Ceasefire observed in Trump-Macron war of words at D-Day commemorationsAs US and French presidents make effort get along Vladimir Putin’s absence widely notedThu Jun 6 2019 - 20:00
France accused of ‘subcontracting’ execution of jihadists in IraqLawyers in Paris protest about death sentences given to French nationals in BaghdadThu Jun 6 2019 - 01:00
Party of Sarkozy Les Républicains faces fight for survivalLe Pen and Macron are fighting over the remnants of once mighty conservative partyTue Jun 4 2019 - 18:45
French duo jailed for 25 years each for vicious rape of Irish woman‘Good husbands’ found guilty of ‘torture and acts of barbarism’ against 35-year-old touristMon Jun 3 2019 - 20:01
Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s diary reveals love of natureViolence of a fox stalking sheep key idea in writings by murdered French womanSat Jun 1 2019 - 09:58
Ian Bailey’s extradition sought after Toscan du Plantier murder convictionEnglish man is sentenced by French court to 25 years for 1996 west Cork deathSat Jun 1 2019 - 09:46
Sufficient evidence exists to establish Bailey murdered Toscan du Plantier, judge says‘Elements of proof cannot be set aside because two witnesses retracted testimony’Fri May 31 2019 - 19:52
Evidence against Bailey ‘overwhelming’, Paris court hearsBailey convicted in absentia of 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du PlantierFri May 31 2019 - 18:19
Bailey trial: Irish witness concerned about credibility of proceedingsEx-journalist Helen Callanan criticises ‘fragility of process’ and lack of verbal testimonyTue May 28 2019 - 20:41
Toscan du Plantier homicide trial hears of Cork ‘haven’Bereft husband Daniel a ‘great seducer of women’ until falling for Sophie’s charmsTue May 28 2019 - 20:40
Ian Bailey absent as homicide trial begins in ParisEnglishman accused of killing Sophie Toscan du Plantier in Co Cork more than 20 years agoMon May 27 2019 - 21:25
Defeat for Macron was marginal but Le Pen still tops pollElection was referendum on French president’s leadership but he limited damageMon May 27 2019 - 17:56
Ian Bailey trial to begin in Paris with the accused absentBailey will not attend week-long trial in French capital so cannot appeal verdictMon May 27 2019 - 00:05
Macron loses EU elections to Marine Le Pen’s far-right partyEcologist party EELV makes a breakthrough, coming in third ahead of the Socialists and far-left France UnbowedSun May 26 2019 - 21:25
Ian Bailey’s trial in France puts Ireland in difficult positionWill a murder conviction handed down by a European ally not be recognised here?Sat May 25 2019 - 01:00
France: Macron at risk of losing EU election to Le Pen’s far rightFrench president’s party losing rural support as voters turn to Le Pen despite Russian linksFri May 24 2019 - 19:00
French anaesthetist accused of fatally poisoning patientsAmid claims of poisoning 24 in hospital, Péchier is on trial for ‘medical terrorism’Fri May 17 2019 - 19:01
Varadkar welcomes Oireachtas inquiry into broadband planTaoiseach appeals to Opposition to have open mind about €5bn broadband dealWed May 15 2019 - 21:29
France, New Zealand launch call to action on extremist online contentFreedom of expression ‘does not include freedom to broadcast mass murder’Wed May 15 2019 - 18:41
Macron takes on Le Pen as he enters ‘second stage’ of European engagementRN says president has made European election into a referendum for or against himSat May 11 2019 - 06:00
Top France Télécom executives on trial for ill-treatment of employeesCase concentrates on the years 2008 and 2009 when 35 employees took their own livesMon May 6 2019 - 20:05
Pierre Bonnard: The bright palette of a tortured soulTate Modern’s a dazzling tribute identifies colour and memory as the two most salient features of the great French painter’s artTue Apr 23 2019 - 05:45
Following Notre Dame fire, Macron must return to politics next weekThere is much unfinished business for the French president including his cancelled speechSat Apr 20 2019 - 06:01
France’s attention turns to rebuilding of Notre DameBells ring out across France as debate begins on spending details of €1.1bn fundsWed Apr 17 2019 - 20:09
