‘Leomania’: How secular France fell for the Pope
Macron makes sudden decision to attend Mass as pope draws large crowds
What does far-right surge in French Senate election mean for next year’s presidential poll?
Marine Le Pen hails ‘breakthrough’, while hard-left party also gains seats
Pope Leo’s family secret: a birth in a mother and baby home
The pope’s French surname, Prevost, was an invention to conceal a birth outside of wedlock
Pope Leo condemns global leaders who disregard rule of law during papal visit to France
Pontiff addresses Unesco event, and sounds warning over use of AI as ‘yet another instrument of domination and injustice’
Irish teenagers are to get culture vouchers. Have they worked elsewhere?
Italy pioneered such an initiative a decade ago; data suggests book sales and visits to cinemas and concerts rose
Crime, terror, immigration: France through the eyes of its ‘Fox News’
Watching a day of coverage on CNews reveals how some view country as being a nation in crisis
French minister wants Ireland to share its technology tax billions
French finance minister calls for large tax revenues from tech multinationals to be more fairly distributed across EU
The Hibernophile holding France’s purse strings at a critical moment
Finance minister Roland Lescure, whose Irish wife has given him a close view of Ireland’s transformation, is trying to keep voters and bond markets on side as fuel prices surge
Is it easier to become a naturalised citizen in Ireland than elsewhere?
Planned changes would put Ireland among the ‘least hospitable’ countries for naturalisations, expert claims
Celine Dion overcomes vocal struggles to wow Paris with French repertoire
Fans of Canadian singer speak to The Irish Times as she begins arena residency in French capital at weekend
France bans phones in schools amid warnings of ‘intellectual crisis’
Rise of short videos has reduced people’s ability to read texts or watch long films, says French president
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni faces a challenge from the right
Macho ex-general calls for a ‘Mediterranean patriarchy’
Starting gun fires on Europe’s make-or-break election in France
Emmanuel Macron’s potential successors have no apparent grand vision for Europe’s future
Suit you, sir! Elegance and craft from a South Korean tailor, with that touch of Italian style
‘The tailors spoke Neapolitan dialect – famously challenging even for Italians to master’
Who orchestrated the Ceuta migrant crossing?
Global Briefing: Allowing a rush of people to approach Europe’s borders has been repeatedly used for political purposes















