Tunisia mourns dead of revolutionTUNISIA BEGAN three days of mourning yesterday for those who died during the revolution that overthrew president Zine al-Abidine…Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Vive la révolution: surprise publishing hitA 16-page pamphlet in which the 93-year-old author reflects on global income inequality and the politics of climate change doesn…Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
Le Pen sends in the Marine“ Her mother once posed for ‘Playboy’ dressed only in an apronSat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
Playing the global statesman puts pep in Sarkozy's stepANALYSIS: HE IS deeply unpopular and has endured his most punishing year in office, but Nicolas Sarkozy has looked distinctly…Mon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryIT’S NOT remotely funny, not having a sense of humour. Irony is your enemy, wit your nemesisFri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
He's got the words, but who's got the money?With the printed word under siege, how can publishing companies continue to support serious writing? The answer is a version …Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
Senegal's escape hatch to Europe swings shutABDUL AZIZ Faye props a bare foot on the prow of his pirogue and nods towards the waves tumbling lazily on to the shore.Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
Ripples of Irish economic crisis reach shores of West AfricaDAKAR LETTER : One of the effects of our problems has been to provoke a fall in the price of the kind of commodities on which…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Minister cries foul over Cantona's call to revolutionCAN ERIC Cantona bring down the global banking system? The footballer, actor, photographer, martial artist, amateur philosopher…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Delays for travellers to FranceAir passengers travelling to, from or over France may face delays and cancellations today as traffic controllers join the ninth…Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Pension campaign renews legend of unions' unassailable powerPARIS LETTER : The French public has reacted to disruption caused by protests not with fury but with clear support, polls suggest…Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
French senate votes overwhelmingly to ban full veilFRANCE MOVED a step closer to banning the full veil last night when the Senate overwhelmingly adopted the proposal.Wed Sept 15 2010 - 01:00
Sarkozy plunges into an autumn of tests for his reforming zealPARIS LETTER: Pensions reform, unions, crime, resignations, migration and cabinet reshuffles all welcome the president back …Fri Sept 10 2010 - 01:00
Chirac to pay Paris to avoid going on trialFRANCE’S FORMER president Jacques Chirac could avoid a planned corruption trial after the ruling UMP party yesterday confirmed…Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
The news-makers: Where are they now?Mazarine Pingeot : Daughter of President François MitterrandMon Aug 30 2010 - 01:00
Citizens of the Celtic worldOn Friday, the 40th Inter-Celtic festival kicks off in the French town of Lorient, bringing together traditions from all over…Wed Aug 04 2010 - 01:00
Sarkozy threatens foreign criminals who target policeFRENCH PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy has suggested that French citizenship should be stripped from anyone of foreign origin who threatens…Sat Jul 31 2010 - 01:00
The city Italy gave away 150 years ago remains a place apartNICE LETTER: Once a glamorous playground, France’s fifth city is today one of the country’s most forward-looking placesThu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
French mother admits to killing eight of her babiesThe mother of eight newborn babies whose corpses were found in a village in northern France has admitted to killing them.Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
'I have had a really nice life and I think my books reflect that'THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The witty and self-deprecating Eoin Colfer puts the success of his Artemis books down to a happy childhood…Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
Rioting over Traveller killed by police sparks debate on securityTHE FUNERAL took place amid heavy security yesterday of a Traveller who was shot dead by French police in a quiet town in the…Wed Jul 21 2010 - 01:00
France to honour Irish poet with Chevalier awardTHE IRISH poet John Montague is to be made a Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur, one of France’s highest decorations.Fri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
France to raise African soldiers' pensionsFRENCH ARMY veterans from the country’s former colonies are to have their military pensions raised to the same level as those…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
France votes for ban on face veilsFRANCE’S parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a controversial ban on wearing face veils in public.Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
