Ireland has a key role to play in the digital war against terror, the French minister for European affairs said last night.

Ireland’s European Affairs Minister has expressed sympathy with the families of the victims of yesterday’s terror attack after his French counterpart, Harlem Désir, cancelled a planned visit to Cork.

French president François Hollande has been hit with a backlash over the manner in which he dumped former first lady Valerie Trierweiler after being caught having a secret affair.