The Legend of Sparrow Robertson: The last sportswriter in Nazi Paris
Described as ‘illiteracy’s most famous product’, what Robertson lacked in skill he made up for in tenacity under the cloud of Nazi occupation
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How a divided France came together to rebuild Notre-Dame
Bureaucrats, billionaire donors, artisans and builders united to deliver a national project at a time of political strife
Paris-Berlin express: New rail link throws down gauntlet to airlines
Good prices, low emissions and unlimited luggage allowance of fast train between European powerhouse cities give planes a run for their money
Fashion in 2024: Simone Rocha’s Gaultier show kicked off an exceptional year for Irish designers
Irish fashion had an outstanding year, at home and internationally. We take a look back on 2024's many highlights
Given the state of Dublin, the 15-minute city can’t come quick enough
Never mind the conspiracy theorists, the 15-minute city is a proven approach to creating more sustainable, equitable, and vibrant urban environments
French Socialists talk of ‘compromise’ if Macron names left-wing PM
Party has shifted since Michel Barnier’s government collapsed in a vote of no-confidence last week
Trump meets Macron and Zelenskiy in Paris ahead of Notre Dame reopening
US president-elect to meet Emmanuel Macron at time of uncertainty about his likely approach to Ukraine-Russia war
South Korean drama of a fictional kind as Netflix winds up the Squid Game hype machine in Paris
Planet Business: Words of the year, Intel’s interim arrangement and the Death Clock app that claims to predict your likely date of death
Revisiting Notre-Dame’s literary legacy as the majestic Paris cathedral reopens
The tragic 19th-century Paris novel weaves a rich and morally diffuse cast of characters beyond Quasimodo. But the real hero is the symbolic cathedral itself
Contrast between the beauty of Notre Dame and the condition of France is stark
Macron will hobnob with foreign leaders at the cathedral, much as Louis XVI tinkered with his clock collection on the day the Bastille was taken
In Paris it’s always about your next meal - here are my favourite restaurants in the City of Light
Dublin woman Patricia Killeen always enjoys an excellent experience with her meal in Paris - but only if she goes go out
France deploys thousands of police for Israel football match in Paris after Amsterdam violence
Fixture designated ‘high risk’ following recent hooliganism and anti-Semitism in Dutch capital surrounding Maccabi Tel Aviv fans
A chef’s Parisian picks: Kevin Burke of Library Street’s recommendations for eating and drinking in Paris
Visiting the French capital and wondering about bars and restaurants? Forget Google, this is the only list you will need
Freedom from language: the life and work of Rachel Cusk
A new book explores how Rachel Cusk’s writing illustrates a conflict between restlessness and stasis – an attention to the ways in which time pauses and passes
Forget TripAdvisor and Google reviews: How leading Irish chefs find the best restaurants when travelling abroad
Ten chefs share their top tips for finding the best tables overseas
A Hell’s Kitchen winner on life as a chef in the US
We hear from the man running The Irish Times pub in Prague, as well as some tips for travelling Europe by train and surviving long-distance flights
‘Slow travel? I like travelling using fastest modes. But I’m persuaded to go on a 16-day trip designed around trains’
Tipperary woman Phoebe Moore and Moneer Seify headed on a journey from London-Paris-Marseille-Hyères-Genova-Bologna-Venice
Paris Motor Show goes big on electric despite buyer reticience
Reborn Renault 4 EV is the electric star of this year’s Paris show, but the undercurrent is all about China
An Irishman in Paris: ‘Getting under the many layers of Parisian culture is a fascinating but neverending endeavour’
Wild Geese: Eoghan MacDonagh is a senior associate with the law firm Clifford Chance
Form and function: What makes one object art and another ‘mere’ craft?
