Differences over corporate tax rate at Martin-Macron meeting in DublinFrench president’s visit ends after positive talks that see agreement on Brexit and Afghan crisisFri Aug 27 2021 - 00:30
Macron denies he is pressurising Ireland on corporate tax reformIrish officials contradict French president, saying French ‘were pushing us to sign’Fri Aug 27 2021 - 00:07
‘Utterly engaged’ Macron talks up support for Ireland on Dublin rambleJoyce, Brexit, Kabul and Sophie Toscan du Plantier among wide variety of topicsThu Aug 26 2021 - 22:20
Emmanuel Macron’s singular style inspires love and hatePresident visits Dublin with reputation as champion of the rich and closet socialistThu Aug 26 2021 - 01:00
Tête à tête with Michael D Higgins on the menu for Macron’s whirlwind visitFrench president will also discuss Afghanistan, NI protocol and corporate tax with TaoiseachWed Aug 25 2021 - 01:00
How an English upstart changed Parisian wine bars ‘for ever’Paris Letter: Mark Williamson’s love of novelty and world wines has ruffled feathersMon Aug 23 2021 - 20:00
Macron warns Europe must contain ‘irregular flows’ of Afghan migrantsFrench president promises to protect those ‘most threatened’ by Taliban insurgencyMon Aug 16 2021 - 21:29
France mourns priest allegedly killed by man he had shelteredPolice in Vendée say man awaiting trial for Nantes cathedral fire confessed to murderMon Aug 09 2021 - 21:16
Covid pass now required for French restaurants and trainsLaw takes effect despite continuing protests but large number of exceptions to dilute impactMon Aug 09 2021 - 18:18
Sobering report finds a third of French adults have a drink problemChief lesson is that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption, says report co-authorThu Aug 05 2021 - 20:00
The French man of letters saving his language from English invasionParis Letter: Where other countries import English words, France is determined to invent substitutesTue Aug 03 2021 - 20:00
Macron acknowledges ‘debt’ to French Polynesia over nuclear testsSpeech stops short of apology for 30 years of tests undertaken ‘because it was far away’Wed Jul 28 2021 - 20:15
France prepares for departure of sometimes reluctant partner and rival MerkelMacron set to become the uncontested leader of Europe with German chancellor’s exitTue Jul 27 2021 - 01:00
French right shaken by extremist commentator’s likely presidential runLevel of support for Éric Zemmour, who has three hate speech convictions, is disturbingSat Jul 17 2021 - 05:00
Macron tries to force anti-vaxxers to give upFrench president makes it difficult to enjoy life for those without a Covid passTue Jul 13 2021 - 21:00
Families man: The colourful home life of French painter Paul SignacParis Letter: The neo-impressionist’s parallel families make for a fascinating taleTue Jul 13 2021 - 01:00
France makes vaccination mandatory for all healthcare workersMacron says people will need Covid pass to gain access to restaurants and entertainmentMon Jul 12 2021 - 20:53
Sean Scully: 'I am an Irishman and I love a good fight'Irish abstract artist’s pandemic work goes on display in Paris with price tags close to €2mSat Jul 10 2021 - 05:00
Emmanuel Macron faces dilemma over decision on pension reformPresident risks strikes if he pushes ahead or accusations of being a spendthrift if he stallsWed Jul 07 2021 - 01:00
French minister appeals to Ireland to reconsider corporate tax rateBeaune advises State not to be seen as ‘reluctant to accept fair taxation’ in an open letterTue Jul 06 2021 - 05:00
Macron on the back foot as France’s presidential election campaign starts in earnestPoor local election results may not mean much but the president’s party base remains weakThu Jul 01 2021 - 20:00
Macron and Le Pen the big losers in French electionsConservative Les Républicains and Socialist parties retain control of regions across FranceMon Jun 28 2021 - 08:55
EU founding father Robert Schuman on the rocky road to sainthoodIn a profession in which men are more likely to sell their souls, Schuman seems the exceptionMon Jun 21 2021 - 20:00
Ikea France fined €1m for spying on its employeesFrench subsidiary of furniture giant collected data on police records and private financesTue Jun 15 2021 - 18:22
Ireland caught in a squeeze on corporation tax reformTrump tax initiative provided the template for latest reform proposalFri Jun 11 2021 - 05:45
