Peter Dowdall took in the first few days of the international flower show this week and spent time talking to the some of the best and brightest gardeners and designers in the world of horticulture.

France started air strikes in Syria last year because of concerns months before the Paris attacks that the ringleader was plotting to target a concert and take hostages, a French newspaper has reported.

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has been charged with attempted murder over a shootout with police that took place last month in Brussels.

President Michael D Higgins has challenged Europe’s response to the refugee crisis, asking if it will be defined by barbed wire, tear gas, and rubber bullets.

Suicide bombers who blew themselves up in Brussels were originally considering an attack on a nuclear site in Belgium, but arrests started last week may have forced them to switch to targets in the Belgian capital, the DH newspaper said.

The Belgian government warned at the weekend that there might be an attack after the security services captured their most wanted man. It came swiftly.

Belgium’s chief prosecutor yesterday named two brothers as Islamic State suicide bombers involved in the most deadly attacks in Brussels’ history.

After an attack such as that seen in Belgium, what follows is rather predictable. Trump and right-wing parties will likely reap the rewards, writes Peter Apps

The most wanted fugitive from November’s Paris attacks was arrested after a shootout with police in Brussels yesterday, said Belgium’s prime minister.

One of France’s charismatic ministers has unexpectedly resigned after objecting to President Francois Hollande’s push to revoke citizenship from convicted terrorists with dual nationality.

Moroccan police have arrested a Belgian man of Moroccan descent linked to the Islamic State (IS) group and who had a “direct relationship” to attackers who carried out the Paris attacks, said Morocco’s interior ministry.

Michael Clifford offers up an alphabetical look at 2015. 

A threat to throw Greece out of the border-free Schengen area of the EU was diverted at the last minute when Athens agreed to request help to manage refugees at their borders.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny will meet national leaders from across the globe under tight security in Paris today as part of a major climate change conference that is being seen as a “gesture of solidarity” with France.

Hundreds of thousands of people from Sydney to London joined one of the biggest days of climate change activism yesterday, telling world leaders gathering for a summit in Paris there is “No Planet B” in the fight against climate change.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

A father’s heartwarming explanation to his son about the Paris terror attacks is electrifying social media, with more than 29m views on Facebook alone.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald reminds Dáil of scale of refugee crisis in wake of Middle East violence

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

When it comes to the long-term national economic effects on western cities from outrages such as the killings in Paris, history tells us that the size of the attack does matter.

European travel and leisure firms saw around €2.6bn wiped off their stock prices today as a result of the Paris terror attacks.

Euro 2016 will remain in France, UEFA has announced.