Limerick Wild Geese Festival

13/05/2026

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Support the Limerick Opera Festival's ...............

“Tenor for a Tenner” Campaign 🎤😄

Hi,

I hope this post finds you caffeinated, calm, and not buried under 47 unread messages. I’ll keep this one short — and maybe even entertaining.

We’re launching our “A Tenor for a Tenner” campaign as part of Limerick’s opera celebrations, Soprano's and Bass / Baritone's are included in our campaigns [ otherwise there could be trouble ! ]so we’re inviting local businesses to get involved. The idea is simple:

👉 You donate €10
👉 We add one virtual Tenor, Soprano or Bass / Baritone to our soloist data bass !
👉 The Limerick Opera Festival can pursue it's motto " OPERA FOR ALL "
👉 You feel fantastic about your life choices

It’s possibly the best deal you’ll see all year—no hidden fees, no surprise subscriptions, and absolutely no requirement for you to actually sing (though we won’t stop you).

Your €10 helps support live on street performances, concerts and local talent who hit notes far higher than most of us ever will. In return, everyone knows you’ve got great taste and an even better heart.

If you’re up for joining the fun, just click on this link and away you go ; https://buy.stripe.com/8x2cN6dgHaWS7vG1Dx2B200 faster than a tenor can hit a high C.

Thanks for supporting the LOF—and for reading this far. You’re already a hero in our books.

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 which will take you to the main landmarks and locations associated with that part of our city’s history.
Check it out 👇

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

17/03/2026

10/02/2026

Congratulations to our organising committee member Randel Hodkinson on this well-deserved recognition!

05/02/2026

History tells us of ships and soldiers, but beneath that surface ran a deeper current: a mutual intuition that freedom is a sacred act, and that no people should be asked to forget their own soul.

Capt. Conchobhar Ó Súilleabháin
En Garde
The Franco Irish Historical Society

30/11/2025

Oliver FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell. He became a Col in the French Army and showed both courage & military skill.

Fought with the Confederates against the Parliamentarians in 1645–6, and led a successful assault on Roscommon Castle in 1646. A fascinating life.

Capt. Conchobhar Ó Súilleabháin
En Garde
The Franco Irish Historical Society
(Photo of our Walter, by John Mullane).

28/10/2025

This Wednesday, 29 October, at MIC 👇

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.

19/09/2025

As part of Culture Night 2025, En Garde invites you to step back in time to 1798 – The Year of the French.

Kerry County Museum, Tralee.
Friday Sept 19th.
6-9pm.

Our living history brings to life the dramatic story of rebellion, hope, and upheaval as French forces land in Ireland and joined with the United Irishmen in their fight for freedom. Through colourful uniforms of the time, muskets, swords and storytelling, discover the people, the battles, and the legacy of this pivotal moment in Irish history.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Capt. Conchobhar Ó Súilleabháin
En Garde.
Ambassade de France en Irlande
Limerick Wild Geese Festival