US court to consider claim for ownership of 'Titanic' artefactsNEARLY A century after the Titanic sank on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic, the ocean liner will be the subject of four…Tue Oct 27 2009 - 00:00
New resting place for mass grave immigrants in New YorkIN THE mid-19th century, newly arrived Irish immigrants wandered Staten Island, penniless and disoriented, scrounging for food…Mon Oct 19 2009 - 01:00
Gubernatorial polls will be test of Obama's popularityAMERICA : The stakes are national for elections in Virginia and New Jersey – even if the politics is localSat Oct 17 2009 - 01:00
Obama choice in Afghan war 'to define presidency'THE US war in Afghanistan begins its ninth year today and is almost certain to break the 10-year record of Vietnam as America…Wed Oct 7 2009 - 01:00
In PittsburghObama seems likely to obtain the support he sought for Washington’s economic agenda, writes LARA MARLOWESat Sep 26 2009 - 01:00
From football pitch to political battlefield to pastures newAMERICA: THE MOST important instinct for the owner of a football team is knowing how to pick a winnerSat Sep 26 2009 - 01:00
Getting inside track on Potus, Flotus, VPotus and ScotusAMERICA : From Latinate acronyms to the healthcare debate, Washington’s political lexicon is a colourful oneSat Sep 19 2009 - 01:00
President sets out to motivate children despite partisan rowTHE LATEST furore surrounding the Obama presidency appeared to have subsided yesterday after the US leader delivered televised…Wed Sep 9 2009 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryEVERY TIME the late 18th- early 19th- century Japanese artist Hokusai moved, he walked out of his house, set it alight and burned…Tue Sep 8 2009 - 01:00
US workers seek payback on Labor DayObama today addresses unions who see Labor Day as a chance to lobby for healthcare reformMon Sep 7 2009 - 01:00
Son's tribute sums up man who inspired great actsFOR ALL his eloquence, not even President Barack Obama could match the emotional impact of Teddy Kennedy junior’s remembrance…Mon Aug 31 2009 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryWhen Frank Aiken was Ireland’s minister for external affairs in the 1960s he pushed a resolution to stop nuclear weapons proliferation…Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:00
Hassan family appeals to Iraqis for help in finding sister's bodyTHE FAMILY of Margaret Hassan, the Irishwoman kidnapped and murdered in Iraq in October/November 2004, are appealing to Iraqi…Tue Jun 2 2009 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryLIKE MUCH OF his life, William Butler Yeats’s fascination with French culture “was in a sense channelled through” his love for…Tue Jun 2 2009 - 01:00
Kandinsky's colourful lifeWassily Kandinsky is credited with having created the world's first abstract paintingSat May 9 2009 - 01:00
Caught in the sweep of historyHISTORY : Americans in Paris: Life and Death under Nazi Occupation 1940-44 By Charles Glass Harper Press, 524pp. £20Sat May 2 2009 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryIT WAS ONE of those eerie moments when an intimation of what could happen hovers over, as when animals feel tremors before an…Fri May 1 2009 - 01:00
Obama plays hard to get as Sarkozy seeks a private rendezvousPARIS LETTER: France’s leader seems to hero-worship the new US president but so far, his ardour appears to be unrequitedMon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Sarkozy pledges to protect those most hurt by crisisFRENCH PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy delivered an hour-long pep talk to his compatriots last night, exhorting France to “take the…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
France to settle with victims of early nuclear testsTHE TIME has come “for France to be true to its conscience”, defence minister Hervé Morin said, explaining his decision to compensate…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
How Gen Petraeus transformed US foreign policy in IraqBOOK OF THE DAY: LAURA MARLOWE reviews The Gamble: General Petraeus and the untold story of the American surge in Iraq, 2006…Mon Mar 23 2009 - 00:00
Sarkozy offers tax cuts and bonuses to lower paid Socialists dismiss 'alms for the weakened' in ParisFRENCH PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy went on television for the second time in two weeks last night, in the hope of heading off France…Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Union official killed as general strike on island of Guadeloupe turns violentTHE MONTH-LONG strike on the French West Indian island of Guadeloupe has turned violent, claiming the life of a tax official …Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Sarkozy proposes new measures to help crisis-hit workersFrench president Nicolas Sarkozy went on television for the second time in two weeks tonight, in the hope of heading off France…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Sarkozy vows to act on economic and social crises in ParisFRENCH PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy responded last night to nationwide demonstrations that mobilised more than a million French …Fri Feb 6 2009 - 00:00
