The dominance of New World wines in the Irish market has led many consumers to focus on particular grape varieties so this week I’m encouraging you to look at blends.

A special new effort is being made to mobilise French Muslims to speak up at the ballot box in Sunday's presidential race - amid an increase of criticism of Islam among the French right.

A 27,000-year-old human skeleton laid out in a room decorated with ancient art was among the rare finds at a cave in western France whose subterranean art predates that of the famed Lascaux caves.

A 27,000-year-old human skeleton laid out in a room decorated with ancient art was among the rare finds at a cave in western France whose subterranean art predates that of the famed Lascaux caves, officials said on Friday.

Sheep exported to France from Britian may have had foot and mouth disease.