Published on : Friday, May 24, 2019
The crew has been capturing footage at various locations associated with De Gaulle’s Irish trip in 1969 – including Derrynane Beach, Sneem and Cashel House Hotel. Filming also took place at the launch of a photographic exhibition called “De Gaulle: A quiet holiday” – 24 original photographs about the visit in 1969 – that is going on permanent display at the Sneem Hotel.
The documentary will air later this year on two popular French television channels, France 3 and Public Sénat, and will be seen by millions of viewers across France.
“We were delighted to invite this French TV crew to Ireland, to showcase some of the many beautiful locations visited by Charles de Gaulle in 1969,” said Monica MacLaverty, Tourism Ireland’s Manager Southern Europe. “The documentary filmed here will be seen by millions of viewers – or potential holidaymakers for Ireland – encouraging them to follow in de Gaulle’s footsteps and put Ireland on their holiday ‘wish-list’ for 2019. TV and film are strong influencers for prospective holidaymakers and Tourism Ireland regularly works with overseas TV and production companies to facilitate making TV programmes, to generate positive exposure for the island of Ireland around the world.”
France is one of the top four markets for tourism to the island of Ireland and 2018 was another record-breaking year for French visitor numbers to Ireland.
Monica MacLaverty continued: “2018 was the best year ever for tourism from France to Ireland, when we welcomed about 564,800 French arrivals. For 2019, we are rolling out an extensive programme of promotional activity in France to build on that success and, in particular, to encourage more French holidaymakers to explore our regions and less-visited attractions, during the shoulder and off-season months.”
Source:- Tourism Ireland
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