School meals: How do French and Irish food for pupils compare?
Nantes pupils dined on melon, Gouda cheese, cheese tart - and that’s just the starters
France
Mad for the malbec: four of John Wilson’s favourites
The taste of a malbec varies hugely depending on where it’s grown - South America, or its traditional France
What will €195,000 buy in Italy, Galway, Indonesia, France and Barbados?
One price, home and away: a townhouse in an Italian wine region, a villa in Bali and more
Macrons to submit scientific evidence in US defamation case to prove Brigitte is a woman
French couple have filed a suit against rightwing influencer Candace Owens
France strikes: Half a million take to the streets against 2026 budget plans
Striking workers call for Sébastien Lecornu to abandon budget plans
Charlie Kirk shooting another example of escalating political violence in US
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
As France lurches from crisis to crisis, is it becoming the new Italy?
Years of sluggish growth, an ageing population and a series of crises has made France the sick man of Europe
France’s moment of peril as a debt mountain fuels a political crisis
Sébastien Lecornu, France’s fifth prime minister in two years, faces what some consider an impossible task
New French prime minister takes gig that may be short-term contract
Sébastien Lecornu is a politician typical of the Macron project, that might work against him
‘Many arrests may be made’: France braces for protests as government crumbles
President Emmanuel Macron has another go at picking someone to govern in a seemingly ungovernable parliament
French government collapses after losing confidence vote
Prime minister’s exit following confidence vote leaves Macron searching for fifth prime minister in two years
A second French government has effectively collapsed. What is going on?
PM’s loss of confidence vote compounds political crisis facing Europe’s second-largest economy
Could France go bust? One of Europe’s biggest economies has pimped itself out to the world
The question haunting the EU: could France be a huge Greece at the heart of the bloc?
Why growing mosquito numbers are driving the spread of tropical diseases in Europe
Climate change helping the spread of insects carrying new illnesses
John Wilson’s picks from SuperValu’s French wine sale
Wines for the Weekend: A Burgundian take on sauvignon blanc and a Vacqueyras for the last of the barbecues
What will €600,000 buy in France, Morocco, Spain, Thailand and Co Kerry?
One price, home and away: a waterfront home near Caherdaniel, a riverside mansion in Grey, a riad in Marrakesh, a villa in Playa Flamenca or a modern apartment in Bangkok
European leaders to brief Trump after summit on security guarantees for Ukraine
Kremlin dowplays US president’s jibe about Russia, China and North Korea ‘conspiring’ against United States
Gena Heraty’s selflessness gives us hope in a dark time
Lay missionary, who was freed last week after being kidnapped in Haiti, is a shining light in a barbarous world
After French prime minister’s political hara-kiri, Macron faces three unpalatable choices
Worldview: François Bayrou alone believed he could win with his bold ultimatum for a pre-endorsement of his unpopular budget
UN Security Council votes to keep peacekeepers in Lebanon until 2027
Irish peacekeepers would remain in Lebanon for two years ahead of drawdown period
Emmanuel Macron short of options as France faces political crisis largely of his making
Prime minister François Bayrou looks set to lose a vote of confidence next month
The Irish Times view on politics in France: stuck in a bind
The prime minister is set to lose a vote of confidence, leaving the country rudderless
European leaders back Moldova in face of ‘massive’ pre-election interference by Russia
Germany says Kremlin wants to ‘turn back time’ and regain hold over EU candidate country
French government risks collapse with budget confidence vote in September
National Rally, Greens and Socialists say they cannot back Francois Bayrou, who admits move is a risk but says doing nothing is riskier
Supersized SUVs are more dangerous to pedestrians. Time to slap an extra levy on new ones?
The Debate: Is a proposed weight tax on heavier cars per kilogramme really about safety – or more about punishing the smug?
What does the summer of 2025 tell us about the changing climate?