'We hope our sacrifice will be the last'At the home of the only Israeli woman to be killed during the three-week war with Hamas, some words of hope emerge from the family…Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
Gaza offensive deepens Hamas rift with FatahTHE WAR between Hamas and Israel has deepened the chasm between the self-styled Islamic resistance movement and the late Yasser…Thu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00
'We are wild, we are strong'THE ISRAELIS seem to regard all Palestinian men between the ages of 15 and 50 as Hamas fighters, but you know one when you see…Sat Jan 24 2009 - 00:00
Conflict revives Cold War memoriesGEORGIA: THE WEEK-LONG conflict between Georgia and Russia felt like a throwback to the Balkan wars of the 1990sMon Dec 29 2008 - 00:00
Atypical soldier defied dominant US view of post-invasion IraqBOOK OF THE DAY: Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq By Linda Robinson Public…Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
The 'emotional charge' in the armistice documentOnly one copy of the armistice treaty remains, but does it get the respect it deserves?Sat Nov 8 2008 - 00:00
Sarkozy convinces Europe to step up to the plate"AT THE end of the day, Europe, united Europe, did more than the US in terms of the amounts committed," French president Nicolas…Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Euro zone countries agree plan to shore up banking systemsEURO ZONE COUNTRIES will unveil in the coming days the specific measures they plan to take to shore up their banking systems …Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
'Greatest singer of all time' still seducing fansThere has been much interest in France in an auction of memorabilia relating to Belgian-born singer Jacques Brel, 30 years after…Thu Oct 9 2008 - 01:00
Facelift at Marie Antoinette's private palacePARIS ATTRACTION: MARIE ANTOINETTE'S private palace on the grounds of Versailles, the Petit Trianon, reopened to the public …Sat Oct 4 2008 - 01:00
The liberation of Paula Spencer in ParisOlwen Fouéré, a Franco-Irish actor currently playing Roddy Doyle's survivor of domestic violence in a French-language version…Sat Oct 4 2008 - 01:00
French ardour for Irish vote on Lisbon waningFRANCE: THERE ARE signs that France and Europe, like rejected suitors, are learning to live with Ireland's reluctance to ratify…Fri Oct 3 2008 - 01:00
Prayers and press cards of little use in this lopsided warGEORGIA LETTER : MOST OF the passengers on my near empty flight to Tbilisi nine days ago were journalists, which is usually …Wed Aug 20 2008 - 01:00
Russian claim that 'pull-back' has begun disputedGEORGIAN AND US officials yesterday disputed Russian claims that Moscow had begun what it called "a pull-back, not a pull-out…Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
Sarkozy says visit is to understand meaning of No voteFRANCE'S PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy is coming to Ireland on Monday to "listen and understand", he has saidSat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00
Taoiseach in Paris for Bastille celebrationsTaoiseach Brian Cowen is attending Bastille Day celebrations in Paris today.Mon Jul 14 2008 - 01:00
The problem with democracy is the peopleIn a new story Lara Marlowe responds to Article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human rights, as part of a continuing series…Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Body of Toscan du Plantier exhumedThe body of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, who was murdered in West Cork in 1996, was exhumed in south-central France today.Tue Jul 1 2008 - 01:00
Sinnott among Sarkozy's guests at ÉlyséeFRANCE: IRISH MEP for Munster Kathy Sinnott yesterday presented President Nicolas Sarkozy with the first concrete test of his…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Ministry officials imply Ireland may have to vote again in ParisFRENCH REACTION: THE FRENCH who campaigned against the constitutional treaty three years ago rejoiced in the Irish No yesterday…Sat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00
Buying Iraqi hearts and minds is latest US tacticIRAQ: The US is funding a Sunni militia to lessen support for al-Qaeda in Iraq, writes Lara Marlowe in Baghdad.Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00
A brutal death in black and whiteThe State pathologist's report on the killing of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in west Cork in 1996, recently received by her family…Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
A space where the French and Irish can learn about each otherLETTER FROM PARIS: IRISH FRANCOPHILES may celebrate tomorrow when the National Centre for Franco-Irish Studies is officially…Wed Apr 9 2008 - 01:00
Secularists cry heresy as Sarkozy gets religionNicolas Sarkozy believes religious morality is superior to secular moralityMon Mar 10 2008 - 00:00
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