Noonan does not rule out deal to delay €3.1bn bank paymentMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has indicated it may still be possible for the Government to win EU agreement to delay a €…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Sarkozy rules out planned appearance at rally by MerkelFRENCH PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy has dropped plans to invite German chancellor Angela Merkel to join him at an election rally…Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Sarkozy overtakes socialist rival in opinion pollsFRENCH PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy overtook his socialist rival, François Hollande, in an opinion poll for the first time yesterday…Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
Hollande not that unlike his rival SarkozyWORLDVIEW: Socialist win in France’s presidential election likely to mean a change in style, not substanceSat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Rain and result fail to dampen ardourFOR ABOUT an hour it was shaping up as one of those games where the Irish crowd could be guaranteed to grow exponentially the…Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
'We might be broke, but at least our pitch has got central heating' - cold comfort for Irish fansIrish and French fans in the stadium united in disappointment and anger at their treatmentMon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Franco-Irish 'solidarity' can help overcome difficultiesTHE CLOSE historical friendship between Ireland and France makes it easier for the two countries to resolve today’s economic …Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Fans dejected at postponementThousands of rugby fans were left feeling angry and disappointed after Ireland's Six Nations match against France was called …Sun Feb 12 2012 - 00:00
Zumo smoothie bars still have juicy prospects in the French marketWILDGEESE: EMIGRANT BUSINESS LEADERS ON OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD: Gilliane Quinn de Schonen MD, Zumo juice bar franchise, in France…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
France: Property tax in Paris is €444; in Marseille it's €1,162LOCAL DIRECT taxes are some of the oldest in France, and most of the daily services that people count on in cities, towns or …Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Opening credits: French film is on a rollIn a small seaside town in France, the world’s first movie theatre is empty and peeling, but the imminent rescue of the Eden …Sat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
Where two worlds meet in San FranciscoThe fantastical and the real collide in Chris Adrian’s retelling of A Midsummer Night’s Dream , but its emotional core comes …Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Rwanda report to aid ties with FranceRELATIONS BETWEEN France and Rwanda are expected to improve dramatically after a report for a Paris judge cleared President Paul…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Cantona's presidential pitch has a charitable goalTHE FRONT-page photograph was of Eric Cantona, wearing a shirt and tie and staring purposefully into the middle distance, alongside…Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
Ireland must not 'cling on to coat-tails of the UK'PARIS MEETING: MINISTER OF STATE for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton has played down the impact on Ireland of Britain’s isolation…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Sarkozy hails birth of smaller European bloc without UKBRITAIN’S DECISION to veto a new EU treaty has created “two Europes” and marks a major step towards integration within a smaller…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Positive outcome masks larger French concernsFRANCE: PRESIDENT NICOLAS Sarkozy of France hailed “a summit that will go down in history” after EU leaders struck a deal Paris…Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Divisions and doubt over ECB role delay euro deal at summitEU LEADERS moved last night to step up the campaign to save the euro but deep divisions over their response to the debt crisis…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Sarkozy speech not just a bid for presidencyWORLD VIEW: THERE WAS nothing accidental about the venue for Nicolas Sarkozy’s set- piece speech on Europe on Thursday night…Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Tributes to former French first ladyFRANCE’S POLITICAL world united yesterday in tribute to Danielle Mitterrand – Resistance member, rights campaigner and wife of…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Rain-lashed Croisette a metaphor for turbulent economic realityTHE MOOD IN CANNES: All along the seafront, the posters on the bus stops were reading everyone’s mind: “CONTAGIONSat Nov 05 2011 - 00:00
Greece urged to move quickly with referendumFRENCH AND GERMAN POSITIONS: FRANCE AND Germany pressed Greece to act quickly to stem a new wave of turmoil by holding its referendum…Thu Nov 03 2011 - 00:00
Sarkozy fighting for a lot more than survival of euroFrench president feels the heat as Berlin exerts dominance and angry electorate bides timeThu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
No jaunty soundbites or cheesy grins as leaders go into conclave on euro's D-DayThe Taoiseach chatted to Angela Merkel before taking his place, but, awkwardly, only Estonia separated Ireland from GreeceThu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
