The Irish Times

France’s Macron promises new approach during second-term inauguration

Re-elected president speaks of need to innovate at a time of unprecedented challenges

Sat May 07 2022 - 13:26

French left agrees rare alliance deal to take on Macron

Move could threaten French president’s chances of securing National Assembly majority

Wed May 04 2022 - 10:53

Traditional parties of power battle for survival in French elections

Socialists and Les Republicains risk being torn apart in scrabble for votes in June polls

Fri Apr 29 2022 - 15:20

Macron bridles at suggestion departure from Mali signifies failure

Deterioration of France’s relations with Mali’s rulers is main reason for pull-out

Thu Feb 17 2022 - 19:54

Paris attacks suspect tells court he chose not to detonate suicide vest

Salah Abdeslam says he pledged allegiance to Isis 48 hours before terrorists killed 130 people

Wed Feb 09 2022 - 21:59

The Irish Times view on the French left: heading for a new nadir

Broader trends in French society should be working in the left’s favour – but it is failing to take advantage

Wed Feb 02 2022 - 18:45

‘Popular primary’ does nothing to mitigate shambles on French left

Poll intended to whittle down number of left and Green candidates in presidential race

Mon Jan 31 2022 - 19:00

How France lost Mali: failure to quell jihadi threat opens door to Russia

Nine years after liberation of Timbuktu from Islamists, mood in west African country is one of bitterness and anxiety

Thu Dec 23 2021 - 11:13

Eric Zemmour threatens to upset France’s far-right order

Six months before the presidential election a poll shows newcomer could be pitted against Macron

Sat Oct 23 2021 - 05:01

The Irish Times view on Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction: sentenced and shamed

Flood of sympathetic and uncritical messages to Sarkozy from the right

Mon Oct 04 2021 - 00:03

Leader of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara killed by France

Macron hails extrajudicial killing of Sahrawi in Africa as ‘major success’

Thu Sept 16 2021 - 19:55

France prepares for departure of sometimes reluctant partner and rival Merkel

Macron set to become the uncontested leader of Europe with German chancellor’s exit

Tue Jul 27 2021 - 01:00

The Irish Times view on French pension reforms: Macron’s big decision

Electoral calculations weigh heavily as the French president ponders raising the retirement age

Wed Jul 07 2021 - 20:59

Macron on the back foot as France’s presidential election campaign starts in earnest

Poor local election results may not mean much but the president’s party base remains weak

Thu Jul 01 2021 - 20:00

Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on campaign finance charges

Former French president accused of spending almost twice legal limit on 2012 re-election campaign

Thu May 20 2021 - 17:37

Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for corruption

Former French president found guilty of attempted bribery and influence peddling

Mon Mar 01 2021 - 14:17

Paris attacks: Five years on France is still scarred and back on alert

November 2015 attacks by jihadist suicide bombers and gunmen killed 130 people

Fri Nov 13 2020 - 13:08

Right-wing French cabinet to hold first meeting

Macron reshuffled team to drive unity while fragmenting opposition in run to 2022

Mon Jul 06 2020 - 21:26

Macron faces day of humiliation as local elections reconfigure French politics

Sunday’s elections will be chastening after a disastrous campaign by president’s LREM

Fri Jun 26 2020 - 01:00

French PM threatens to become Macron’s most dangerous rival

Edouard Philippe has thrived in recent crises and overtaken the president in popularity

Wed Jun 10 2020 - 17:00

VE day: Europe marks 75 years since the end of second World War

Germany warns against nationalism, as UK and France thank war-time generation

Fri May 08 2020 - 17:15

France reckons with the latest twists and turns in its love affair with the US

Paris Letter: The French face the possibility Washington has reduced them to vassal status

Wed Feb 26 2020 - 01:00

Aga Khan among victims of audacious French ‘scam of the century’

Paris court hears details of elaborate sting that netted €77.5m for alleged fraudsters

Fri Feb 07 2020 - 13:58

The Irish Times view on immigration in France: Macron’s balancing act

The French president’s predecessors provide useful reminders of how not to talk about immigration

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 20:16

How fraudster who wore silicone mask of French minister stole millions

Franco-Israeli fraudster Gilbert Chikli to go on trial for elaborate hustle of wealthy

Fri Sept 27 2019 - 21:45

French military nails its colours to Marine Le Pen’s mast

Voting patterns in French army have swung towards far-right since 2012, research finds

Mon Jul 29 2019 - 20:01

Breege O’Donoghue named ‘Irish Times’ Top 1000 distinguished leader in business

Ms O’Donoghue of Primark/Penneys, is one of the most powerful people in Irish retailing

Wed May 08 2019 - 22:00

Controversy builds in France as 130 jihadists to return from Syria

Authorities examine options to detain the ‘potentially dangerous’ French citizens

Thu Jan 31 2019 - 19:10

Paris protest: ‘We don’t hate rich people. It’s the injustice we hate’

Restive city draws sharp police reaction to yellow vest protesters who turn ire on Macron

Sat Dec 08 2018 - 19:28

Ségolène Royal staging umpteenth comeback in French politics

Politician’s new book takes aim at Macron, former partner Hollande and sexism

Sat Nov 17 2018 - 05:01

Macron to start six-day commemorative visit of WWI frontlines

French president to meet May, Merkel and Mali president during Alsace-Moselle events

Sat Nov 03 2018 - 05:01

French political novelist accuses Macron’s elitism of fuelling populism

Paris Letter: Scathing portrayal of Sarkozy and Hollande published as Socialists go bust

Tue Oct 16 2018 - 02:00

Former French PM seeks political redemption in Barcelona

Paris Letter: Manuel Valls wants to be mayor of Catalan capital having been outdone by Macron

Tue Sept 25 2018 - 02:00

Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: Macron shines light on France’s dark past

World View: Paris at last starts to face up to state’s torture and murder in Algerian war

Sat Sept 22 2018 - 05:00