‘Utterly engaged’ Macron talks up support for Ireland on Dublin ramble
Joyce, Brexit, Kabul and Sophie Toscan du Plantier among wide variety of topics
Tête à tête with Michael D Higgins on the menu for Macron’s whirlwind visit
French president will also discuss Afghanistan, NI protocol and corporate tax with Taoiseach
Would you vote for a philosopher to become taoiseach?
Unthinkable: Covid-19 has exposed societal injustices. Persuading people to address them remains a challenge
Paris Letter: Macron and the strange quality of optimism
Sophie Pedder’s new book profiles France’s president as an isolated, gutsy character
Le Big Mac: Emmanuel Macron’s rise and rise
He’s charismatic, an economic success and a player on the world stage. But that’s not enough to impress the French
Vincent MacNamara surpassed theology’s closed circuit
Rite and Reason: Moral theologian explored idea of being spiritual but not religious
Is it ever really okay to forgive terrorist atrocities?
The 30th anniversary of the Enniskillen bombing raises questions over the ethics of forgiveness
Man of compassion or savage capitalist? The difficulty of defining Macron
Paris Letter: The French are struggling to make sense of their president
France is entranced by Macron. Can he build on a faultless start?
New president has sent the country’s morale soaring – but he must turn words into action
Paul Ricoeur: The philosopher behind Emmanuel Macron
Unthinkable: Macron studied under Ricoeur. What could it mean for his presidency?
Emmanuel Macron splits French conservatives and charms Berlin
Even before French president arrived in Berlin, Angela Merkel reiterated support
Macron has shown grit and guile, but can he go the distance?
The new, untried president faces the enormous task of arresting France’s slide
Rite&Reason: Why we should teach religion in school
Religions as bearers of possible truth are contributors to the search for truth
President Higgins: Openness to others must be at heart of remembering
Time has come for an ethics of narrative hospitality to replace our past entrenchments
Devolution to Belfast ‘could aid’ move for united Ireland
Sinn Féin MEP repeats call for vote on unification in event of British exit from EU
Art houses invoke the forgotten civilian victims of the Easter Rising
Public contribute installations to remember each of the 262 civilians killed in the Rising
Debate on 1916 Rising shows Ireland’s ‘maturity’, says Cork bishop
Bishop Paul Colton said during 1966 commemorations it was a single narrative about the men
Remembering the children of the 1916 Rising
Service honours the 40 previously forgotten children killed in the Rising
President Higgins warns against ‘pretend amnesia’ about the past
Past must not ‘overshadow and define either the present or the future to which we aspire’
The Irish William Blake: The Writings of James Barry and the Genre of History Painting
Review: Barry believed that the sole purpose of landscape was to serve as background to the depiction of “significant human action”, which was the central business of a serious painter
Full text of President Higgins address to State Banquet
The following is the full text of the address given by President Michael D. Higgins to a State Banquet in Windsor Castle this evening
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