Hackers heat up hundreds of French supermarket fridges, causing fires and food loss
Danish software firm says affected units ‘were running outdated firmware’ as temperatures were forced up to 50 degrees
France
Frantic behind-the-scenes talks delivers deal on EU capital markets reform
Political agreement had long proved elusive when it came to reforms of the EU’s capital markets
Ireland vs Europe apartment living: ‘When family come over... this is not what they envisioned’
Irish people happily living in apartments on the Continent highlight a chasm in building standards, attitudes to communal living and sense of stability
France seeks another de Gaulle. The far-right thinks it’s Jordan Bardella
Worldview: The French far-right was not built on admiration for de Gaulle, but on persistent hostility. Now it wants to rewrite history
Ireland in line for a kicking from all sides after publishing EU budget
Irish diplomats privately remarked that if everyone ended up unhappy, they had done their job
Is wine really going out of fashion?
How to Drink Better: There is a slump, particularly in red wine, but not necessarily in this market
Budget 2027 continues extraordinary rise in State spending
Inside Politics: Hard to know who’ll blink first in standoff between Government and public sector unions
France is caught in the politics of emergency, oscillating between nostalgia and extremism
Emmanuel Macron did much to upend the traditional two-party system in France but has fallen between stools
French riots a wake-up call for us to heed the grievances of our young people, too
Students here and elsewhere need proper structure to express their concerns
Emergency electricity plants to cost customers €1.4bn
Last resort power stations to remain on grid for next two winters as energy pressures grow
What will €975,000 buy in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Cork?
One price, home and away: from a traditional Alpine villa to a home overlooking Blackrock Castle
French students at forefront of global stirring of disaffected youth
Global Briefing: While education budgets are squeezed, EU governments are borrowing billions of euros to spend on defence
French protests a timely warning for Irish schools
If the system continues to be broken, it may be students on the picket line next
University education has become meaningless – and now it doesn’t even promise a job
We have made education transactional and have forgotten that learning is a good in and of itself
The last thing Macron needs is a letter from an Irish mother, but I have my two cents to offer
The long French school day gives the state a sizeable presence in my son’s childhood
France’s school protests: What lies behind the anger
French government acknowledges country faces a ‘serious moment’
The Irish Times view on French school protests: an autumn of discontent
The students point to teacher shortages and decaying buildings as evidence of the failure to invest in their education
Police fire tear gas and charge at demonstrators as French school protests escalate
Demonstrators demand the government tackle understaffed and dilapidated classrooms
Inside the school protests in France that have spiralled into arson and street violence
Sense of chaos feeds into election campaign, with Marine Le Pen promising to reestablish ‘order’
France closes up to 500 schools on Monday as more protests planned
Lessons will be ‘totally or partly suspended’ in some second level schools after clashes between riot police and student protesters, France’s education minister says.
Pipped by the Pope to the restored Notre-Dame cathedral
Much of the city was closed off to the public during Leo’s visit
Students in France take to the barricades over conditions
Up to 400 schools to close on Friday as France’s prime minister blames far-left party for stoking violence
Increasing irrelevance of betting shops a growing problem for racing’s finances
Boss of one bookmaker has even predicted there will be no High Street betting shops by 2030
What will €685,000 buy in Donegal, Italy, Denmark, France and Wales?
One price, home and away: from a bungalow in Muff to a sprawling period property in Piedmont
Rename part of Phoenix Park’s main avenue after Charles De Gaulle, TD urges
Barry Heneghan calls for move to commemorate cultural and diplomatic links between Ireland and France
Heatwaves, drought and then a tornado: France fraught over extreme weather stress
Rare supercell twister that ripped through a quiet village exposed common vulnerabilities
‘Leomania’: How secular France fell for the Pope
Macron makes sudden decision to attend Mass as pope draws large crowds
Putting Ireland’s property tax in perspective
Ireland’s annual property tax places us 13th of 29 European countries, well behind countries such as France, Spain and Italy
Marine Le Pen ally Jordan Bardella takes legal action over anti-Semitism allegations
National Rally party leader denies claims by French news site that he wrote anti-Israel messages as a teenager
Benefits of Ireland’s solar boom should not go only to the big energy firms
Looking at the list of solar farm projects, one thing stands out: an absence of farmers
What does far-right surge in French Senate election mean for next year’s presidential poll?
Marine Le Pen hails ‘breakthrough’, while hard-left party also gains seats
Child and two women die on dinghy while trying to cross from France to Britain
About 100 passengers rescued from boat which had set off from Calais
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