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Dec 28, 2018 · IN FEBRUARY 1988, French President François Mitterrand visited Ireland and made history by becoming the first French President to address the Dáil. In this year’s State Papers...
Dec 29, 2023 · Embarrassed Irish officials acknowledged the logistical demands of a state visit to Ireland by French president Francois Mitterrand would require the hiring of heavy-lift helicopters as...
- Ralph Riegel
To date, the only state visit to Ireland by a President of the French Republic has been that of François Mitterrand in 1988, during which he made a powerful speech before Parliament in favour of the European project.
BROADCAST: 1988.FEB.24. News Collection. French President François Mitterrand arrives in Dublin for state visit. Report shows President François Mitterand being welcomed at Dublin Airport by An...
End of François MITTERRAND’s State visit to Ireland. Before the Dublin Parliament, the French President launched a genuine plea to European unity: "It is up to us, the leaders and peoples of European democracies, to ensure that Europe’s own interests are expressed in the current or future negotiations on disarmament".
Aug 9, 2015 · This weekend 25 years ago an 'Irish Independent' reporter got a world exclusive with the then French president as he holidayed in rural Ireland.
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In 1873, Patrice de MacMahon became the first French President of Irish descent. As part of the British Empire , Irish soldiers fought in France during World War I (1914–1918) and Irish troops fought in the Battle of the Somme .
