French Ambassador’s evening in Galway
The French Ambassador to Ireland was the special guest at a gathering in Galway last week that marked the 40th anniversary of the city’s twinning with the Breton town of Lorient.
But the evening at NUI Galway was primarily the first France Ireland Chamber of Commerce (FICC) event of 2015, and it was attended by representatives from a number of organizations across Galway including Adecco, Port of Galway, Transitions Optical, Galway Greyhound Stadium, GMIT and Thermo King Galway.
The networking event aimed to raise awareness about current research and business partnerships between France and Ireland in Galway.
Jean-Pierre Thébault, the Ambassador of France to Ireland, was part of a panel of speakers that discussed the historic and positive relationship between France and the region.
Founded over 30 years ago, the France Ireland Chamber of Commerce (IFCC) is a bilateral membership organisation which promotes the expansion of trade and business links between Ireland and France.
It is the third largest bilateral trade association in Ireland with 150 member companies and is represented by over 200 senior French and Irish executives.
Air France-KLM, Alstom Ireland, BNP Paribas, CACI, Caceis, CRH plc, JCDecaux, LK Shields Solicitors, Mazars, O'Callaghan Hotels, PSG Communications, Renault Group Ireland, Sanofi, Schneider Electric Ireland, Servier, Smartbox, Smurfit Kappa and Veolia are all part of the FICC chamber.
The Chamber provides a range of business services and networking events to encourage and facilitate the establishment of new French companies in Ireland and new Irish companies in France. For further information, visit www.irelandfrance.com