Pipped by the Pope to the restored Notre-Dame cathedral
Much of the city was closed off to the public during Leo’s visit
France
Students in France take to the barricades over conditions
Up to 400 schools to close on Friday as France’s prime minister blames far-left party for stoking violence
Increasing irrelevance of betting shops a growing problem for racing’s finances
Boss of one bookmaker has even predicted there will be no High Street betting shops by 2030
What will €685,000 buy in Donegal, Italy, Denmark, France and Wales?
One price, home and away: from a bungalow in Muff to a sprawling period property in Piedmont
Rename part of Phoenix Park’s main avenue after Charles De Gaulle, TD urges
Barry Heneghan calls for move to commemorate cultural and diplomatic links between Ireland and France
Heatwaves, drought and then a tornado: France fraught over extreme weather stress
Rare supercell twister that ripped through a quiet village exposed common vulnerabilities
‘Leomania’: How secular France fell for the Pope
Macron makes sudden decision to attend Mass as pope draws large crowds
Putting Ireland’s property tax in perspective
Ireland’s annual property tax places us 13th of 29 European countries, well behind countries such as France, Spain and Italy
Marine Le Pen ally Jordan Bardella takes legal action over anti-Semitism allegations
National Rally party leader denies claims by French news site that he wrote anti-Israel messages as a teenager
Benefits of Ireland’s solar boom should not go only to the big energy firms
Looking at the list of solar farm projects, one thing stands out: an absence of farmers
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
Child and two women die on dinghy while trying to cross from France to Britain
About 100 passengers rescued from boat which had set off from Calais
Pope Leo praises multiculturalism as far right gains strength across Europe
Pontiff urges Europeans to recall EU’s founding values including the rule of law and the equality of all
Why Israel fears settlement sanctions are just the beginning
Passengers arriving in Amsterdam from Tel Aviv say Dutch customs searched luggage for goods from West Bank settlements
France’s far-right National Rally surges in Senate elections
Marine Le Pen hails ‘historic victory’ as her party and allies win enough seats to form caucus just months ahead of presidential poll
Pope Leo urges healing of ‘deep wounds’ before meeting child sex abuse survivors in France
First US pope tells crowd of 150,000: ‘We must humbly place ourselves under the Lord’s purifying gaze’
Pope Leo celebrates open-air Mass before 700,000 people in Paris
Heavy security in city centre as crowds line streets on second day of papal visit to France
John Schwatschke: Irish artist who lived in world of Rolls-Royces and Hollywood hell-raisers
Irishman who lived in world of Rolls-Royces and Hollywood hell-raisers credited cut of his suits by Johnson’s tailors of Tullow with easing his passage into wealthy society
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
Mapping the globe and finding our place on the world stage
But when will the weather forecasters follow the Equal Earth map?
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
Should Ireland share its corporation tax bonanza with the EU?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Nostalgia and lost pride: the fuel that feeds Europe’s far right
Populist emphasis on national identity and threats to it, real and imagined, find a deep response in voters adrift in a world they no longer understand
Macron and Carney announce closer France-Canada ties amid Trump tensions
Two leaders meet in French territory off Canada as Ottawa seeks stronger relations with EU amid trade war with US
Letters to the Editor, September 21st: On tax revenue sharing, defence spending cuts and Ed Sheeran
‘One wonders why the cake suddenly becomes European when the icing happens to be on Ireland’s plate?’
Janan Ganesh: The Anglo-French moment with potential to develop
‘A lot of this is about safety in numbers in a savage world, not cultural communion’
Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney to meet in French Atlantic archipelago in signal to Trump
Donald Trump published map showing French territory covered in US flag
Ireland’s corporate tax advantage is over. So what’s the plan?
The mutual Ireland Inc plámás between Irish governments and the big multinationals means about as much as Donald Trump’s assurances
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
France says Russian hybrid attacks against Europe are intensifying
British diplomat summoned by Russian foreign ministry as Poland joins anti-ballistic missile coalition
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
What will €450,000 buy in Norway, Italy, Germany, France and Co Clare?
One price, home and away: A traditional-style cottage, a house beside castle ramparts and more
Ireland signs order with France to acquire €500m long-range military radar
Technology will ‘very significantly enhance Ireland’s ability to protect our skies’, Minister for Defence says
Stricter rules needed on headlights in era of LEDs, SUVs and automatic dipping
Dazzling other drivers before dipping your lights is not polite, safe or acceptable
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
Asterisked de Gaulle: Frank McNally on the lesser-known, and Irish-speaking, namesake of the general
Charles de Gaulle (1837–1880) anticipated Patrick Pearse by half a century
Hackers say they breached Italian state email to target Revolut ‘crypto whales’
Group ‘spent months posing as law enforcement’ to obtain confidential data on hundreds of customers
Inside the Brussels struggle over who speaks for Europe
‘Something’s not working’: Inside the European Union’s stalling ambitions to become a proper geopolitical heavyweight
The Irish Times view on the French presidential election: a key contest for Europe
The public mood in France is running against Macron’s centrist economic and social policies
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
A leisurely visit to the Bayeux tapestry when it was still in Normandy
Prized medieval work of art will be on show in London until July next year
What will €425,000 buy in France, Italy, Canada, Spain and Kilkenny?
One price, home and away: a country home outside Kilkenny city, a historic French stone property, a lakeside cabin in British Columbia, and more
The Great War: ‘The heroic dead of Ireland have every right to the homage of the living’
Money was raised by public appeal for memorials to those who fought in the South Irish Divisions of the first World War
Jim O’Callaghan can look to UK to see if making life hard for immigrants helps integration
Same political parties who once let wealthy buy Irish residency now want tighter rules for others who live here
Why did you choose Ireland? Graduates from around the world give their views
Three people from around the globe who graduated (mostly elsewhere) but decided to begin their careers in Ireland
Israel closes UK consulate over West Bank sanctions row
British foreign secretary says ‘settler terrorists’ have carried out ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Palestinian territories
Thieves who stole four Renoir paintings abandoned two in garden as they fled, mayor says
Art worth €9 million taken in latest heist to expose security lapses at French museums
Women staff at Eiffel Tower ‘were asked to step out of sight’ during Hindu group’s visit
Paris monument closed on Monday amid staff protest, and investigation is to open into weekend incident
What will €595,000 buy in France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Co Meath?
One price, home and away: A thatched cottage near Carnaross, a restored 17th-century villa in Normandy, and more
The EU has a chance to expand. It may not get another soon
With populists on the rise and elections approaching across Europe, Brussels is scrambling to advance enlargement plans
Affordable wines: Two French reds now on sale at a big discount
Wines for the Weekend: The SuperValu French wine sale offers very good value on a range of both whites and reds
Europe looks old and broke to its lenders, but it’s not the only region with problems
Lenders must choose between countries behaving like a bingeing entrepreneur, an elderly but reputable business owner and an indebted aristocrat
Would you buy this €35,995 French hatchback instead of a BMW?
France can sell €25,000 handbags, so why does it struggle to convince us to buy its premium cars like DS?
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
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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