France’s Prime Minister has expressed his displeasure at the country’s 'greedy rich' who have flocked to foreign climes in a bid to evade taxation laws in their own country. Jean-Marc Ayrault has lambasted his wealthy fellow nationals for their avarice.
Those who are seeking exile abroad are not those who are scared of becoming poor … (but) … because they want to get even richer. We cannot fight poverty if those with the most, and sometimes with a lot, do not show solidarity and a bit of generosity.
In 1968 French society was rocked to the core when students and others took to a more insurrectionary form of politics against the system of government overseen by President Charles De Gaulle.
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| Charles de Gaulle and President de Valera seated on a couch talking in Áras An Uachtarain In the summer of 1969, General Charles De Gaulle, the retired President of France visited Ireland. Accompanying De Gaulle was his wife Yvonne and his aide de camp Admiral Francois Flohic. |
He was descended from the Irish clan of McCartan, on his mother’s side, De Gaulle's great-grandmother was Marie Angelique McCartan and he had a keen interest in Irish history.
He fulfilled a lifetime ambition to visit Ireland in 1969.
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| Former President De Gaulle plants a tree in the grounds of Áras an Uachtarain |
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| General Charles de Gaulle with President Eamon De Valera at Áras an Uachtarain Purchase prints at Irish Photo Archive |
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