Driving through Sophia Antipolis, France’s Silicon Valley on the Riviera, there was a strong welcome for the news Emmanuel Macron had topped the poll in the first round of the presidential elections.

MORE than €1 million worth of business was generated by Irish firms over the past two days during a trade mission held in the French Riviera.

MIRROR, mirror on the wall, what will I look like in years to come at all? If you really want to know, ask French researchers who have come up with what they call a Persuasive Mirror which allows you to look at your future face.