Hint of ulterior motive as Macron attempts reconciliation with AlgeriaEven the most banal undertakings between the two countries provoke suspicion and misunderstanding. This visit is no exceptionFri Aug 26 2022 - 17:15
France left to muse upon failed intervention in Mali Threat from jihadists remains as potent as ever as poor relations with ruling junta prompts French withdrawal from MaliThu Aug 18 2022 - 14:50
Is Russia using rape as a weapon of war in Ukraine?Russian officials routinely dismiss accounts of rape by Russian soldiers as Ukrainian and western propagandaSat Aug 13 2022 - 05:00
Silicon Valley to the frontline in Ukraine: Using tech in the war against Russia‘I wanted to help in whatever way was needed. If that required picking up a gun, I would have picked up a gun’Fri Aug 5 2022 - 15:41
Ukrainian film-maker turned soldier: ‘I don’t think there is such a thing as heroism in war’Ukrainian film-maker Oleh Sentsov has traded his movie camera for an assault rifle and shoulder-launched missilesWed Aug 3 2022 - 15:43
‘Ireland has discovered Ukraine because of war’EU integration leader in Kyiv parliament draws parallels with Ireland’s history, regrets Brexit loss of British objective appraisal of Russian threat and sees EU and Nato membership as twin goalMon Aug 1 2022 - 15:59
We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir by Raja Shehadeh A striking story of loss, heartbreak and political perfidy, writes Lara MarloweSun Jul 31 2022 - 04:42
‘This is a war of destruction. Either we destroy the Russians or they destroy us’After Russia invaded Crimea and Donbas in 2014, rebellious, independent Cossack identity exploded in UkraineSat Jul 30 2022 - 05:00
Lara Marlowe: Prison attack just the latest outrage in a catalogue of horrorKyiv Letter: My heart went out to the relatives of Ukrainians imprisoned at OlenivkaFri Jul 29 2022 - 18:56
‘No body means no money’: Ukrainian official accuses Russians of abandoning dead soldiers Spokesman for Ukrainian foreign ministry says Moscow is leaving corpses on battlefields to avoid paying their families war-death compensation sums of about €120,000Wed Jul 27 2022 - 16:00
Ukrainian teenager in captivity: ‘I held him while he was bleeding. A soldier called a doctor and they took him’Ukrainians share what life is like under Russian ruleTue Jul 26 2022 - 16:00
Taras Borovok: Fighting Russia with an ‘arsenal of songs’Writer of viral tune about Bayraktar drones now has a hit with Himars songMon Jul 25 2022 - 09:02
A military hospital in Ukraine: ‘If you have arms and legs, they say you are ready to fight’On the worst days at Dnipro military hospital, pools of blood and wounded bodies cover the floorSat Jul 23 2022 - 06:00
‘I think in Russian. I speak in Russian...But we are all Ukrainian now’Mayor of Dnipro is facing down the country’s oligarchs and fighting the Russians ‘on three sides’Fri Jul 22 2022 - 20:10
The Russians have his nephew. Viktor would do anything to save Ivan Retired army colonel Viktor Ovchar’s nephew Ivan is a prisoner of the RussiansFri Jul 22 2022 - 17:00
‘They are blackmailing the world’: Black Sea grain blockade squeezes food supplyUkrainians have little faith Moscow will respect any agreement reached in talks aimed at resuming exportsWed Jul 20 2022 - 11:38
‘Putin thought Odesa would welcome him with bread and salt’Ukrainian city’s deputy mayor says public sentiment has permanently moved against RussiaTue Jul 19 2022 - 14:46
Odesa and Russia: ‘First they send a ballerina. Then they send a tank’ An artist and an intellectual in the Ukrainian port city grapple with the horrors of invasion and explain their perspectives on the role of Russian culture as a weaponMon Jul 18 2022 - 17:42
Ukraine letter: ‘They are murdering our children and there is no one to stop them’Nato leaders bought into hi-tech aircraft for decades only to find themselves arming Ukraine for what is increasingly a first World War-style conflictSun Jul 17 2022 - 16:00
The Villa Spada: Lara Marlowe on the Irish Embassy in Rome and the echoes of 1849Villa was site of battle to defend republican idealsSun Jul 3 2022 - 19:02
Bataclan verdicts: ‘This trial has been a lesson in humanity’Trial of November 2015 jihadists plunged survivors - and France - back into the horror of that nightThu Jun 30 2022 - 19:34
Court finds 19 men guilty over Paris attacks that killed 130 people in 2015 Only survivor of terrorist unit, Salah Abdeslam, sentenced to life without paroleWed Jun 29 2022 - 19:32
Macron faces uphill battle in talks with leaders after losing majorityFrench president rejects prime minister’s offer of resignation following legislative electionsTue Jun 21 2022 - 18:35
French president Emmanuel Macron to meet rival parties after losing majoritySome commentators have predicted France will become ungovernableTue Jun 21 2022 - 06:35
