{"id":22102,"date":"2026-03-18T19:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?p=22102"},"modified":"2026-08-14T11:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:16:06","slug":"transition-year-students-immerse-themselves-in-french-cinema-at-the-linenhall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/transition-year-students-immerse-themselves-in-french-cinema-at-the-linenhall\/","title":{"rendered":"Transition Year Students Immerse Themselves in French Cinema at the Linenhall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<!-- NEWS ARTICLE: TY FRENCH CINEMA AT THE LINENHALL -->\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<div class=\"aen-news-article-modern\" style=\"font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif; width: 100%; max-width: 1200px; margin: 30px auto; padding: 0 20px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n  \n  <div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius: 24px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);\">\n    \n    <!-- Header Banner -->\n    <div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0f2015 0%, #1a3825 100%); padding: 45px 40px; border-bottom: 3px solid #f59e0b; text-align: center;\">\n      <span style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.2); color: #fbbf24; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.5px; font-size: 11px; padding: 6px 16px; border-radius: 50px; margin-bottom: 15px; border: 1px solid rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.4);\">\n        &#x1f1eb;&#x1f1f7; Cultural Excursion\n      <\/span>\n      <h2 style=\"font-size: 36px !important; color: #ffffff !important; font-weight: 800 !important; margin: 0 0 15px 0 !important; letter-spacing: -0.5px !important; line-height: 1.25 !important;\" class=\"modern-article-title\">\n        Transition Year Students Immerse Themselves in French Cinema at the Linenhall\n      <\/h2>\n      <p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #cbd5e1; margin: 0; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\">\n        18 March 2026\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Main Image Under Heading (Positioned at bottom center within the frame) -->\n    <div style=\"width: 100%; max-height: 500px; overflow: hidden; background: #000000;\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/French-Cinema-2026-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"TY French Cinema at the Linenhall\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 500px; object-fit: cover; object-position: center bottom; display: block;\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Body Section -->\n    <div style=\"padding: 45px;\" class=\"modern-body-pad\">\n      \n      <!-- Text Content -->\n      <div style=\"color: #334155; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0;\">\n        <h3 style=\"font-size: 22px !important; color: #0f2015 !important; font-weight: 800 !important; margin: 0 0 15px 0 !important; border-left: 4px solid #f59e0b; padding-left: 15px;\">Learning Comes to Life Through Culture<\/h3>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          Today, our Transition Year French students headed out for a brilliant, action-packed cultural excursion to the Linenhall Arts Centre to experience the acclaimed French feature film \u201cEn Fanfare.\u201d\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          It was a fantastic opportunity to step outside the traditional classroom and dive straight into authentic dialogue, native accents, and captivating francophone storytelling. 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