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Conor Murray will feel the support of the nation at the Aviva Stadium

Mental toughness has been at the core of Murray's brilliant Ireland career that goes back to his debut as a 21-year-old in Bordeaux against today's opponents France in 2011

Irish Mirror

French Academic Fariba Adelkhah Released from Iran Prison

Iranian authorities on Friday released from prison French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, who was first arrested in June 2019 and was serving a five-year sentence on national security charges vehemently denied by supporters, the French foreign ministry said. A foreign ministry statement said France "welcomed" the release, saying she had been…

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Farrell urges Ireland to tackle France ‘full on’ in Six Nations global summit

Coach takes lessons from last year’s Paris defeat into the first Six Nations game to feature the world’s current top two

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Aviva Stadium 'hell' may await France if Johnny Sexton ignites

"It's true the first feeing I have about it is the old one - a stadium which had an air of the end of the world about it with the spectators on their feet behind the posts, their constant chanting of popular songs," said Raphael Ibanez. "Since then they have…

Irish Mirror

What channel is Ireland vs France on? TV and live stream info for Saturday's game

Ireland host France in a potential Six Nations decider in Dublin on Saturday, kick-off 2.15pm

Belfast Live

What channel is Ireland U20s vs France on? TV and live stream info for the game

Ireland Under 20s take on their French counterparts on Friday night - kick-off 8pm

Belfast Live

Messi, Mbappe and Benzema Battle for FIFA Best Player Award

It’s Lionel Messi vs. Kylian Mbappé again, this time for the FIFA Best Men’s Player award for 2022. Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain and France’s superstar forward head the three-player shortlist announced by FIFA on Friday, eight weeks after leading their teams in an epic final in Qatar. Karim Benzema completed…

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Italy expect ‘more direct and unified’ test from England – boss Kieran Crowley

The Azzurri suffered late heartbreak in their Six Nations opener against France

The Independent UK

Italy's Meloni says France risks undermining EU unity on Ukraine

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday accused France of jeopardising EU unity on Ukraine by organising a Franco-German dinner in Paris with the Ukrainian president that excluded other European allies.

Reuters

Marina Ovsyannikova says she still fears for her life after ‘chaotic’ escape to France

Former Russian TV editor, who was under house arrest, described her journey across Europe last October

The Guardian - UK

Ireland v France is a heavyweight clash of Six Nations styles to be relished

The two sides are tactically trying to achieve the same thing but they go about it in very different ways

The Guardian - UK

Anger of China's zero-Covid generation remains intact

In November 2022, thousands of young Chinese people took to the streets to protest repeated Covid-19 lockdowns, constant PCR tests and to demand greater freedom. The movement was stifled in a few days and authorities abandoned their strict zero-Covid policy. But if China's youth took the risk to voice their…

France 24

Scotch whisky exports more than £6 billion for first time - despite domestic headwinds

Meanwhile, Scottish salmon was UK’s biggest food export during 2022

Insider UK

Macron mulls stripping Putin of Legion d'Honneur

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he might strip his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of France's top honour, but is waiting for the "right moment" to do so.

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Lithium: Europe joins the white gold rush

Lithium has become a vital component for the batteries that power electric cars. But with neither mines nor refineries on its soil, can Europe break its dependence on foreign imports? The Down to Earth team takes a closer look.

France 24

Meet the people fighting for the survival of the Breton language

France's latest Eurovision song was in Breton – a language whose existence the government doesn't even acknowledge. From roughly a million back in the 1950s, the number of Breton speakers has shrunk to less than 200,000 today, leading UNESCO to warn that the language is at high risk of going…

France 24

‘I have no words’: One funeral after another in Turkey’s quake-stricken Gaziantep

Four days on from the catastrophic earthquake that killed more than 22,000 people in southern Turkey and Syria, funerals for the victims are taking place in the ravaged city of Gaziantep. The loss of life is such that one ceremony closely follows another.

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Macron Mulls Stripping Putin of France's Top Honor

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday he might strip his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of France's top honor, but is waiting for the "right moment" to do so. Putin received the Grand-Croix de la Legion d'Honneur, the top rank in France's honors system, in 2006 at a time when Moscow…

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The Independent UK

World No1 Ireland face Six Nations champions France in a collision of rugby superpowers

The two pre-eminent teams come together in a potentially title-defining Six Nations encounter which will lay down a marker ahead of the Rugby World Cup

The Independent UK

Want to explore France’s wine regions in a cheap, sustainable way? Try carpooling

You can’t cram a bottle of Champagne in your plane carry-on; Anna Richards tests the cheaper, greener alternative to exploring France

Irish Mirror

Ireland v France: Our defence is our character, insists Andy Farrell

"We know that after the first game we expect ourselves to be better, so I expect France to be at their best," said Ireland's head coach

Evening Standard

Six Nations: Andy Farrell says he envies fans who can savour mouthwatering Ireland vs France clash

Ireland coach wants to use home advantage as “weapon” in meeting of favourites

Reuters

France urges stronger international response to Iran's missile program

There must be a stronger "international response" to the threat posed by Iran's ballistic missiles program, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna told her U.S. counterpart Anthony Blinken, France's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

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New French Envoy Demands Release of Citizens in Talks with Iran's President

France's new envoy to Iran told President Ebrahim Raisi that Tehran had to immediately release seven French nationals detained in the country, the foreign ministry said after the envoy handed his credentials to the Iranian leader this week. Nicolas Roche was pictured this week in a local media meeting Raisi…

Radio France Internationale

France to provide €12 million in emergency aid to Syrians struck by quake

France has promised €12 million in emergency aid to Syrians after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria earlier this week, killing more than 21,000 people.

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