Macron praises France’s role in fight for global corporate tax reformInternational agreement to be endorsed by world leaders at G7 summit in CornwallThu Jun 10 2021 - 20:32
Army colonel sworn in as Mali president as tensions with Paris growAssimi Goïta vows to uphold republican regime and democracy in MaliMon Jun 07 2021 - 20:00
Strauss-Kahn scandal: ‘Never again, he promised. I am naive. I believed him’A decade after the Dominique Strauss-Kahn scandal, his former wife Anne Sinclair has published her memoirSat Jun 05 2021 - 06:00
EU states could boost tax revenue by up to €200bn – think tankInternational minimum corporate tax rate is essential to financing Covid debt, says reportFri Jun 04 2021 - 16:31
French visit a chance to cement ties with our new nearest EU neighbourBrexit has caused division between Dublin and London, but it has brought Paris closerSat May 22 2021 - 01:00
‘Honour’ of British government at stake on NI protocolRenouncing principles would be ‘astonishing’ move by UK, says French foreign ministerThu May 20 2021 - 20:28
‘He and I, always by chance’ – Lara Marlowe on Samuel Beckett and Albert GiacomettiAn Irishwoman’s DiarySun May 16 2021 - 17:01
Glorious warrior or racist tyrant? France battles over Napoleon’s legacyParis Letter: 200 years after his death, the emperor’s place in history is bitterly disputedTue May 04 2021 - 21:00
France gripped by socio-economic, medical and cultural crisesCountry ‘unravelling’ say generals in open letter as Macron looks to May 2022 electionFri Apr 30 2021 - 21:00
New France curfew to include New Year’s Eve, PM announces8pm-6am curfew to begin next Tuesday as coronavirus cases start to rise againThu Dec 10 2020 - 19:21
French government adopts controversial draft law to combat radical IslamismStrengthening Republican Principles law ‘not a text against religions’, says PMWed Dec 09 2020 - 19:33
Macron refuses to link human rights to arms sales as Egypt’s leader visitsFrench president takes conciliatory, pro-regime line at briefing with Abdel-Fattah al-SisiTue Dec 08 2020 - 19:41
On the witness stand, Sarkozy summons the righteous indignation of oldFormer French president, up on corruption charges, expects to be ‘cleansed of infamy’Mon Dec 07 2020 - 19:33
‘Rebuilding Notre-Dame is my reason for living. I must give her back to the world’Mass will be said in Notre-Dame in April 2024, five years after it was all but destroyedSat Dec 05 2020 - 06:00
‘Like talking to the president’: Macron’s go-to man for EuropeClément Beaune has affection for Ireland and our approach to European solidaritySat Dec 05 2020 - 01:00
Britain’s attempts to put pressure on EU ‘misguided’ – Simon CoveneyMinister visits counterparts in France as EU-UK talks reach ‘very sensitive moment’Thu Dec 03 2020 - 20:40
Coveney in Paris insists Irish fishing industry central to Brexit talksMinister says he has total confidence in EU’s chief negotiator Michel BarnierThu Dec 03 2020 - 20:02
Macron seeks way out crisis caused by police brutality and security lawFrench president summons senior officials after beating of black man triggers outrageMon Nov 30 2020 - 18:44
Macron announces three-stage reopening through to January 20thPresident says second wave of Covid-19 pandemic has peaked in FranceTue Nov 24 2020 - 21:37
French police criticised for brutality at Paris migrant campPlace de la République camp dismantled as National Assembly passes ‘global security’ lawTue Nov 24 2020 - 18:17
Nicolas Sarkozy appears in court on corruption chargesFormer French president and two co-defendants face 10 years in jail and €1m fineMon Nov 23 2020 - 19:44
Henri Matisse: A jolt of happiness from a humanist painterThe French master’s art is ‘just what we need in this anxious, dark time’Sat Nov 21 2020 - 05:00
Lara Marlowe: Robert Fisk, my former husband, was the finest journalist of his generationIf he was controversial, it was because he refused to conform. Robert never followed the herdSat Nov 07 2020 - 06:00
France torn between anger and yearning for calm following Nice attackFrench citizens abroad urged to step up security amid surge in Islamist violenceFri Oct 30 2020 - 19:52
Three killed, several wounded in knife attack in Nice churchMacron condemns ‘Islamist terrorist attack’ on day of four knife attacks against French targetsThu Oct 29 2020 - 20:34
