The Irish Times claims largest number of entries on journalism awards shortlist

Paper has 35 entries on this year’s NewsBrands Ireland Journalism Awards list

Paris court relives horror of Charlie Hebdo massacre

Court rows over Covid-19 rules jar with graphic images and high emotions amid trial

Macron and Merkel sing off same policy hymn sheet

Leaders project image of European unity in an increasingly troubled world beset by crises

Lebanon: Corruption which led to blast must be punished or at least removed from office

Lebanese must vote for leaders on the basis of merit and probity, not religious affiliation

Coronavirus: France’s ‘lost’ school year highlights issues with its education system

The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities among French students

Macron accelerates France’s exit from lockdown

President celebrates ‘a first victory’ but warns that Covid-19 may return

Coronavirus: France summons Chinese ambassador over claims on embassy website

Paris expresses ‘disapproval’ over disinformation published by envoy Lu Shaye

France sees Notre-Dame fire as a parable for Covid-19 pandemic

The first anniversary of the cathedral blaze highlights parallels between catastrophes

Knife attacker in French town kills two and wounds five

Anti-terrorism investigation under way after man is arrested in Romans-sur-Isère

Coronavirus: France turns to literature amid the despair of pandemic

Paris Letter: The French are finding relevance in books about epidemics and confinement

Shock and awe: The high passions of Baroque geniuses

Ocean of emotion from Caravaggio, Bernini, Caravaggisti at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum

Pension reform goal eroding Macron party as more members depart

‘Parliamentary fiasco’ claims as La République en Marche seeks to raise retirement age

Former French PM’s corruption trial postponed over lawyer protest

François Fillon accused of misappropriating over €1.1m in public funds paid to his family

Griveaux sex scandal threatens to reshape France’s relationship with Russia

Questions raised over whether Russian artist acted alone in publishing tape of Macron ally

France hit by fourth nationwide protest over pension reform

Transport strikes to continue for 37th day, the longest industrial action since May 1968

Suleimani’s killing the biggest US blunder since 2003 invasion of Iraq

Trump confirms image as a modern Caligula: wantonly setting fire to the Middle East

How Toulouse-Lautrec became the soul of an era

Paris Letter: New show proves the painter was more than just the chronicler of the Belle Époque

D-Day minus one: UK faces most consequential election in a generation

Inside Politics: Poll predicts majority for Boris - but a much smaller one than thought

French protests: ‘We are seeing the first signs of civil war’

Fresh unrest in France on pension reform crystallises concerns over state’s direction

‘The movie industry’s acceptance of Roman Polanski must end’

Europe has always tolerated the sex offender, up for four major awards this weekend

10 years on: The night Tiger Woods hit a fire hydrant and his world turned upside down

The fallout from the infamous night in 2009 became one of the early viral internet sensations

Men found in truck on Rosslare-bound ferry claim asylum in Ireland

Two children among migrants found in truck trailer on Stena ferry

The Macron ally defying racism to reshape France

Government spokeswoman Sibeth Ndiaye on her president’s controversial agenda

Violent clashes erupt at anniversary of yellow-vest movement

Only 28,000 protesters take to streets in rolling campaign against low pay and poverty

France faces a reckoning over the travails of its civil service

Paris Letter: The state’s 5.5m fonctionnaires are the butt of jokes and economic concerns

France and Italy seek to forge new axis after fraught 15 months

Emmanuel Macron makes brief trip to Rome to repair ties damaged by Matteo Salvini

Mayor of wealthy Paris suburb and wife (71) convicted of tax fraud

Patrick and Isabelle Balkany evaded over €4m in taxes between 2009 and 2015

Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s diary reveals love of nature

Violence of a fox stalking sheep key idea in writings by murdered French woman

Ian Bailey’s extradition sought after Toscan du Plantier murder conviction

English man is sentenced by French court to 25 years for 1996 west Cork death

Evidence against Bailey ‘overwhelming’, Paris court hears

Bailey convicted in absentia of 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier

Ian Bailey’s trial in France puts Ireland in difficult position

Will a murder conviction handed down by a European ally not be recognised here?

Following Notre Dame fire, Macron must return to politics next week

There is much unfinished business for the French president including his cancelled speech

Macron: Notre Dame Cathedral will be renovated within five years

French prosecutors say blaze at popular landmark probably caused by accident

The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Macron and Xi pledge unity at unprecedented Paris summit

Chinese president and EU leaders test the limits of their relationship at the Élysée Palace

How is Europe dealing with the return of Isis jihadists?

The Irish approach is relatively benign compared with that of the UK and France

Gilets jaunes protests cause extensive damage on Champs-Élysées

Macron returns to Paris vowing ‘strong, additional decisions’ in worst riots in months

France, Germany cast doubt on EU support for delay to Brexit

Macron says withdrawal agreement can not be renegotiated, seeks ‘clear vision’ from UK

French finance minister to seek Irish support for digital tax

Bruno Le Maire will also deliver a talk on economic policy during Dublin visit

Third level literacy levels, Hozier, Rembrandt and bilingualism

News, views and opinions from Student Hub contributors and Irish Times writers

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...
The Irish Times ePaper

France 2003

Rugby World Cup: match analysis, interviews, fixtures and results

Stardust

Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people