Why France is in flames again The French government appear unwilling to examine how its police force operates and why it regularly acts with such violence France • 04 Jul
Pension protests in France: what's next? With more protests planned for next week, it's clear that a political impasse has been reached so which side will give way first? France • 30 Mar
Who were the Irish who moved to La Rochelle in the 17th century? Many of the Irish who settled in the French city between the 1630s and 1680s prospered there as merchants and seafarers History • 18 Jan
Macron vs Le Pen: meet the voters who will decide the election With France voting for a new president on Sunday, will Monsieur et Madame Tout-le-monde favour the incumbent or the challenger? France • 22 Apr 22
Years of the French: why the Huguenots fled to Ireland About 10,000 Huguenots are thought to have come to Ireland in the late 17th century fleeing religious persecution in France History • 17 Feb 22
Why left-wing parties are in a dire situation in France The collapse in popularity of the left in France has created a political crisis for once dominant parties Politics • 09 Feb 22
Will Macron win a second term as French president? With less than 80 days until voters go to the polls, the election is less anyone's to win and more the president's to lose France • 24 Jan 22
Amélie at 20: how the French film became a classic Amélie has become synonymous with a certain vision of French style and culture Film • 19 Oct 21
How Éric Zemmour is shaking up the French presidential election While the journalist turned polemicist has yet to declare his candidacy, Zemmour has already turned the polls upside down Politics • 15 Oct 21
How Medieval Ireland's scholars and ideas had an impact on France Ireland's cultural exports to France at the time included learned pilgrims, cheeky philosophers and ideas on the science of time History • 28 Jul 21
Emmanuel Macron's long road to a second term as French president Many factors could trip up Macron's return to the Élysée Palace in 2022, but it would be wrong to write him off France • 18 May 21
A tour de France in search of regional languages Can minority languages and regional dialects like Corsican and Flemish survive in a country which has just one official language? Languages • 05 Nov 20
The Irish priest who fled the guillotine in revolutionary France The life and times of Henry Edgeworth, the Longford-born priest who accompanied King Louis XVI to the scaffold in 1793 History • 13 Jul 20
The strange tale of the Irish republicans and François Mitterrand How the "Irish of Vincennes" affair in 1982 caused a major political scandal for the French president History • 25 Mar 20
A year of yellow vests in France The sense of frustration many in France felt with their politicians led to a protest movement which erupted out of nowhere France • 02 Jan 20
On your bike: a short history of the Tour de France France's focus will be on the maillot jaune rather than the gilets jaunes in July as the annual cycling fête tours the country Tour de France • 04 Jul 19
I'm still standing: 130 years of the Eiffel Tower The fact that the iconic Parisian landmark still exists is amazing when you consider that it was only meant to last 20 years Eiffel Tower • 14 May 19
Liberté, egalité, Mbappé: les bleus and the banlieues The troubled suburbs have produced many French stars yet the divide between the banlieues and mainstream society remains France • 27 Mar
The year of Macron It has been an eventful first year as president of France for Emmanuel Macron, so has he lived up to his promises and potential? France • 27 May 18
How Charlie Hebdo started a debate about free speech The Brainstorm long read: there are many issues around freedom of speech to be considered in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attacks Charlie Hebdo • 17 Feb 18
The French banlieues: plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose Opinion: the blighted city suburbs remain at the periphery of French society and only make the headlines for outbreaks of violence and rioting The banlieues • 11 Jan 18
