The Irish Times

Sell in May? How to respond to market volatility

For investors, used to historic low interest rates, it’s a brave new world

Tue May 24 2022 - 05:53

Macron happy to dive into the transfer saga around Mbappé

PSG star's stature among young people seen as invaluable to the French government

Fri Apr 29 2022 - 11:00

History’s bold scam artists – Want to buy the Brooklyn Bridge? The Eiffel Tower?

Long before the internet made it easy, fraudsters profited from audacious plans

Mon Mar 21 2022 - 01:23

Centenary of turning point in Irish history to be marked

1922 World Congress of the Irish Race announced the Free State to the world

Sat Mar 12 2022 - 06:00

The Hollywood stars who cosied up to Vladimir Putin

Actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio were once happy to hang with the Russian leader

Mon Mar 07 2022 - 15:50

Team effort: How stranded soccer stars escaped from Kyiv

Players for top Ukrainian teams huddled with families in hotel as Russian forces advanced

Mon Feb 28 2022 - 06:00

Kyiv and Moscow blame each other for clashes in Donbas region

Biden says his ‘sense’ is that Russia will invade Ukraine within several days

Thu Feb 17 2022 - 18:07

EU takes on SpaceX and Amazon with its own satellite internet system

Initiative was twice rejected over money concerns

Wed Feb 16 2022 - 10:33

Seeing Ireland: Staging a cultural coup in Paris 100 years ago

A showcase of Irish art and design brought a fleeting moment of unity before the Civil War

Wed Jan 26 2022 - 05:00

Shares decline as central bankers signal interest rate rises

Kingspan under pressure as buyer of stock moves on

Fri Jan 14 2022 - 19:30

EDF shares plunge as Macron shields consumers from soaring energy bills

Government forces energy group to provide cheap nuclear power to rivals

Fri Jan 14 2022 - 15:49

Gerry Thornley: Champions Cup in urgent need of a shot in the arm

European brand has been damaged over the last two seasons – and not just by Covid

Tue Jan 11 2022 - 06:45

European shares slide on hawkish Fed signals

Meeting minutes crushed global investor sentiment and sparked a rout in technology stocks

Thu Jan 06 2022 - 10:26

Omicron drives post-Christmas surge in western Europe

WHO warns rampant spread risks overwhelming testing and tracing systems

Fri Dec 31 2021 - 19:00

Pressure on British government to prioritise health workers for Covid tests

Health secretary Sajid Javid warns that tests may have to be rationed over the next two weeks

Thu Dec 30 2021 - 20:44

Princess Diana: Declassified papers reveal plea for Elton John to perform at funeral

Goodbye England’s Rose included in service after dean of Westminster urged ‘boldness’

Thu Dec 30 2021 - 09:22

Pandemic anxieties fail to halt advance of European values

Despite bull run of 2021, ‘not unreasonable’ to conclude that ‘Santa rally’ likely to continue

Tue Dec 28 2021 - 18:21

Bleak Champions Cup midwinter looks to be a depressingly long one

Scheduling headache will be worsened if French teams still can’t travel next month

Tue Dec 21 2021 - 14:01

EPCR left with big decisions as Covid wreaks havoc on Champions Cup

Postponement of some matches and cancellation of others leave teams frustrated

Mon Dec 20 2021 - 06:00

Italy and France line up to push back EU’s combustion engine plan

Lamborghini and Renault call for the 2035 ban to be modified, but for very different reasons

Wed Nov 03 2021 - 05:27

Macron steps back from midnight threat against UK exports in fishing row

France will not impose extra customs checks, as president says ‘talks need to continue’

Mon Nov 01 2021 - 22:08

Cop26: ‘It’s one minute to midnight’, says Boris Johnson

British PM to tell leaders of need to act on climate disaster as fishing row continues

Sun Oct 31 2021 - 22:30

Britain condemns France’s ‘unjustified’ threat to block fishing boats

Row over access to waters around the Channel Islands escalates

Thu Oct 28 2021 - 06:24

Amazon strikes deal with UK spy agencies to host top-secret material

High-security cloud system will be used by GCHQ, MI5 and MI6

Tue Oct 26 2021 - 07:54

UK-France defence summit cancelled in submarine row

Paris furious at scrapping of Australian submarine contract and new threeway pact

Sun Sept 19 2021 - 21:58

Australia defends scrapping French submarine deal

Macron due to speak with Biden ‘in the next few days’ over contract row, says Paris

Sun Sept 19 2021 - 20:02

EU sets out own Indo-Pacific plan to curb China after French snubbed

Outrage in Paris over dumping of submarine deal in favour of Australia, UK and US pact

Thu Sept 16 2021 - 21:08

Migrants in the middle

Franco-British relations

Mon Sept 13 2021 - 00:02

Shang-Chi box office glory, iPhone notch-watch and running out of stuff

Planet Business: Don’t look down

Fri Sept 10 2021 - 05:45

Army colonel sworn in as Mali president as tensions with Paris grow

Assimi Goïta vows to uphold republican regime and democracy in Mali

Mon Jun 07 2021 - 20:00

‘Cinema is not dead.’ Cannes film festival makes a promising return

After cancelling in 2020, Cannes returns this summer with an extensive programme

Thu Jun 03 2021 - 14:45

Court upholds Ryanair challenge to €4.6bn aid to rivals KLM and TAP

Decisions on airline support overturned

Wed May 19 2021 - 13:20

Europe looks hopefully past infection rates to reopen economies

Epidemiologists worry shift is coming too soon and progress could yet be reversed

Sun May 16 2021 - 14:52

French fishing boats return to Normandy as Jersey protest ends

Britain says two armed patrol ships to remain despite breakthrough in talks on fishing rights

Thu May 06 2021 - 18:26