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

Macron’s twin goals are incompatible but he shows no sign of choosing

Tone of Macron’s second term could be determined by his choice of prime minister

Fri May 06 2022 - 18:00

Macron’s grand experiment faces defining test

Runoff will reveal whether he broke the mould or facilitated far-right’s rise

Sat Apr 16 2022 - 01:00

Marine Le Pen: Putin’s best hope of sowing discord in EU and Nato

Macron’s rival for French presidency would push foreign policy that would sunder West

Fri Apr 15 2022 - 18:00

Far-right presidential candidate Le Pen promises ‘referendum revolution’

If she wins the presidential run-off on April 24th the status of 5.2m foreigners living in France will be threatened

Wed Apr 13 2022 - 01:00

Moscow’s tried and tested Georgia strategy now tailored for Ukraine

Western powers appear unable to thwart Putin’s strategy to reassert Russian influence

Wed Feb 23 2022 - 17:00

Far-right turn sends Pécresse’s presidential campaign into a tailspin

French conservative candidate ‘crossed Rubicon’ with reference to ‘great replacement’

Tue Feb 15 2022 - 20:21

‘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

Macron plans diplomatic phone call with Putin to calm Ukrainian crisis

‘Path of de-escalation’ to be proposed by French president as fears of war worsen

Tue Jan 25 2022 - 20:00

AA Ireland’s 2020 takeover price revealed to be €256.6m

Deal carried out at the level of a holding company above AA Ireland, called Erbium

Wed Jan 19 2022 - 05:30

Macron’s ‘piss them off’ strategy claims the initiative

French president’s swipe at the unvaccinated exposes divisions to his right

Sat Jan 08 2022 - 01:00

The Irish Times view on Donald Trump’s role in the US Capitol attack

Failure to prosecute him will in the long run encourage others, or a returning Trump, to engage in similar conduct

Sun Dec 19 2021 - 20:00

The US system is no match for Donald Trump

Other democracies have shown themselves far more capable of punishing abuses of power

Fri Dec 17 2021 - 12:57

France’s Les Républicains pick Valérie Pécresse as presidential candidate

Party’s first woman nominee for role defeated favourites Barnier and Bertrand

Sat Dec 04 2021 - 21:13

Political blame game begins in earnest after Channel fatalities

Migrants trying to reach Britain a source of tension between London and Paris for years

Thu Nov 25 2021 - 17:30

Warnings of market peak amid wave of ‘hot’ insurance broker deals

Consolidation at a tipping point amid surge in valuations, leading industry figure says

Fri Nov 12 2021 - 05:43

The Irish Times view on France’s election countdown: a pundit’s rise

The anti-immigrant polemicist Éric Zemmour is threatening to steal Marine Le Pen’s far-right cloak

Mon Oct 25 2021 - 21:11

AA Ireland owner reports slowdown in sales as pandemic drives cars off roads

Group was bought last year by fund linked to Nicholas Sarkozy’s half brother

Mon Oct 25 2021 - 06:10

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

Sarkozy convictions more an exercise in shaming than real punishment

Former president to be confined to his home in sign to successors times have changed

Fri Oct 01 2021 - 01:00

Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to one-year house arrest over 2012 campaign financing

Former French president accused of spending almost twice the legal amount re-election bid

Thu Sept 30 2021 - 11:38

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo to run for French presidency

Socialist with immigrant roots has tough task to revive party’s post-Hollande fortunes

Sun Sept 12 2021 - 19:27

French right shaken by extremist commentator’s likely presidential run

Level of support for Éric Zemmour, who has three hate speech convictions, is disturbing

Sat Jul 17 2021 - 05:00

Macron tries to force anti-vaxxers to give up

French president makes it difficult to enjoy life for those without a Covid pass

Tue Jul 13 2021 - 21:00

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

Irish peacekeeping future: More specialised, complex and dangerous

Africa and peace enforcement likely new focus for Army’s missions, says Coveney

Mon Jul 05 2021 - 00:01

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

New era of tax won’t end Ireland’s winning streak

Corporate tax changes will impact Ireland but they won’t change underlying dynamic

Sun Jun 13 2021 - 12:26

Macron slapped in face by member of public during walkabout

French president describes incident southern town of Tain-l’Hermitage as ‘isolated event’

Tue Jun 08 2021 - 14:23

Macron recognises France’s ‘overwhelming responsibility’ in Rwanda genocide

‘Powerful’ speech, while not an apology, wins praise from Rwanda’s president

Thu May 27 2021 - 13:35

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

French tycoon Bernard Tapie tied up and beaten in Paris burglary

Former minister build a sporting and media empire but later had a string of legal problems

Mon Apr 05 2021 - 17:29

The Irish Times view on Nicolas Sarkozy’s criminal conviction

Final political eclipsing for former president who has admitted he will not run again next year

Sun Mar 07 2021 - 19:30

How the fortunes of Nicolas Sarkozy and Michel Barnier diverged

Will the man who Sarkozy once said had ‘the charisma of an oyster’ run for the Élysée?

Sat Mar 06 2021 - 01:00