Marseilles left cold by Macron’s overtures to ‘city of the heart’
Incumbent attempts to convince sceptical leftists to back him in presidential election
Mary Fitzgerald
Irish Paralympic athlete Mary Fitzgerald
‘A PLC was the best decision I ever made’
Harry McCann on how the course contributed to his progress, growth and success
Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Day 11: Michael McKillop finishes eighth in 1,500m final
Patrick O’Leary narrowly misses out on medal; Mary Fitzgerald sixth in the F40 shot put
Paralympics: Pat O’Leary paddles his way to two canoeing semi-finals
Barry McClements finishes campaign and points towards podium finishes in Paris
Athletics wrap: Hassan’s record reinforces Hengelo’s reputation
Lizzie Lee runs a lifetime best of 33:04.66 at the European 10,000m Cup
Greta Streimikyte takes gold and sets new European record in Poland
Clonliffe Harriers runner gets Ireland off to perfect start at World Para Athletics European Championships
Restaurateur Peter White’s lifetime collection sale to include notable artworks
Sale of some 350 lots includes paintings, bronzes, prints, antique furniture, china and silver
Miriam Lord: Micheál Martin barrelled into a hair and beauty salon. No shame
‘I’d get the full Monty here,’ he declared, before focusing on a woman with her head in a basin
Man (20) arrested over attempted abduction of woman in Dublin
Suspect’s vehicle seized and he is being questioned on suspicion of false imprisonment
Greta Streimikyte battles to fifth place in searing Dubai heat
24-year-old refuses to blame conditions as she misses out on medal in T13 1500m final
‘I hit the ground and I knew I would never walk again’
A cycling accident left sports mad Mark Nugent paralysed but he refused to let it stop him from pursuing his athletic goals
Supersized Ranelagh home on a third of an acre for €5.25m
Sherry FitzGerald co-founder Mark FitzGerald sold this home twice before buying and transforming it
Man died after being thrown down rubbish chute, Cork trial told
David O’Loughlin denies murdering Liam Manley (59) in city apartment complex
Clare woman who established service for domestic abuse victims wins national award
Mary Fitzgerald has volunteered for more than 35 years for various causes
New collection of 60 Irish independent hotels launched
New group promotes and takes bookings at independently-owned hotels around Ireland
The women behind the Irish travel trade
Go home and rear your kids, some said. But Mary Fitzgerald, Tanya Airey, Zara Stassin and others did that and more, steering some of Ireland’s best-known holiday companies
Arts Council withdraws document on Aosdána
Committee welcomes decision to leave €2.7m stipend system unchanged
Aosdána elected committee split over Arts Council row on grants
Artist critical in resignation letter for not being able to put forward ‘minority’ views
Woman (64) died days before she was found, inquest hears
Mary Fitzgerald died due to internal blood loss following a fall at her home, court told
Ireland’s most magnificently controversial art exhibitions
ROSC events were extraordinarily ambitious but to reprise them would be a mistake
Irish Water was Fine Gael’s idea, Fianna Fáil claims
Senator says party never made a decision on water utility or charges while in power
Patrick Smyth: Libya faces an uncertain future as militias hold sway
‘Libya has not reached the point at which Northern Ireland’s peace process began to move to dialogue’
Former Libyan minister calls for introduction of martial law there
‘Actual power is in the hands of the militias’
Africa’s growing middle class
There is debate about the number of middle classes there are on the continent but the reality is that the aspirational, smartphone generation has grown and it is here to stay
A year through the eyes of Irish Times writers
Editor Kevin O’Sullivan casts his eye back over the highlights of an eventful 12 months in his editorial review of 2013
Irish Times receives 29 award nominations
The newspaper dominated in a number of categories including that of Columnist of the Year for which it received four of the six nominations.
Atrocities against civilians, medics and children widespread in Syria
UN report only a glimpse of the horror and brutality on the ground
Doctors call for end to attacks on medical facilities in Syria
Plea in open letter to ‘Lancet’ to allow full humanitarian access
The Cairo four
The Irish-Egyptian Halawa siblings became increasingly politicised during a summer holiday in Egypt, and have now been detained by the regime they protested against. But friends say they are innocent victims of a political power struggle
Tánaiste concerned at Halawa reports
‘Our primary concern is their welfare,’ says Gilmore of four detained siblings
Irish in Cairo reportedly jailed as charges investigated
Diplomat meets four siblings at security forces headquarters in Tora district of Cairo
Anti-government protests in Turkey are sabotage, says Erdogan
“There are those who cannot stomach Turkey becoming greater and stronger,” claims PM
‘He has become like a dictator’
What started as a protest about the development of an Istanbul park is now an anti-government movement, and the scene is set for a showdown between the two defiant sides of Turkey
Timbuktu: ‘Anyone can be a victim in a war like this’
The jihadist experiment in governance in Mali last year amounted to ‘10 months of hell’ for the city’s inhabitants and revived age-old ethnic animosities
Mary Robinson tipped for UN job
UN secretary-general keen to appoint former president envoy to troubled Africa region
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