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John Walsh: Here come the latest French and German attempts to control Ireland’s budget

For decades, Ireland has resisted Franco-German attempts to control us, but pressure is intensifying

Lucinda Creighton: Spiralling crime and unrest in France offers a grim opportunity for Marine Le Pen

The far-right leader, who is strongly playing the law-and-order card, is poised to reap the benefits of Macron’s apparent loss of control of the streets

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Shane Coleman: Rugby is a far cry from being ‘the people’s game’

We are justifiably proud of our national team, but until we see bunting and flags up in places like Cabra and Mayfield when they play, it’s not credible to talk of the ‘Team of Us’

The Big Interview

‘Ireland is now a heavyweight in Europe’ – Vincent Guérend, French ambassador

France and Ireland have grown closer since Brexit and, with a new electricity connector in the pipeline, that bond is likely to be strengthened, the ambassador tells the Business Post

Ireland should consider small nuclear power plants – French ambassador

The new Celtic Interconnector with France will see Ireland importing French nuclear power in the years ahead

Travel: Resorts raise the bar on summer luxury in the Alps

Quiet luxury hits the travel world with these secret unlisted suites

Wiped from hotel websites and missing from search results, these are the secret suites bookable only by those who know they exist

Travel tips with chef and culinary master Arnold Myint – including why this French fairytale city tops the romance of Paris

The Nashville native clocks more than 50,000 miles a month as a celebrity chef, TV personality, and culinary instructor – here’s his top travel tips

The Big Picture

Vincent Boland: Privatising water won’t wash, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be paying for it

England’s privatised water companies are in deep trouble, but their plight is one that every water company, private and public, will face in due course

Ryanair sets new passenger record in June despite French air traffic control strikes

The low cost airline carried a record 17.4 million passengers in June, which was up 9 per cent year on year

For France’s family vineyards, inheritance taxes pose an existential risk

Laws dating from the Napoleonic era make the business of passing on land complicated and expensive

French show solidarity at town halls targeted in riots after police shooting

Riots have seemingly eased overnight into Monday

France braces for further riots after killing of teen by police

Street clashes between young protesters and police rage on despite appeal by president Emmanuel Macron

Today’s summit in Paris an opportunity to reset international finance system: French Ambassador to Ireland

Ireland will be playing its part at summit which will see €100 billion of IMF funding allocated to poorer countries

This 13th-century French château in the Cognac countryside could be Europe’s best off-the-beaten-track destination

Guests can pick vegetables for their dinner from the working farm at the château, bike through the countryside, row boats on the property’s ponds and get treatments at what used to be the working mill

Cannes Film Festival: 15 of the best-dressed red carpet moments

Ahead of the festival’s launch, we dug into the archives of Cannes’ 76-year history to present some of its most memorable style moments

Bernard Phelan reunited with family in Paris following release from Iranian prison

Phelan, who was detained for seven months, will spend time in French hospital to recover

The summer’s best new openings on the French coast

From cocktails in Cannes to Monet in Monte Carlo, the French Riviera is red hot with new happenings this summer

The French Riviera is getting a new luxury resort – and it’s set to be a playground for the glamorous

A stylish, new luxury destination is coming to the south of France

The Big Picture

Vincent Boland: New cold war could take a pin to burgeoning luxury goods sector

LVMH’s recent listing as the EU’s most valuable company confirms that the French-dominated industry is to Europe what tech is to America – the gift that keeps on giving. But nothing lasts forever