At Sara Flynn and Joseph Walsh’s collaborative new exhibition at the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris, the distinctions are in the eye of the beholder
An Irishwoman in Paris: I feel a magnetic drag to be Franco-Irish and participate in French politics
The Olympics and Paralympics made this Irishwoman proud to live in Paris
Paris to name sports venue after Ugandan Olympic marathon runner killed in petrol attack
Rebecca Cheptegei died four days after suffering burns to more than 75 per cent of her body
Paris mayor sparks row with plan to keep Olympic rings on Eiffel Tower
Family of engineer Gustave Eiffel say monument ‘is not intended as an advertising platform’
Paralympic Games opening ceremony boasts pianos, performers and pyrotechnics in a sun-drenched Paris
Team Ireland are the 71st delegation, squeezed between Iraq and Iceland, with Dubliners Orla Comerford and Colin Judge given the honour of flag-bearing
Pavel Durov’s arrest a landmark moment in holding social media to account
Chief executive of Telegram messaging service was detained in France for failing to address crime on the app
Tom Cruise abseils off stadium roof as Paris says au revoir to 2024 Olympics
Fans reflect positively on Summer Games in French capital with globe’s sights now turning to Los Angeles for 2028′s iteration
Man arrested after climbing Eiffel Tower hours before Olympic closing ceremony
Paris landmark was evacuated by police on Sunday afternoon
We are gradually becoming inured to technological messes
The National Cyber Security Centre warns of a ‘far greater’ cyberattack risk over the next two years
Olympics Day 6: Boxers Jack Marley and Daina Moorehouse fail to progress in Paris
Medal race for sailors Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove abandoned for today while Jack Marley boxes for medal later
The homeless families displaced by the Paris Olympics: ‘They feel kicked around like a ball’
Pushed out of sight during the Olympic spectacle, homeless asylum seekers sleep in tents on the outskirts of Paris
‘We take a different approach to policing’: On the beat with the gardaí in Paris
More than 40 gardaí are assisting French police during the Paris Olympics
Taoiseach says continued rise in numbers of homeless ‘peculiar’ given social housing increases
Government to examine how local councils allocate social housing
French revolution: will Olympics deliver on plans to transform Paris into a city of the future?
The Olympic Games in Paris are about much more than money or medals – they are about the transformation of the French capital
‘We made a point to get here’: Irish fans land in Paris for 2024 Olympics
Irish spectators secure last minute tickets and dodge work to cheer on Rugby Sevens team in French capital
Gardaí posted to Paris as ‘friendly faces’ during Olympic Games
More than 50 Gardaí travelling to assist French police during Olympic and Paralympic events
Russian chef arrested in Paris over alleged ‘large scale’ Olympic Games plot
A judicial investigation has been opened into allegations of sharing ‘intelligence with a foreign power with a view to provoking hostilities in France’
Seine-itary conditions: Paris mayor takes a dip in ‘clean’ river as Olympics approach
Planet Business: Hillbilly Elegy streams jump, Burberry changes its chief executive again, and companies that moved their headquarters from California to Texas
Car crashes into Paris cafe terrace, seriously injuring three people
Driver of the vehicle has fled, with passenger testing positive for alcohol and drugs
French election: The far right has been held at bay, but for how long?
The far right won more votes nationwide than the left alliance and Macron’s centrists but the vote was spread across the country
It’s had a €1.4bn Olympic clean-up, but the Seine is still too polluted to swim in
Planet Business: ‘Virtual burnout’, the AI music generators being sued by the industry and celebrities standing at the UK general election
Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin: Accomplished novel tarnished by enslavement to male minds
Paris-set novel overburdened by analysis and detached by privilege from lived city reality
A run-down Paris suburb has become the origin story of Marine Le Pen’s popular protege
Some young French voters see Jordan Bardella and the far right bringing ‘order’
Irish woman in Paris: When we bought our home, little did we know Olympians would be running past our window
Paris 2024 is shaking things up and the Irish going, competing and living in the French capital will have to go with the flow
Three arrested in France after coffins found at Eiffel Tower
Prosecutors ask that three be charged with premeditated violence after five empty coffins with ‘French soldiers from Ukraine’ written on them were found near monument
Climate activist arrested after defacing Monet’s Poppy Field in Paris museum
The action at the Musee d’Orsay is the latest carried out by protesters
Adrian Dunbar on Beckett: ‘I seemed to be getting knocked around emotionally but didn’t know how he was doing it’
For Beckett: Unbound 2024, the actor has teamed up with the composer Nick Roth to stage a festival of the writer’s work in Paris and Liverpool
Rebuilding Notre-Dame: ‘Making beautiful things is what Paris does better than anywhere in the world’
The landmark’s extraordinarily speedy restoration could well become President Emmanuel Macron’s most enduring legacy
Róisín Pierce’s ethereal and romantic collection brings angel-inspired looks to Paris
Dublin designer tells dark stories through her exceptional crochet and lace collections
Cancel the proposal: No love for Eiffel Tower operators as strikes shut down symbol of Paris
Planet Business: Taylor Swift eats out in Sydney, UK administrators ‘re-energise’ the Body Shop and Donald Trump gets into the perfume game
And the Bafta for best film-inspired resurgence goes to ... Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Planet Business: Lyft gets its numbers wrong, Joe Biden joins TikTok and what we know about the Paris Olympics
Re-election of Trump would not derail clean energy revolution, John Kerry says
Marketplace has made its decision and ‘no individual politician’ can change the world’s course, US climate envoy says
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