Trial opens of ‘Granny Jihad’ who followed son to SyriaFrench woman Christine Rivière (51) converted due to ‘fusional relationship’ with sonThu Oct 05 2017 - 17:13
First trial for jihadist massacre in France opensAttacker's brother charged with complicity over the killing spree that left seven deadMon Oct 02 2017 - 13:04
Two women killed in suspected terrorist attack in MarseillesAttacker who was known to police shot dead at main train station in French citySun Oct 01 2017 - 19:58
The anti-Robin Hood: Emmanuel Macron’s big image problemThe tag ‘président des riches’ has stuck in a country that invented the guillotineSat Sept 30 2017 - 01:00
As Merkel tires, Macron emerges as Europe’s new leaderThe French president is now seemingly unstoppable on the international stageThu Sept 28 2017 - 01:00
Macron makes plea for ‘refoundation’ of EU in daring call for unityFrench president say that UK ‘may, if it wishes, return to its place’ in EuropeWed Sept 27 2017 - 01:00
French president Macron outlines ambitious plan for EuropeStrong appeal for convergence on corporate tax rates will raise alarm bells in DublinTue Sept 26 2017 - 20:35
Lebanese president’s French visit marks new phase in relationsFormer ‘mad general’ Michel Aoun has come to symbolise Lebanese co-existence to someMon Sept 25 2017 - 01:00
Macron signs labour law but has to lower senate ambitionsPresident lowers sights from 90 to 50 seats, which could endanger his constitutional plansFri Sept 22 2017 - 18:46
Front National’s intellectual fig leaf blows away as Philippot resignsThe vice-president of the far-right party was architect of party’s ‘dédiabolisation’ strategyThu Sept 21 2017 - 20:04
M&M: Merkel and Macron are Europe’s newest double actFor Merkel, ‘Macron arrived just in time, like Zorro’, says chancellor’s biographerThu Sept 21 2017 - 01:00
Macron stakes claim to being the anti-Trump during UN addressAmerican president emphasises US first, French president praises multilateralismTue Sept 19 2017 - 21:34
Man of compassion or savage capitalist? The difficulty of defining MacronParis Letter: The French are struggling to make sense of their presidentWed Sept 13 2017 - 01:00
‘Lazy’ workers march against French labour law reformsEmmanuel Macron’s plans to change the labour code is not democratic, say opponentsTue Sept 12 2017 - 19:50
Macron provokes opponents on eve of protest marchesFrench president denounces labour reform critics as ‘slackers’ ahead of mass ralliesMon Sept 11 2017 - 18:30
EU loses way in a civil war ‘focused on differences, little betrayals’Major Athens speech: Emmanuel Macron urges critique of last 12 years of EU historySat Sept 09 2017 - 02:00
Hurricane Irma wreaks catastrophe on French islands in CaribbeanFour dead and at least 50 injured as French president Macron promises to visit regionThu Sept 07 2017 - 19:44
Macron’s messages fall on deaf ears as French hostility growsPresident’s work and housing reform plans raise hackles on left and right alikeThu Sept 07 2017 - 01:00
Fall in Macron’s popularity encourages WauquiezHard right leader Laurent Wauquiez poised to take over conservative Les RépublicainsWed Sept 06 2017 - 01:00
How Charles Baudelaire became France’s first rock starThe poet, who died 150 years ago this week, retains significant influence and allureWed Aug 30 2017 - 01:00
Islamic State adds a layer of sophistication in EuropeIsis’s virtual planners are using social media to compel ‘lone wolves’ to commit atrocitiesFri Aug 25 2017 - 01:00
Brigitte Macron’s first formal interview is a labour of loveIn an ‘Elle’ magazine spread, France’s first lady expounds on her unusual marriageTue Aug 22 2017 - 01:00
Macron has big plans for France and EuropeFrench president wants to turn the euro zone into a more integrated bodySat Aug 19 2017 - 06:35
Jihadist recruits continue to pose threat to Europe, finds EU reportAt least 223 French people charged and imprisoned on returning from the war zoneThu Aug 17 2017 - 18:00
Why is it all going wrong for Emmanuel Macron?With tumbling approval ratings, France’s president has experienced an unprecedented fallSat Aug 12 2017 - 02:00