Ireland is not immune from extreme weather already hitting Europe
Nobody ever thought I’d go on a Lourdes pilgrimage. My trip was not what I expected
On the two-year anniversary of her mother’s death, Edel O’Mahony travels to Lourdes to connect with her mother’s past
Finding a light red wine isn’t always easy, but find the right one and it’s worth it
Valpolicella, Beaujolais and Loire Valley reds used to guarantee lightness, but climate change means most reds are now a lot stronger
France regrets rise of ‘oven’ glass buildings
Once-admired building designs are increasingly seen as impractical as global warming drives up temperatures
Was Michael Collins behind plan for French military airfields in Ireland?
UCC historian Jerome Aan de Wiel unearths diplomatic archive material showing Collins’s associate overture to French intelligence
A French woman in Ireland: ‘I have enjoyed living in Dublin but I would prefer to live in Cork’
Dr Nina Cnockaert-Guillou’s love of Irish history started at a young age in France and has taken her a long way
‘Do you realise I am Irish and we’d never put up with this?’
Recalling a wild child sister whose teenage years were rebellious as she straddled that time in Dublin, which was still a place called ‘town’
Catherine Connolly says we ‘cannot trust’ the US, England and France
EU has ‘lost its moral compass’ and is becoming ‘increasingly militarised’, presidential candidate says
What do we expect from Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s meeting today?
Meeting of US and Russian leaders not expected to pave the way for a breakthrough given gulf between Moscow and Kyiv on key issues
France, Germany and UK call on Iran to resume nuclear discussions with US
Three countries say Iran must resume negotiations with US over nuclear programme
In pictures: From Laytown to Milan, here’s how Europeans are trying to stay cool in the heatwave
People are trying to lower the temperature as continent sizzles amid record-breaking highs
What does the word ‘Côtes’ mean on French wine labels and is it important?
How to Drink Better: The best-known of the Côtes include the Côte d’Or in Burgundy and the Côtes du Rhône
French fires under control but heatwave set to intensify
Authorities in Portugal, Spain and Greece are also on high alert
France’s largest wildfire in decades leaves trail of devastation
Scientists warn climate change is making the region more vulnerable to wildfires
France battles biggest wildfire in seven decades, as winemakers point to loss of ‘fire break’ vineyards
Aude wildfire is France’s biggest since 1949
The Kingdom review: Riveting, quietly devastating crime saga reinvigorates the Mafia movie
The tragic cycle is composed of the same beats that defined such superior films as The Godfather and Animal Kingdom
Keir Starmer promises ‘no more gimmicks’ as migrant-returns deal with France kicks in
Small boat arrivals across the English Channel are at record levels
‘Very hard’ for US to make trade deal with Canada, says Trump
US president’s comment comes after Canada said it is backing Palestinian statehood
European unity would have broken down in a trade war with the US
France is attacking 15% tariff deal, yet like Ireland had wanted Brussels to water down retaliatory measures
Was Keir Starmer pushed on Palestinian statehood or did he wait for right moment?
Some of his MPs and ministers think British prime minister has responded too slowly to Gaza crisis
An easy guide to the best Languedoc reds
John Wilson: One general rule is that mountainous terrain further from the sea produces more interesting wines
US says France’s decision to recognise Palestinian state ‘reckless’
Binyamin Netanyahu said decision by Macron ‘rewards terror’, Simon Harris welcomes the French move
French police investigate ‘electrocution’ death of Irish cyclist at Paris metro station
No evidence to suggest foul play, city’s prosecutor’s office says
X slams French criminal probe over alleged algorithm ‘manipulation’
Lawmaker reported allegations over moderation and rightwing content on social media platform
French town withdraws music festival funding over Kneecap booking
The Belfast rap trio are scheduled to play on the final day of the Rock-en-Seine festival
What will €460,000 buy in France, Greece, Hawaii, Spain and west Cork?
One price, home and away: A period home in Castelnau-Barbarens, a maisonette by the sea and more
The big holiday shop: The best foods to buy in European supermarkets this summer
Going abroad? Here are the top products to pick up across France, Spain, Italy and Portugal
France’s Macron announces plan to accelerate military spending
President pledges to double military budget by 2027, three years earlier than planned
French ambassador’s residence, once Ireland’s most expensive house, gets a full refurbishment
Ailesbury Road property never sold at €60m asking price
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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