Notre Dame will be rebuilt by 2024, Macron vowsRuined Paris cathedral a focus for ‘great national emotion’ as firms pledge fundsWed Apr 17 2019 - 00:05
Macron: Notre Dame Cathedral will be renovated within five yearsFrench prosecutors say blaze at popular landmark probably caused by accidentTue Apr 16 2019 - 21:31
Notre Dame cathedral, symbol of Paris, devastated by fireLara Marlowe: Parisians watch as 200-year-old spire collapsesMon Apr 15 2019 - 22:31
‘A new battle for civilisation’: Bernard-Henri Lévy’s war on populismThe French celebrity public intellectual on Brexit, his enemies and changing the worldSat Apr 13 2019 - 05:00
Lara Marlowe: After the longest journey of my life, I am now a French citizenThe process was Kafkaesque, but I now cannot wait to vote as Citoyenne MarloweFri Apr 12 2019 - 01:00
France to insist on conditions in granting UK Brexit delayMacron poised for May’s request amid concerns over ability to pass withdrawal accordWed Apr 10 2019 - 00:11
A philosopher’s take on the dangers of our post-truth worldParis Letter: Myriam Revault d’Allonnes believes we have become indifferent to truthTue Apr 9 2019 - 01:00
Brexit: Macron says France ‘will never abandon Ireland’French president says EU cannot be held as a hostage to ongoing UK political crisisTue Apr 2 2019 - 15:53
Contrasting fortunes for Jackson and Olding in France after Belfast rape trialDiffering character traits may have affected the rugby players’ ability to adapt to their new lives in FranceSat Mar 30 2019 - 01:35
Roma attacked in Paris after fake videos circulate on social mediaPropagated online, the urban myth of marauding Roma has taken on a life of its ownWed Mar 27 2019 - 18:34
Macron and Xi pledge unity at unprecedented Paris summitChinese president and EU leaders test the limits of their relationship at the Élysée PalaceTue Mar 26 2019 - 19:24
Macron hoping to keep China’s European ambitions on right pathChinese president Xi Jinping’s state visit to France will include impromptu EU summitMon Mar 25 2019 - 01:00
Game of Thrones tapestry to journey ‘home’ to BayeuxWill tourists prefer the real McCoy, or the blood, guts and dragons of the reboot?Sat Mar 23 2019 - 06:00
'Great joy': Couple's grandsons arrive in France from Syria refugee campPatrice and Lydie Maninchedda’s only daughter was killed in SyriaTue Mar 19 2019 - 00:41
Gilets jaunes protests cause extensive damage on Champs-ÉlyséesMacron returns to Paris vowing ‘strong, additional decisions’ in worst riots in monthsSun Mar 17 2019 - 18:56
No-deal Brexit ‘now very unlikely’, says Coveney‘If you were looking at this from the moon, you would think: how is this being allowed to happen?’Sat Mar 16 2019 - 11:04
Twilight of the Elites review: An insight into France’s gilets jaunesChristophe Guilluy clearly takes sides but there is an ugly undertow to his messageSat Mar 16 2019 - 06:00
‘Hate will not triumph’ – Varadkar reacts to New Zealand terror attackSimon Coveney: ‘We are countries that have so much in common’Fri Mar 15 2019 - 16:31
Disagreeable union: Is the EU at risk of a slow disintegration?A political scientist believes member states may increasingly stop complying with rulesFri Mar 15 2019 - 01:00
Frenchman jailed for life for first Isis attack in EuropeMehdi Nemmouche murdered four people at the Jewish museum in Brussels in 2014Tue Mar 12 2019 - 20:01
No deal is ‘a terrible alternative’ says France’s Monsieur BrexitAlexandre Holroyd wants an ‘orderly Brexit’ and blames the UK’s parliament for delaysTue Mar 12 2019 - 01:00
Calais delay: ‘We’re expected to deal with terrorists, migrants and now Brexit’French customs officers using Brexit to voice their demandsFri Mar 8 2019 - 01:00
France poised to impose 3% digital tax on internet giantsDraft law to take effect retroactively expected to raise €500m annually for French coffersWed Mar 6 2019 - 17:15
Federalist tone of Macron’s letter to Europe belies his pragmatismFrench president is an antisystem politician of a different stripeWed Mar 6 2019 - 01:00
Macron issues appeal for action against dangers facing EuropeFrench president’s open letter builds on the theme of European sovereigntyTue Mar 5 2019 - 01:00