Tunisia's future yet to play for despite major changes and first free electionsBASKING IN warm autumnal sunshine, its outdoor café tables brimming with customers and the street itself abuzz with the sounds…Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Surveillance, spies and SarkozyTwo journalists who allege the Sarkozy regime directed interference in their lives and work construct an unflattering portrait…Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
Pompidou's new sparkleIT MUST HAVE felt mildly disconcerting for the people behind the Centre Pompidou-Metz, having spent €60 million planting a …Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
The other presidential contest‘ARNAUD! ARNAUD!” comes the chant from the crowd of 800 supporters, their red-and-white flags swaying as if in sync with the …Sat Oct 08 2011 - 01:00
Advocacy groups heartened by proceedingsREACTION: MINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter’s defence of the Republic’s human rights record drew a mixed reaction from advocacy…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Blunt reply to Iranian civil rights suggestionOBSERVATIONS: SOME 50 states made observations on the Republic’s human rights record in GenevaFri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Riding the Irish documentary wave - all the way to ParisIrish documentaries are enjoying huge popularity both at home and abroad, and a new festival in Paris aims to showcase their …Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
State questioned on human rightsThe Government came under pressure over the poor condition of the State's prisons when its human rights record was put under …Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
Hollande still leads following TV debateFRANÇOIS HOLLANDE strengthened his position as frontrunner for the French Socialist Party’s presidential nomination yesterday…Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in . . . EurobondsWhat is a eurobond? Just an idea, for nowSat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
United front with pledges of strength but no surprisesANALYSIS: AGAINST THE sort of febrile background that seems now to accompany every meeting of global economic policy-makers, …Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
Sarkozy's efforts overseas haven't washed at homePARIS LETTER: With nine months to go before the presidential election, the president has some work to doFri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00
Chirac mentally unfit to attend corruption trial, says doctorFRANCE’S FORMER president Jacques Chirac is unlikely to appear in court when his corruption trial gets under way this week after…Mon Sept 05 2011 - 01:00
I came, I Warsaw, I MoscowedThe train from Poland snakes through a landscape frozen in time: Soviet-era architecture, abandoned vehicles, huge dark forests…Wed Jul 27 2011 - 01:00
Riding the Euro railsWho takes the train any more, when air travel is so quick and cheap? Well, environmentalists, aviophobes and InterRailers, among…Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
France ends insistence on Irish tax changesFRANCE HAS dropped its demand that Ireland alter its corporate tax rate and has backed improved bailout terms agreed on Thursday…Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
Socialists rejoice at 'thunderbolt' news from New YorkWHEN NEWS of Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s arrest in New York reached his colleagues in Paris in May, the leader of the Socialist …Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Paris downplays chance of cutting Irish bailout costFRANCE PLAYED down the prospect of a deal to cut the cost of the Republic’s bailout, making a breakthrough unlikely even as Taoiseach…Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
IMF is almost within Lagarde's graspANALYSIS: The French finance minister’s campaign is relying on manoeuvring in Europe to succeedFri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Corporate rate not such a taxing problem for FranceANALYSIS: Ireland’s defence of its tax rate may play well at home, but it is not arguing the case well with its French partners…Mon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
Lawyer for Strauss-Kahn maid in TV appealTHE LAWYER representing the maid who accuses Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape has appeared on French television to appeal…Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
Final minutes of Air France flight 447 revealedFOR THE past two years, those final few minutes before Air France flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic en route from Rio de Janeiro…Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Christine Lagarde: friend or foe?MORE THAN 150 people had gathered in the sleek, light-filled conference room at the finance ministry in Paris on Wednesday morning…Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Taoiseach insists Ireland will not seek to restructure debtTaoiseach Enda Kenny has said the State will not seek to restructure its debt, but will continue to seek improvements in the …Wed May 25 2011 - 01:00
Gang-of-four had skilfully paved presidential pathA tight communications campaign has been derailed by the charges facing the ex-IMF chiefFri May 20 2011 - 01:00
