France faces a reckoning over the travails of its civil serviceParis Letter: The state’s 5.5m fonctionnaires are the butt of jokes and economic concernsWed Oct 16 2019 - 01:00
Ireland’s ‘diplomatic tour de force’ praised as Macron prepares for summitÉlysée sees EU solidarity with Ireland as a shining lesson of benefits of EU membershipTue Oct 15 2019 - 20:00
Macron calls for ‘society of vigilance’ in wake of police personnel murders‘Responsibilities will be established. Justice will pass, as it must’Tue Oct 08 2019 - 18:15
Paris police attacker had top secret security clearanceIslamist cleared for access to all computers in police prefecture’s directorate of intelligenceMon Oct 07 2019 - 21:38
Macron takes tougher immigration stance in bid to compete with far rightFrench president plans to clamp down on abuses in hope of winning over right-wing votersMon Oct 07 2019 - 20:00
A murky tale of arms sales and kickbacks reaches court in ParisEdouard Balladur, François Léotard and Nicolas Sarkozy are involved in Karachi trialSun Oct 06 2019 - 18:00
Paris: Four killed by colleague in knife attack at police headquartersCivil servant attacked woman supervisor and three male police officers with kitchen knifeThu Oct 03 2019 - 19:42
Leaders gather to honour Chirac at Paris funeralPutin and Clinton among dignitaries at funeral Mass for former presidentMon Sept 30 2019 - 13:57
Birth. Sex. Death: Francis Bacon’s tragic vision of mankindThe artist’s work is visceral yet beautiful, as a major new show in Paris makes clearSat Sept 28 2019 - 05:00
How fraudster who wore silicone mask of French minister stole millionsFranco-Israeli fraudster Gilbert Chikli to go on trial for elaborate hustle of wealthyFri Sept 27 2019 - 21:45
A man of singular faults and extraordinary virtues – An Irishwoman’s Diary on Jacques ChiracFri Sept 27 2019 - 18:05
Celebrity economists on the same page over tax justiceNew books by Thomas Piketty and Joseph Stiglitz call for a more equitable capitalismFri Sept 27 2019 - 14:00
Former French president Jacques Chirac dies aged 86Controversial politician was country’s second-longest-serving president, serving from 1995 to 2007Thu Sept 26 2019 - 12:03
Trial over diet drug that led to deaths of ‘up to 2,000’ begins in FranceServier accused of knowingly marketing Mediator despite apparent heart and lungs hazardMon Sept 23 2019 - 19:41
Ireland ‘not good EU citizen,’ says economist Joseph StiglitzArgument that State dependent on multinationals simply ‘bogus’Thu Sept 19 2019 - 18:49
France and Italy seek to forge new axis after fraught 15 monthsEmmanuel Macron makes brief trip to Rome to repair ties damaged by Matteo SalviniThu Sept 19 2019 - 18:00
French woman set to be rehabilitated as world’s oldest personJeanne Calment died in 1997, aged 122. New research has rejected claims she was a fraudMon Sept 16 2019 - 13:54
Mayor of wealthy Paris suburb and wife (71) convicted of tax fraudPatrick and Isabelle Balkany evaded over €4m in taxes between 2009 and 2015Fri Sept 13 2019 - 21:07
French transport workers fire ‘opening shot’ against pension reformParis transport severely disrupted as strike shuts 10 of 12 metro linesFri Sept 13 2019 - 18:40
Macron ally under investigation for financial improprietyRichard Ferrand suspected of benefitting from former job as insurance firm directorThu Sept 12 2019 - 19:18
President of the rich? Emmanuel Macron reboots his leadershipFrench leader is demonstrating the ability to learn from his mistakesMon Sept 09 2019 - 01:00
The killing of women: France tries to tackle wave of femicide100 French women have been murdered so far this year, prompting government to actFri Sept 06 2019 - 14:40
Warm welcome for Coveney as he gets Brexit backing in ParisUK’s EU departure minister fears if backstop ‘triggered, we would be locked in it forever’Wed Aug 28 2019 - 22:42
Johnson move the ‘most anti-democratic’ since Cromwell, says Minister of StateMichael D’Arcy comments came as other Government Ministers declined to be drawn on plan to suspend WestminsterWed Aug 28 2019 - 19:56
Macron’s stewardship of G7 summit applauded in French mediaPresident deemed to have ‘tamed’ Trump by placing him at centre of eventsTue Aug 27 2019 - 20:00
