Dear Members and Friends,
In conjunction with the Princess Grace Irish Library and The Ireland Funds Monaco we are pleased to offer our members and friends, a luncheon with renowned Author Flor MacCarthy the recipient of the Ireland Funds Monaco Bursary for Spring 2024. Flor MacCarty’s first talk on March 13th at the Princess Grace was sold out so we are pleased to offer this second opportunity to join the author for lunch and hear her talk on March 19, 2024.
The Luncheon will be held at the nearby beautiful Castelroc Restaurant at 12 PM. The Luncheon will be followed by an Illustrated talk by Flor MacCarthy at the Princess Grace Irish Library starting at * 2:30PM
*Please Note:
- Although the Talk starts at 2:30 you will need to arrive at least ten minutes before to be seated
- The doors close at 14:29 to avoid disturbing the speaker
About the Author
Flor MacCarthy is a journalist and author whose non-fiction bestseller, The Presidents’ Letters (New Island Books) was shortlisted for Best Irish-Published Book 2021. She is a presenter of current affairs programs on Ireland’s parliament television channel (Oireachtas TV) and is a former senior news journalist and anchor with Ireland’s national broadcaster, RTÉ. Flor graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a degree in French and Art History, which led unexpectedly to her career in journalism.
Flor contributes to a variety of radio and TV programs and has conducted in-person public interviews with numerous figures from the worlds of politics and the arts, including: Nobel-prize winning poet Seamus Heaney, Lord David Puttnam, award-winning author Joseph O’Connor, The Irish Times award-winning journalist Lara Marlowe, Prof. Richard Kearney and more. From West Cork, she lives in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin, with her husband and their two children.
Theme of the talk: The Princess and the Presidents
Did you know that the first ever State Visit to Ireland was by HSH Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco in 1961? Or that President Éamon de Valera sent a gift of an Irish pony ‘Babbling Brook’ to Princess Caroline when she was four years old?
Join us for an illustrated talk on the relationship between the Prince's Family and successive Irish presidents as seen through their correspondence. Based on her bestselling book The Presidents’ Letters: An Unexpected History of Ireland, journalist and author Flor MacCarthy, presents highlights which show the warm friendship between Ireland and Monaco which continues to this day.
Flor will take a quick look at each of the nine Presidents of Ireland since the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922. You will discover how the book project came about and how she gained access to the letters.
Each letter tells a story!
A selection of other highlights from the book will be reviewed:
● Letters between President de Valera, JFK and his widow Jacqueline Kennedy
● De Valera’s message flown to the Moon (in the pocket of Buzz Aldrin’s spacesuit) aboard the Apollo 11 space mission, 1969
● The envelope on which President Mary McAleese scribbled a phonetic message in Irish which was used by HRH Queen Elizabeth II as the opening historic speech in Dublin Castle, May 2011.
Meeting Point & Parking:
12PM: Meeting at Castelroc Restaurant, 1 Place du Palais, MC 98000, Monaco
Directions to the Library and Parking: https://www.pgil.mc/directions-to-the-pgil
Parking at Chemin des Pecheurs, 4 Ave Saint-Martin, Monaco
** Castelroc Menu ***
Starter: Tomatoes, Mozzarella, pistou de Basilic
Main Course (a choice of:)
Sea Bream with lemon zest sauce, vegetables of the day
or
Roast Chicken Supreme with olive "Taggiasch" Potatoes
and artichokes
Dessert: Panna cotta with seasonal fruits
Includes welcome 3-course lunch with 1 glass of wine (Côtes de Provence) per person, waters, and coffee.
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Please indicate your preferred Main course choice on your registration.
Will try our best to accommodate any special dietary requests with the restaurant.
Please note that there is no reserved seating for this event.
Payment in advance only – no payment will be accepted at the door.
Deadline to reserve: Thursday 14th March 2024
Important: *If you wish to pay by wire transfer we need to receive your payment within 7 days of registering or your reservation will be automatically cancelled. Payment via wire transfer must reach us no later than the 12th of March. If you have any delays please send us proof of the wire transfer to maintain your reservation via email treasurer@americanclubriviera.com
Any cancellations after March 14th cannot be refunded. In the event that you need to cancel your event registration please contact us.
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Event Managers:
Timothy Molyneux - President - teldata.consulting@gmail.com
Shae Clements - Vice President - shaeclements504@gmail.com