Convict gets 30 years for killing cellmate, then eating his lungA FRENCH CONVICT who killed his cellmate and ate his lung has been sentenced to a 30-year prison term.Sat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Bumbling Bleus hold up a mirror to a divided FranceThe French team’s World Cup humiliation is viewed at home as far more than a sporting failure, with many seeing parallels with…Sat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Former French PM launches new centre-right partyFORMER PRIME minister Dominique de Villepin has launched a new centre-right party, his sights set on challenging rival Nicolas…Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
Hard work never goes out of fashionWILD GEESE: EMIGRANT BUSINESS LEADERS ON OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD: Helen Kennedy Lambert: Owner and managing director of Paris-based…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
A mother of all debatesINTERVIEW: The French feminist philsopher Elisabeth Badinter has stirred up a new debate about motherhood in her latest, best…Sat Apr 17 2010 - 01:00
Alarm foils attempt at second Paris bank heist within a weekA GANG armed with a pneumatic drill dug a tunnel from a Paris metro station into the basement of a bank on Sunday morning – an…Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
Sarkozy reshuffles after heavy poll defeatFRENCH PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday sacked a senior minister and promoted an ally of his rival Dominique de Villepin as…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Shabby, friendly neighbourhood cafe in crisis . . . againPARIS LETTER: Just as you settle into the timeless ritual of the Parisian bar, you read that the institution is under threatMon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Sarkozy visit to Rwanda a milestone in relationsANALYSIS : France will today try to revitalise relations with Rwanda, damaged by the genocide there 16 years agoThu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Theatre of dreamersPHOTOGRPAHY: Robert Doisneau captured the essence of Paris, its glorious romantic side and its more sombre factsSat Feb 13 2010 - 00:00
Paris gets a taste of teen binge drinkingPublic health campaign launched over concerns about rapid growth in ‘la biture express’Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Aid workers race to bring supplies to survivorsONE OF the most extensive relief operations ever mounted continued yesterday as aid workers raced to bring vital supplies to …Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Aid workers race to bring supplies to survivorsONE OF the most extensive relief operations ever mounted continued yesterday as aid workers raced to bring vital supplies to …Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Bottlenecks delay landing of suppliesTHOUSANDS OF homeless and injured Haitians were still awaiting food, shelter and medical treatment yesterday, despite governments…Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
Bottlenecks delay landing of suppliesTHOUSANDS OF homeless and injured Haitians were still awaiting food, shelter and medical treatment yesterday, despite governments…Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
Poverty-stricken country least able to sustain blowANALYSIS: Slavery, international extortion, embargoes and dictatorships have eroded Haiti’s ability to deal with its awful death…Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
Poverty-stricken country least able to sustain blowANALYSIS: Slavery, international extortion, embargoes and dictatorships have eroded Haiti’s ability to deal with its awful death…Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
Grandes écoles resist attempts to end their cloistered existenceSarkozy wants France’s elite grandes écoles to set aside 30 per cent of admissions for students from poor backgroundsMon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Grandes écoles resist attempts to end their cloistered existenceSarkozy wants France’s elite grandes écoles to set aside 30 per cent of admissions for students from poor backgroundsMon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Film-maker Rohmer dies in ParisÉric Rohmer, the French film-maker who was a key figure of the postwar New Wave cinema movement, has died at the age of 89.Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Faulty sensors one factor in Air France crashFRENCH INVESTIGATORS have been unable to explain why Air France flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic last June, but have cast…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Irish fans seek to chase 'Les Bleus' awayThe size of the Irish crowd in the Stade de France for the last meeting between France and the Republic has attained such legendary…Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
French press home masteryFRENCH PRESS: THEIR TEAM’S win in Dublin was greeted with relief in the French press yesterday, with praise being heaped on …Mon Nov 16 2009 - 00:00
Leaders reaffirm Franco-German relationship at armistice ceremonyANGELA MERKEL yesterday became the first German chancellor to take part in an Armistice Day ceremony in Paris as she joined President…Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Van driver on the run with €11mA SECURITY van driver who became an unlikely internet star after allegedly driving off with more than €11 million from the Banque…Tue Nov 10 2009 - 00:00
Candour from Chirac, except about alleged corruptionWITH HIS successor smarting from poor mid-term opinion polls and fighting to reassert himself after a series of setbacks, former…Sat Nov 07 2009 - 00:00
