Join us to discover fascinating connections between Ireland and Monaco from the bestselling book, "The President's Letters: An Unexpected History of Ireland”.

We hear about our guests experience meeting Princess Caroline of Hanover, the story behind a letter from Princess Grace to President Éamon de Valera regarding an Irish pony and the story of a charming letter from an Irish mother suggesting her son become the King of Ireland's Eye. Even more fascinating is where that little boy is today!

GUEST DETAILS

Our guest Flor MacCarthy is a journalist and broadcaster who hosts political debates on Oireachtas TV (Irish parliamentary TV), interviewing politicians and academics in Ireland and at the European Parliament. A former news reporter and newscaster with RTÉ, she also presented a variety of cultural programmes on radio and television and has acted as a consultant for several international human rights organisations. Freelancing these days, and with a passion for history and the arts, she has contributed to numerous events in Ireland’s Decade of Centenaries. Flor is from West Cork and lives in Dun Laoghaire with her family. The Presidents’ Letters is her first book.

MORE INFORMATION

Find out more about her book at: https://www.newisland.ie/nonfiction/the-presidents-letters

Come and visit us at the Princess Grace Irish Library in Monaco. https://www.pgil.mc

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