Man shot and arrested near Calais after car hits soldiers in ParisSuspect seriously injured during arrest after BMW earlier drove into soldiers in capitalWed Aug 09 2017 - 18:40
In high silly season, France debates official status for Brigitte MacronPresident may be torn between promise to define a role for his wife and public opinionTue Aug 08 2017 - 20:06
Lara Marlowe: An Irishwoman’s Diary on paintings that tell the story of war‘The Irish painter Brian Maguire’s giant canvases of eastern Aleppo are so real one feels one could walk into these streets of devastation’Sat Aug 05 2017 - 06:00
Is America’s opioid epidemic coming to Europe?Policymakers warned of threat after opiate addiction kills more than half a million in USSat Aug 05 2017 - 01:00
Film star with ‘the temperament of a cannonball’Paris Letter: France mourns Jeanne Moreau, an actor of fierce intelligenceThu Aug 03 2017 - 01:00
Macron delights Netanyahu with words of support for IsraelFrench president tells Israeli PM ‘anti-zionism is the reinvented form of anti-Semitism’Sun Jul 16 2017 - 21:08
Trump and Macron strike up unlikely Bastille Day bromanceNot even the US president’s comment about Macron’s wife’s body could dent the affairFri Jul 14 2017 - 21:00
Trump defends son’s meeting with Russian lawyerUS president faces questions over Russia controversy during visit to FranceThu Jul 13 2017 - 21:43
Trump finds glamour, glitz and military regalia in Macron’s ParisAnalysis: The showy bonhomie between the two presidents isn’t quite convincingThu Jul 13 2017 - 21:36
Two Irish women seriously hurt in collision in northern FranceEight people injured in two-car crash in Normandy, local media reports sayFri Jul 07 2017 - 21:07
Ireland and France’s relationship will get stronger after Brexit - CoveneyThe Minister says he is in talks on how Ireland can support French initiatives in the EUWed Jul 05 2017 - 21:28
France says moving farewell to ‘scout who showed the way’Holocaust survivor and first woman cabinet minister Simone Veil died last monthWed Jul 05 2017 - 18:00
‘France is on the ropes’: PM announces economic clean-up plansÉdouard Philippe calls for ‘effort and courage’ in a no-nonsense policy speechTue Jul 04 2017 - 19:18
Europe on break from populism’s seemingly unstoppable waveEurope’s Future: Despite setbacks, disillusioned millions still swell populist movementsTue Jul 04 2017 - 01:00
Macron makes US State of the Union-style speechFrench president emphasises Europe and fighting exclusion in first major addressMon Jul 03 2017 - 20:30
Macron set for second presidential appearance in Louis XIV’s palaceFrance’s youngest leader since Napoleon is being accused of monarchical driftSat Jul 01 2017 - 02:00
France impatient with dithering British as Brexit talks beginMacron determined Brexit negotiations will not sidetrack his plan to relaunch EuropeFri Jun 23 2017 - 00:00
Emmanuel Macron outlines vision of Europe and worldFrench president wants to ‘find the thread’ of European history to stop the rise of extremesThu Jun 22 2017 - 21:10
Quarter of Macron’s cabinet ministers resign on ethical groundsFrench president plunged into first government crisis as four ministers step downWed Jun 21 2017 - 18:45
Driver dies in Calais crash as migrants return to unwelcoming regionVan hits barrier and catches fire, as aid bodies face growing hostility to migrantsTue Jun 20 2017 - 19:00
French police van rammed by car carrying explosives in ParisRadicalised French Muslim (31) dead following incident on the Champs-ÉlyséesMon Jun 19 2017 - 19:01
Macron continues to defy expectations with poll absolute majorityFrench president has made impressive start but big challenge is to motivate jaded votersMon Jun 19 2017 - 18:07
Macron’s party wins absolute majority in French assemblyLevel of abstention breaks all records as 58 per cent of electorate fail to voteSun Jun 18 2017 - 21:21
Public sector pay deal offers ‘fair’ wage growth, Donohoe saysIncreased spending on infrastructure a top priority, says Minister for FinanceSat Jun 17 2017 - 06:00