French president hobbled as many voters turn to ‘anything but Macron’ Satisfaction at his humbling mingles with fears France could become unstable as extremes make gainsMon Jun 20 2022 - 19:43
EU membership may prove a mirage for Ukraine despite optimism of Kyiv visitThe war is just one obstacle: Ukraine would be the largest country in the EU by land mass and would absorb huge fundingFri Jun 17 2022 - 17:00
Left-wing alliance performs strongly in French electionMacron set to struggle for overall parliamentary majority in Sunday’s second round of votingMon Jun 13 2022 - 18:10
Perception vs reality: How Ireland is marketed to tourists abroadWe focus on 'rip off' culture and queues at Dublin Airport, but foreign visitors are focused on other things, for now...Sat Jun 4 2022 - 06:00
Macron camp shaken out of lethargy with risk they could fall short in parliamentThe gloves are off, as ‘Last-minute Emmanuel’ names far-left grouping led by Mélenchon his chief adversaryFri Jun 3 2022 - 18:00
The banlieue comes to the Irish embassy in Paris Immigrant students preparing for a trip to Ireland encouraged to believe in a brighter futureMon May 30 2022 - 17:00
War hotels: Amazingly no one was killed in Belfast’s Europa, the most bombed hotel in EuropeThe Holiday Inn in Sarajevo was doubtless the most dangerous of the war hotelsSat May 28 2022 - 06:00
Food for thought – Lara Marlowe on the centenary of the dinner at the MajesticAn Irishwoman’s DiarySun May 22 2022 - 21:04
Emmanuel Macron’s reshuffled cabinet includes two unexpected appointmentsFormer TCD student Clément Beaune reappointed as minister for European affairsFri May 20 2022 - 19:53
Macron appoints Élisabeth Borne as prime ministerFormer employment minister is only second woman to hold the post in French historyMon May 16 2022 - 20:47
Russian crackdown: Why it takes tremendous courage to protestNewspaper editor Dmitry Muratov is a rare voice speaking out against Putin’s ‘purpose-built, repressive system’Sat May 7 2022 - 06:00
Macron’s twin goals are incompatible but he shows no sign of choosingTone of Macron’s second term could be determined by his choice of prime ministerFri May 6 2022 - 18:00
French left agrees rare alliance deal to take on MacronMove could threaten French president’s chances of securing National Assembly majorityWed May 4 2022 - 10:53
No honeymoon period for Macron after election victoryPotential mergers loom in French political flux as president vows to represent all citizensMon Apr 25 2022 - 19:13
‘Magnificent news for Europe’ as Macron wins second termFrench president promises a ‘more independent France’Sun Apr 24 2022 - 23:00
French election: 'Magnificent news for Europe' as Macron secures second termRe-election of French president Emmanuel Macron hailed by European leadersSun Apr 24 2022 - 21:49
Anxious times as Macron and Le Pen fight over FranceFrench voters must choose between ‘extreme centre’ and far right in presidential pollFri Apr 22 2022 - 18:00
Macron and Le Pen in show of cordial hostility ahead of presidential run-offLighter moments punctuate intense TV debate that highlights chasm between the candidatesThu Apr 21 2022 - 12:50
Le Pen determined to avoid repeat of five years ago in pivotal debateDebate set to be most important event in run-up to the April 24th presidential electionTue Apr 19 2022 - 20:00
Marine Le Pen: Putin’s best hope of sowing discord in EU and NatoMacron’s rival for French presidency would push foreign policy that would sunder WestFri Apr 15 2022 - 18:00
Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s French election defeat is starting to feel like a victoryFar-left party leader relishing the role of arbiter and kingmakerThu Apr 14 2022 - 10:00
Far-right presidential candidate Le Pen promises ‘referendum revolution’If she wins the presidential run-off on April 24th the status of 5.2m foreigners living in France will be threatenedWed Apr 13 2022 - 01:00
Macron and Le Pen hit campaign trail as run-off loomsPresident faces tricky act of wooing voters on right and left in France divided in three blocsMon Apr 11 2022 - 13:13
Macron to face Le Pen in French presidential election run-off for second time in five yearsExit polls show Macron on about 28% of first-round vote and Le Pen on 23%Mon Apr 11 2022 - 04:55
French election: Macron to face off against far-right leader Le Pen in presidential run-offPresident under threat from far-right candidate on April 24th after underwhelming campaignSun Apr 10 2022 - 09:31
Nervous time in Macron camp as far-right leader Le Pen gains momentumElection looked set to be a replay of 2017 but the president’s win is no longer a certaintyFri Apr 8 2022 - 11:01
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