Anxious times as Macron and Le Pen fight over France
French voters must choose between ‘extreme centre’ and far right in presidential poll
Charles De Gaulle
Marine Le Pen: Putin’s best hope of sowing discord in EU and Nato
Macron’s rival for French presidency would push foreign policy that would sunder West
Nervous time in Macron camp as far-right leader Le Pen gains momentum
Election looked set to be a replay of 2017 but the president’s win is no longer a certainty
Alleged sexual abuse victims ‘angry’ over death of Epstein friend
Apparent suicide of Jean-Luc Brunel in Paris jail ends case unless other suspects are found
Agent linked to Epstein found dead in Paris cell
Jean-Luc Brunel was held in relation to investigation of rape and trafficking of minors
French capital still haunted by second World War occupation
Paris Letter: Anselm Kiefer’s ‘For Paul Celan’ exhibition twists ‘knife in German wound’
Les Républicains candidate likely to pose threat to Macron’s re-election
Ciotti and Pécresse battle for dominance after party’s shock first-round primary result
Entertainer Josephine Baker joins elite in France’s Panthéon
Paris Letter: Dancer titillated audiences while working for the French Resistance
France’s submarine trouble highlights its precarious status as a great power
French admiral says US has broken a pact among nuclear powers on the UN Security Council by agreeing to sell nuclear submarines
An Irishwoman’s 35 years in France: ‘I have had a career, four children and two marriages’
Life is better in my 50s, writes Anne-Marie Mullen of her years as an emigrant
‘Utterly engaged’ Macron talks up support for Ireland on Dublin ramble
Joyce, Brexit, Kabul and Sophie Toscan du Plantier among wide variety of topics
Macron acknowledges ‘debt’ to French Polynesia over nuclear tests
Speech stops short of apology for 30 years of tests undertaken ‘because it was far away’
France prepares for departure of sometimes reluctant partner and rival Merkel
Macron set to become the uncontested leader of Europe with German chancellor’s exit
Holding on to the Big House: How modern owners make them viable
Hosting weddings, tourists and music festivals help sustain heritage buildings
Prosperity has freed US voters to toy with extremism
US Politics: America’s economic and civic prospects could hardly be more divergent
EU founding father Robert Schuman on the rocky road to sainthood
In a profession in which men are more likely to sell their souls, Schuman seems the exception
Joe Biden’s mandate is frail – he needs to choose his battles
US Politics: There is only so much change a society will bear at one time
France gripped by socio-economic, medical and cultural crises
Country ‘unravelling’ say generals in open letter as Macron looks to May 2022 election
‘I just want to be home’: Passengers scramble for the last pre-quarantine flight from Paris
Aer Lingus customers on Charles de Gaulle service want to avoid hotel stay in Ireland
Irish gang forging negative Covid-19 tests for European travellers, Europol warns
Police agency says ‘Rathkeale Rovers’ involved in sophisticated counterfeits
Ireland would join Nato if price of joining EEC, TK Whitaker said
RIA historic documents: Monnet questioned if Ireland could face demands of free trade
Charles de Gaulle’s time in Ireland recalled on 50th anniversary of his death
Documentary recalls the six weeks the French general spent here in 1969
Emily in Paris: French viewers furious over gamut of Gallic stereotypes
‘Name a cliche about France and the French, you’ll find it in Emily in Paris’
France faces ‘economic and social crisis’ due to Covid-19
Macron asks all citizens to wear face masks and says country prepared for a second wave
Macron indulges in self-flattery with homage to Charles de Gaulle
French president hoping to be seen as a modern-day de Gaulle as he eyes re-election
VE day: Europe marks 75 years since the end of second World War
Germany warns against nationalism, as UK and France thank war-time generation
Profits soar at Shannon Airport parent in spite of reduced air traffic
Passenger traffic at Shannon Airport declined 8% last year, and it is now impacted by Covid-19 lockdown
Emmanuel Macron interview: ‘We need to invent something new’
Coronavirus crisis raises questions of globalisation, EU solidarity and what we want to pay for
Coronavirus: China denies allegations pandemic began in lab near Wuhan
‘No fast track back to normal’, says WHO director as global cases pass 2 million
Covid-19 has rehabilitated global collaboration, not undermined it
The effort to suppress the virus will ultimately only be a strong as its weakest link
Macron leads months-long homage to Charles de Gaulle
Paris Letter: Quadruple commemorations for wartime leader on anniversary of 1940 speech
Gerry Thornley: France very firmly pin their colours to the mast
Les Bleus rekindle their love story with the public and look like Six Nations contenders
Dire economic straits fuel protests throughout Lebanon
Baalbek Letter: Penal charges for internet service push people out on to the streets
The Irish Times view on Nato’s troubles: The limits of solidarity
The Atlantic alliance turns 70 amid acute tensions between its member states
Ken Early: Thierry Henry, a missed flight, and the invisible hand of history
How I ended up missing out on the collective outrage about France’s infamous handball
France’s EU partners question Macron’s rapprochement with Putin
West European states are hard-wired to think of Russia as a military threat
Macron’s attack on Nato puts the cat among the pigeons
French president calls on Europe to ‘wake up’ and face threat to its geopolitical future
Aer Lingus to launch flights from Shannon to Paris and Barcelona
New routes expected to help return airport to growth in passenger numbers in 2020
How Europe Stole My Mum: ‘You racist, chardonnay-sozzled old witch’
Review: Inside the divided livingrooms of Britain, the stark choice to Leave or Remain seems to extend to family members
Leaders gather to honour Chirac at Paris funeral
Putin and Clinton among dignitaries at funeral Mass for former president
Remembering when Parisians took back their city – with a little help
On the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris, symbolism is still as strong as ever
Harmony and discord as Putin meets Macron in south of France
Meeting ahead of Biarritz G7 summit takes place with ‘international order at crossroads’
France and me: The most rewarding relationship of my life
My love affair with France has been at times irrational, mysterious and unpredictable
How does Ireland’s public transport compare with other countries’?
We compare our transport network with that of other EU states on price and facilities
Home Front: Are these the finest wooden spoons you can get?
Meet the Galway man carving kitchen implements using age-old techniques
When Charles de Gaulle came to Ireland for six weeks
After his resignation as French president 50 years ago the general visited Sneem
Ireland is an example to Europe – leading French politician
Ireland earned independence through suffering and ‘without giving up’, says Larcher
Party of Sarkozy Les Républicains faces fight for survival
Le Pen and Macron are fighting over the remnants of once mighty conservative party
Notre Dame cathedral, symbol of Paris, devastated by fire
Lara Marlowe: Parisians watch as 200-year-old spire collapses
Our Lady of Paris: a history of Notre Dame cathedral
To many Parisians, the 850-year-old landmark is simply the heart of their city
Macron hoping to keep China’s European ambitions on right path
Chinese president Xi Jinping’s state visit to France will include impromptu EU summit
France and Germany to sign new treaty on co-operation
Macron and Merkel set for bland commitment to relaunch Franco-German projects
Samuel Beckett rejected as unsuitable for the Nobel prize in 1968
Newly released papers show chairman’s reluctance to give Irish author the award
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