French President Francois Hollande has bolstered Ireland's position to secure a “special situation” in discussions with European leaders during Brexit negotiations, writes Juno McEnroe, Political Correspondent.

A day of protests against French President Francois Hollande’s efforts to tamper with the country’s 35-hour working week was staged across the country.

WikiLeaks has published documents it says show the US National Security Agency eavesdropped on the last three French presidents.