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Thursday 21 September 2023 Dublin: 13°C

# Paris

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Horse racing has returned in France today
There is action at Longchamp on Monday, with Batwan taking the Prix de Saint-Georges.
Plans for 2024 Paris Olympics 'obsolete' says IOC member
Former French sports minister Guy Drut says the Olympics need to change to become more in touch with reality.
Police catch Paris church holding secret Easter mass
Religious services and all gatherings have been banned in France for the past month.
20 years on: Looking back at Brian O'Driscoll's hat-trick in Paris in 2000
The 21-year-old centre bagged three wonderful tries in Ireland’s historic 27-25 win.
When Joe Schmidt's Ireland went to Paris and won the Six Nations
We reflect on the agonisingly tense Irish victory on the final day of the 2014 championship.
Ireland's Six Nations clash with France in Paris has been postponed
The decision has been made due to fears over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
'Shame': Walkouts at French Oscars as Roman Polanski wins best director
Actor Adele Haenel led the walk-out after the 86-year-old director’s win at the César Awards.
Fire breaks out near Paris train station after protests led to violence
Police on Twitter told people to avoid the area.
Russian artist defends leaking sex video that ended Paris mayoral bid of Emmanuel Macron ally
Piotr Pavlensky leaked the video as a fight against political “hypocrisy”.
Brilliant les Bleus light up Paris with Six Nations win over Eddie Jones' England
The French raced into a 17-0 half-time lead at Stade de France.
Van Graan's Munster must find the quality to close gap on Europe's very best
‘We always want to improve our squad and our team,’ said Munster boss Johann van Graan.
Munster's European campaign all but over as Racing finish over the top in Paris
Johann van Graan’s men were blown away in the final 10 minutes after an even contest.
Munster fighting for European lives in monumental clash against Racing
The task is a hugely demanding one for Johann van Graan’s men.
'You have to have your internationals performing and we mightn't have'
Peter O’Mahony is expecting much better from his Munster team tomorrow after some substandard performances recently.
'Child stowaway' found dead in plane's undercarriage at Paris airport
Sources close to the investigation told AFP the boy was about 10 years of age.
Notre Dame 'not saved yet' and still in a 'state of peril' following devastating fire
A blaze in April last year destroyed the roof and toppled the spire of the medieval cathedral.
Police kill man who stabbed passer-by to death in Paris park
At least two other people are reported to have been stabbed during the attack.
Notre Dame unable to host Christmas services for first time since French Revolution
The Paris landmark was damaged by a fire this year and reconstruction is expected to take several years.
Mbappe's birthday brace keeps PSG comfortably out in front
The World Cup-winning striker turned 21 yesterday.
French police fire tear gas as hundreds of thousands protest pension reform plans
Commuters in Paris and other big cities have borne the brunt of transport stoppages so far but Christmas travel plans are now at risk.
Danish-French actress Anna Karina has died aged 79
Karina died of cancer in a French hospital yesterday.
Yellow vest protesters return to streets of Paris to mark one-year anniversary of movement
Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesters.
Army general tells chief architect to 'shut his mouth' over Notre Dame reconstruction
A devastating fire ripped through the iconic cathedral in April.
US officially begins withdrawal process from 2015 Paris climate agreement
The agreement set goals of preventing another 0.5C to 1C of warming from current levels.
Investigators comb attacker's computer in bid to find motive for stabbing four colleagues
A man killed three men and a woman at police headquarters in Paris yesterday.
Paris knife attacker identified as IT worker (45) in police intelligence department
The man killed three male officers and a female assistant.
Four officers killed in knife attack at Paris police headquarters
The attacker was shot dead during the attack.
Dozens of yellow vest protesters arrested in Paris
More than 7,000 police officers were deployed to quell any violence.
Paris facing biggest strike in over a decade as metro workers walk out over pension dispute
The city has come to a standstill in parts with cars sitting bumper to bumper and cycle lanes lined with commuters.
French prosecutors open rape and child assault inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein
The probe will investigate claims Epstein and others participated in a vast child sex trafficking ring.
French waiter shot dead for being 'too slow with sandwich'
The shooter is believed to still be on the run.
Cleanup halted and schools closed amid reports of lead contamination risks at Notre Dame
A French environmental group has lodged a court case over the allegedly dangerous lead levels.
Heatwave: Temperature records shattered in Europe as Paris hits 42.6 degrees
Meanwhile, Germany again hit a national record of 41.5 degrees in Lingen, western Germany.
'We've been waiting our whole lives for a game like this' - US star Heath on France showdown
The USWNT are preparing for a World Cup quarter-final that may be one of the most anticipated women’s matches of all time.
Philippe Zdar - one half of French dance duo Cassius - dies after accidental fall from apartment building
The French producer formed the dance duo in the late 1980s.
Priests and worshippers in hard hats attend Notre Dame's first mass since fire
Only around 10% of money pledged for the cathedral’s reconstruction has been donated so far.
Ashleigh Barty ends Australia's 46-year wait for French Open title after thrashing Czech teenager
Eighth seed Barty got off to a strong start and never looked back to claim her maiden Grand Slam title.
Children and pregnant women near Notre-Dame asked to test levels of lead in their blood
The tests are being recommended ‘as a precaution’ after the fire caused lead to seep into the air.
Ian Bailey has been found guilty in a French court of the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier
The verdict was handed down today after a short trial.
French court to give verdict on trial of Ian Bailey over murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier
Bailey is not present at the trial, which began earlier this week.