educator Dr. Francis Ward (DCU).
These workshops were delivered as part of a Languages Connect-funded initiative to promote language learning, and we are very grateful to Caoimhe Nioclás for her excellent organisation and support throughout, as well as to local Transition Year students from Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh for their assistance on the day. The event took place on the International Day of La Francophonie!

French in the world 🌍 / French in Ireland 🇮🇪
20/03/2026

French in the world 🌍 / French in Ireland 🇮🇪

ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 (version française plus bas)𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐎’𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐝𝐞 𝐆𝐚...
15/12/2025

ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

(version française plus bas)

𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐎’𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐝𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝

A new literary project launched in this 250th anniversary year of the birth of Daniel O’Connell the Liberator, demonstrates the international impact of Ireland’s 19th-century pacifist hero and leader of the world’s first mass movement for human rights. O’Connell was educated in France and, shortly following his death in 1847, an acclaimed French writer, Joséphine Marie de Gaulle, published his biography under the title 𝐿𝑒 𝐿𝑖𝑏𝑒́𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑒 𝑙'𝐼𝑟𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑒, 𝑜𝑢 𝑉𝑖𝑒 𝑑𝑒 𝐷𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑙 𝑂'𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑙𝑙 (1848).

The author took considerable pride in her family's Irish ancestry, as did her grandson, General Charles de Gaulle, leader of the French Resistance and later President of the Republic and co-founder of the European project. The de Gaulle family remains in close contact with their Irish relatives to this day. This Irish project to translate Mme de Gaulle's work and produce a critical edition of the biography in English is a collaborative venture between Cremona Heritage Ireland and the Department of French Studies at MIC, Limerick. Translated by Darach Sanfey (Lecturer in French Studies) and presented and edited by Dr Loïc Guyon (Associate Professor and Head of the Department of French Studies), it will offer a uniquely French, 19th-century insight into the life of O’Connell, a democrat and activist who tirelessly campaigned for Catholic emancipation for the Irish and for the abolition of slavery in the Americas and across the British empire. His legacy has inspired many 20th-century leaders, notably Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. The book will be published in 2027 to mark the 180th anniversary of Daniel O’Connell’s death.

𝐋𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞̀𝐫𝐞 𝐞́𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐝'𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜̧𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐎'𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐞̀𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐭 𝐥'𝐈𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞

Un nouveau projet littéraire lancé à l'occasion du 250eanniversaire de la naissance de Daniel O'Connell, le Libérateur, montrera l'impact international de ce héros pacifiste irlandais du XIXe siècle, leader du premier grand mouvement mondial pour les droits de l'homme. O'Connell fit ses études en France et, peu après sa mort en 1847, une écrivaine française de renom, Joséphine Marie de Gaulle, publia sa biographie sous le titre 𝐿𝑒 𝐿𝑖𝑏𝑒́𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑒 𝑙'𝐼𝑟𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑒, 𝑜𝑢 𝑉𝑖𝑒 𝑑𝑒 𝐷𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑙 𝑂'𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑙𝑙 (1848).

L'autrice était très fière des origines irlandaises de sa famille, tout comme son petit-fils, le général Charles de Gaulle, chef de la Résistance française et, plus t**d, Président de la République et cofondateur du projet européen. La famille de Gaulle est aujourd'hui encore en contact étroit avec les descendants de ses ancêtres irlandais. Ce projet irlandais visant à traduire l'œuvre de Mme de Gaulle et à en produire pour la première fois une édition critique en anglais est le fruit d'une collaboration entre Cremona Heritage Ireland et le département d'études françaises de Mary Immaculate College, Ireland. Traduite par Darach Sanfey (maître de conférences en études françaises) et présentée et éditée par Loïc Guyon (professeur associé et directeur du département d'études françaises), cette édition offrira une perspective française du XIXe siècle sur la vie de Daniel O'Connell, démocrate et militant qui a mené une campagne inlassable pour l'émancipation des catholiques irlandais et l'abolition de l'esclavage dans les Amériques et dans l’ensemble de l'empire britannique. Ses accomplissements ont inspiré de nombreuses figures influentes du XXe siècle, notamment Mahatma Gandhi et Martin Luther King. Cette édition sera publiée en 2027 pour marquer le 180e anniversaire de la mort de Daniel O'Connell.

Delighted to take part in the Languages Connect   week yesterday in a celebration of linguistic diversity and language l...
19/11/2025

Delighted to take part in the Languages Connect week yesterday in a celebration of linguistic diversity and language learning at Mary Immaculate College, Ireland. We welcomed almost 100 TY students from 3 post-primary schools who engaged in a number of language workshops. Many thanks to Dr Mairead Ni Bhriain and Dr Anissa Bennaïli from our department who prepared some fun workshops for our young visitors.

Dr Mairead Ni Bhriain was delighted to share findings from the CeoLingua research project at the Literacy Association of...
11/11/2025

Dr Mairead Ni Bhriain was delighted to share findings from the CeoLingua research project at the Literacy Association of Ireland(LAI) annual conference with her co-authors Dr Francis Ward (DCU) and Dr Orfhlaith Ni Bhriain (UL). Their paper explored how multimodal and embodied approaches through music can enrich language learning and engagement in the primary classroom.

This feels especially timely as modern foreign languages are introduced within Ireland’s redeveloped Primary Curriculum Framework, opening new possibilities for creative, inclusive, and multilingual classrooms.

Huge thanks to the LAI for fostering such an inspiring space for dialogue around literacy in all its evolving, multimodal forms.

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Sincere congratulations to Mary Immaculate College, Ireland BA graduate Rachel Plunkett (pictured here with Dr Mairead N...
04/11/2025

Sincere congratulations to Mary Immaculate College, Ireland BA graduate Rachel Plunkett (pictured here with Dr Mairead Ni Bhriain) who was awarded the French Embassy Prize offered by the Ambassade de France en Irlande every year to the student who achieved the best results in spoken French in the course of their degree with us! 👏 🥇 🇫🇷

The Department of French Studies at Mary Immaculate College, Ireland is proud to invite you to this UNMISSABLE event thi...
28/10/2025

The Department of French Studies at Mary Immaculate College, Ireland is proud to invite you to this UNMISSABLE event this week!

Join us at 5pm in room T1.16 (TARA building) on Wednesday 29 October at MIC Limerick for an amazing event combining a short talk and a fantastic musical journey revisiting the Irish presence and influence over Brittany during the 17th and 18th centuries. Breton artists Véronique Bourjot (singer), Soazig Hamelin (fiddle/singer), Kevin Le Pennec (harp/singer) and Brewen Favrau (uilleann & small pipes/whistles/singer) will take you on a fantastic and moving journey of music, song and poetry revisiting this story of Irish migration. Their performance will be introduced by Dr Éamon Ó Ciosáin, one of the leading experts on the historical links between Ireland and Brittany. This event is brought to you by the Department of French Studies at MIC and the French Embassy in Ireland with the support of the MIC's Faculty of Arts, AMOPA Irlande and Région Bretagne.

Click on the following link to book your FREE tickets now: https://www.mic.ul.ie/Irish-of-Brittany

27/10/2025

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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