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The queen of the French waterways: Isabel Conway takes a cruise on the Canal du Midi

Anna Francesca Cradock, who undertook her grand tour of France 230 years ago, would be delighted to discover that the ‘magnificent poplars, elms and landscapes’ of her trip are still found alongside the Canal du Midi in the south of France

Séamas O’Reilly: ‘I fall deeply, into unrequited love with 85 per cent of the girls I meet’

Writing for the upcoming Art of Adventure issue of Irish Tatler magazine, the Derry author looks back on holidaying with 12 siblings and the first tastes of teenage freedom

Elaine Byrne: French vote tells us that politicians must pay heed to those who abstain

Emmanuel Macron’s speech following his victory over Marine Le Pen reflected an awareness of the level of democratic rejection, and there’s a lesson in that for our own politicians

Comment: Populism in France has not been defeated by Macron’s re-election

The undeniable story of this campaign has been the continued rise of extreme politics

Macron says ‘no one will be left behind’ after defeating Le Pen

French president re-elected for second term in decisive victory

Matt Cooper: Le Pen as leader of France would be huge threat to EU from within

In hock to Putin and Russian banks, determined to rewrite the constitution and deny immigrants their rights, Marine Le Pen as French president would set her country on a collision course with the European Union

Dan O’Brien: It’s make or break for France to now become the first among equals in Europe

With Britain damaged by Brexit and Germany undermined by missteps on Russia, France has a golden opportunity to lead Europe. But will it take it?

Lucinda Creighton: Things must change if the centre is to hold against the march of the extremes

Macron should scrape back into office, but without a major change of course by him and his centrist followers, they will be squeezed out next time round

Ireland considers French-style ban on fruit and veg plastic packaging

France has banned single use plastic packaging on most vegetables and fruits since new year’s day

Vincent Boland: In the age of passive investing, there is a place for aggressive activism

It has been a watershed year for activist investors as some of the world’s largest corporations such as Exxon, Shell and Danone found their boards under siege. And the activists now have secretive world of commodity trading in their sights

Ireland opposes French proposal to limit tech regulation

The initiative would reduce the power of Irish regulators to police multinational technology firms based here when a landmark new digital law is passed

‘Irish exporters should use France to initiate trade in North Africa and Latin America’

Head of the France Ireland Chamber of Commerce says there is a unique opportunity for the two countries to strengthen ties post Brexit