Trump says he is open to talks with IranG7 summit sees US president soften stance on Iran and China – and praise French wineMon Aug 26 2019 - 22:46
G7 makes progress towards solving world’s most intractable problemsThree-day summit ends in Biarritz with Donald Trump praising Emmanuel Macron as hostMon Aug 26 2019 - 22:30
G7 summit dominated by Franco-American discord over IranTrump resistant to Macron’s effort to mediate in crisis over Tehran’s nuclear capabilityMon Aug 26 2019 - 06:00
Remembering when Parisians took back their city – with a little helpOn the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris, symbolism is still as strong as everSat Aug 24 2019 - 06:00
Macron outlines plan to rediscover G7’s ‘life force’French president clashes with Bolsonaro over Amazon fires on eve of leaders’ summitFri Aug 23 2019 - 19:26
Macron insists any Brexit deal must guarantee stability in NorthFrench president agrees to listen to British proposals to change withdrawal agreementFri Aug 23 2019 - 00:05
Brexit: Macron and Johnson to continue talks in hopes of reaching accordMacron stresses ‘fundamental principles’ of Irish stability and integrity of single marketThu Aug 22 2019 - 20:19
Harmony and discord as Putin meets Macron in south of FranceMeeting ahead of Biarritz G7 summit takes place with ‘international order at crossroads’Mon Aug 19 2019 - 21:23
From Wicklow to Paris via Belfast: An Irishwoman’s Diary on Fr Aidan Troy and St Joseph’sMon Aug 19 2019 - 18:15
Nóra Quoirin’s family seeking answers to ‘many questions’‘We are hoping that soon we will have more answers to our many questions’Fri Aug 16 2019 - 20:07
Justice Minister: What happened to Nóra ‘every parent’s worst nightmare’Nóra’s uncle questions how could she have survived for five days in jungleFri Aug 16 2019 - 01:00
French authorities looking at Jeffrey Epstein’s exploits in ParisCourt documents claim two main procurers of young women for billionaire were FrenchThu Aug 15 2019 - 20:00
Nóra Quoirin probably died of starvation and stress, police sayFamily stress need for police to continue investigating possibilty she was abductedThu Aug 15 2019 - 07:38
Nóra Quoirin’s grandfather: ‘Dark areas need to be cleared up’Growing suspicions that teenager may have been abducted and murderedThu Aug 15 2019 - 03:00
Nóra Quoirin: ‘It is not possible she would have willingly left with a stranger’Grandfather of deceased girl believes she was victim of crimeWed Aug 14 2019 - 16:48
Face to face with Mona Lisa, the words Translyvanian vampire flash through my brainParis Letter: The popularity of this rather dowdy matron is a mind-boggling example of the arbitrariness of fameTue Aug 13 2019 - 18:40
‘We’re fed up with white Parisian men making films about us’Film-maker Nadir Dendoune is reappropriating the north African immigrant storyThu Aug 08 2019 - 20:00
Children close to Notre Dame Cathedral show high levels of leadTwo children tested have ‘lead poisoning’ after 400 tonnes vaporised in April fire in ParisWed Aug 07 2019 - 19:00
Brazil’s president has haircut instead of meeting French ministerJair Bolsonaro cancels appointment with Jean-Yves Le Drian at short noticeThu Aug 01 2019 - 15:12
‘Justice for Steve’: Friends of drowned music fan demand answers from French policeSteve Caniço’s body found in river Loire a month after police raid on music festivalWed Jul 31 2019 - 20:00
Work on Notre Dame halted and schools shut as toxic lead found near stricken monumentReconstruction suspended amid fears about 400 tonnes of lead melted in cathedral fireTue Jul 30 2019 - 20:00
French military nails its colours to Marine Le Pen’s mastVoting patterns in French army have swung towards far-right since 2012, research findsMon Jul 29 2019 - 20:01
Paris records hottest day in history as it surpasses 42 degreesRecord temperatures recorded in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands in heatwave linked to climate changeFri Jul 26 2019 - 09:29
Career-killer lobster saga continues to grip French politicsFrançois de Rugy is latest head on pike after revelations of lavish dinners on public fundsWed Jul 24 2019 - 20:00
Heatwave in France: An overpowering smell of rubbish and avoiding the ovenParis feels like it’s burning. The last time I experienced heat this intense was in BaghdadTue Jul 23 2019 - 20:00
