President of Ireland State Visit to France

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2392
Date Released
6 Apr 1975
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: President of Ireland State Visit to France. DESCRIPTION: The President of Ireland Cearbhall O’Dalaigh makes a state visit to France. SHOTLIST: GV pan plane on tarmac. FV Mrs O’Dalaigh with ADC Colonel McEnric on tarmac. SV pan guard officer reporting to the President. SV PM Liam Cosgrave. SV pan Guard of Honour. SV pan President & wife boarding plane. CU name on plane ‘St. Malachy’. TS from plane porthole at take off. SV President and wife seated in plane. LV exterior of plane taking off, pan SV hostess talking to President and wife in flight. BV pilot in cockpit. SV President talking to pilot Captain Jim Brady in cockpit. LV from aircraft of ground below as coming into land. LV pan President disembarking and being greeted by President Giscard D’Estaing, also the President shakes hands with each other’s wives. SV Foreign Minister Dr FitzGerald. LV President with French President walking up red carpet. SV band playing. GV the Presidents listening. SV Dr FitzGerald listening, pan to officials. FV guests arriving at Elysee Palace. SV Dr FitzGerald & wife looking on. SV son (D’Estaing) being greeted by his mother. GV guests at dining table. SV the Presidents at the table. TS from car down Champs Elysee. TS ditto toward Arc de Triomphe. SV flag flying under Arc. SV flag bearers. SV press car arriving. SV band. SV President of Ireland laying wreath at grave of unknown soldier. GV President and VIPs standing to attention. CU eternal flame. GV two Presidents talking at Elysee Palace. SV exterior Irish College in Paris. SV Irish President & wife arriving followed by VIPs. SV President signing book. SV Dr FitzGerald signing. SV President looking at documents. SV President & wife leaving chapel of college. GV Cathedral of Orleans. SV President being greeted by VIPs. SV Dr FitzGerald greeted. SV President walking up steps to cathedral. SV President & wife entering cathedral. FV stain glass window. FV President & wife talking with Bishop Riobbe. FV pan Chateau Chambord (largest chateau in France, 440 rooms). SV President being greeted by curator Monsieur Gaston. FV President pan walking with VIPs. SV Dr FitzGerald talking to VIP. SV party of hunters playing horns. CU girl playing horn pan to others. SV President & wife, chateau in b/g. GV Chenonceaux Castle. GV President being greeted by Mademoiselle Bernadette Dasque & Monsieur JL Menier. GV party talking. SV soldier officers. SV President talking & looking at the chateau. GV pan the Chenonceaux Castle. BV President boarding a helicopter. SV President in copter. SV interior of copter & pilot. AS pan chateaux below. BV pilot. AS chateaux below. TS road ahead, President’s car on way to Tours. GV pan restoring & excavations in old part of town. GV President walking with VIPS through streets of Tours. GV pan restored buildings. SV President talking with VIPs. GV pan restored buildings. LV Tours Cathedral (St. Gatien). FV President talking and walking toward Cathedral with Canon Bris followed by VIPs. FV ornate entrance to Cathedral pan up. SV press photographers. SCU President talking to (wife of couple) holding baby named Julie ‘Patricia’ in honour of the Irish visit and St. Patrick’s Day. SV Mrs Huriaux holding her baby. SV President & wife talking to couple & baby. GV Cathedral. TS President’s car arriving at airport. GV Guard of Honour. GV VIPs at foot of steps to plane. SV President talking to VIP on tarmac. FV President walking up steps into plane. GV plane taking off.
Local distribution only
For Ireland only, despatched a week early.
Keywords
Commemorations; Education and training; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Music and dance; Children; Aviation; Foreign relations; Ceremonies; Engineering; Military; History and archaeology; Religion and belief
Locations
France; Republic of Ireland
Card file number
75/119
Credits:
Camera
George Fleishchmann
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
659
Story extras:
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'President of Ireland State Visit to France', British Movietone News Issue No. 2392, 6 Apr 1975. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30656 (Accessed 06 Mar 2025)