Former Munster back row James Coughlan says that with France in lockdown, none of the Irish players or coaches there know when any restrictions will be lifted.

The Government was urged this evening to take “costly but bold measures” to guarantee Irish small and big companies from collapse

The coronavirus continues to disrupt travel and business operations across Ireland, Britain and Europe.

The French government have issued a ban on gatherings of over 1,000 people in reaction to the further spread of the coronavirus.

The 20-year-old academy second-row produced a stunning three-try salvo against Glasgow Warriors on Friday.

Des O’Sullivan previews London’s major February auctions.

Heather Humphreys, the business, enterprise, and innovation minister, The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation has announced that she is considering the introduction of the so–called right to disconnect.

Speaking in London as Prime Minister Boris Johnson travelled to Dublin, Mr Donohoe told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "As of this point in time my understanding is that the detail of how this would work is yet to be fleshed out."

Violence in the North, the space race, and the infamous Chappaquiddick incident involving Edward Kennedy were in the headlines 50 years ago. All three issues were to appear in the headlines for the years and decades to come.

A 15-year-old girl from London, who is travelling on an Irish passport, has gone missing in Malaysia, a family friend has said.

His acts of self-mutilation and vandalism have landed him in jail in Russia and France. Fernanda Eberstadt on the dangerous art of Pyotr Pavlensky

Italy would be open to taking a stake in the proposed merger between Renault and Fiat-Chrysler, as long as the deal triggers economic benefits for the country, a government undersecretary said.

While Ireland was officially neutral in the Second World War, thousands of Irishmen fought against fascism by serving in the British, American, and Canadian armies, including on Normandy’s beaches, says Sean O’Riordan

A merger between Fiat and Renault must include guarantees on French jobs and factories and fit with an existing Franco-Japanese car partnership, according to France finance minister Bruno Le Maire.

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France's prime minister has called for quick tax cuts to respond to the anger expressed through yellow vest protests across the country.

France intends to tax the revenue of about 30 internet giants, such as Amazon, to help ensure “fiscal justice,” according to the country’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire.

The board of French carmaker Renault has named two new leaders to replace industry veteran Carlos Ghosn, who resigned after weeks of detention in Japan.

Irish firms are increasingly downbeat the Brexit talks will work out well, a major survey has shown, as evidence mounts in Europe of the damage that Brexit already entails.

Renault and Nissan are in talks to merge, seeking to solidify their two-decade-old alliance as an unprecedented shift toward electric and shared cars transforms the industry.

As Cork Airport celebrated a year-round link to Paris, Ryanair has been forced to cancel several flights today due to a strike by French air traffic controllers.

A number of transatlantic flights have been cancelled to and from Dublin Airport today.

French foods group Danone is to sell a €1.5bn stake in Japanese company Yakult in its latest initiative to boost shareholder returns.

Italy has long prided itself for its quality of life and with good reason. The country may be only just recovering from a long economic crisis, but its citizens are healthier and live longer than those of most other countries in the world. It is, perhaps, no coincidence then that the Italian government is pioneering the use of welfare indicators in its budget process.

France's President Emmanuel Macron has launched the second stage of his pledged labour market overhaul, focusing on unemployment benefits and job training.

Latest: A man who stabbed two women to death at Marseille's main railway station had been arrested and released the day before the attack, French officials have said.

All’s fair in love and war and, it seems, the bidding process for major sporting events.

Shares in French food group Danone rose after the New York Post newspaper said in a report over the weekend that Danone could be a takeover target.

Ireland has an opportunity to position itself as a leader in an emerging technology, or perhaps a re-emerging one, writes Brian Lucey.

As they were saying their goodbyes, Mr Trump turned to Brigitte Macron and gestured toward her body.

Lone child refugees stranded in Europe have been left vulnerable to exploitation and trafficking after being failed by the British government, a new report claims.

The French government has set out an ambitious goal for no more petrol or diesel cars to be sold in the country by 2040.

France's government has resigned in a symbolic move after President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party won a majority in parliamentary elections.

The attack came three days before the first round of France's tense presidential election.

Goldman Sachs has recommended its clients take a short position on French government bond futures maturing in June ahead of two-round presidential elections that begin later this month.

Renault is reprogramming the software on its diesel vehicles in a bid to improve real-world emissions.

The man suspected of attacking soldiers at the Louvre in Paris, before being shot, has been declared fit enough to be interviewed.

The Louvre museum has reopened to the public, less than 24 hours after French soldiers shot a machete-wielding assailant who had shouted "Allahu akbar".