This French Life

Fuel price hits Ryanair

RYANAIR has seen a 26 per cent drop in quarterly profits, but the low-cost airline is still in a bullish mood.

A naval artist in SE Asia

THE French navy has an interesting recorder of their work in the tsunami hit countries of south east Asia.

Paris gets unlikely Olympic lift

THE Paris bid for the Olympic games in 2012 has received a boost from an unlikely source – London.

The first thisfrenchlife podcast

HERE is the first thisfrenchlife podcast direct from the heart of the Dordogne, south west France.

Drastic move from wine trade

WINE producers have said they may distil bottles of French AOC into industrial strength alcohol to save their businesses.

French unemployment figures

FRENCH unemployment levels appear to have stabilised, but the figure still stands at 9.9 per cent.

An extraordinary story

THE work of a Frenchwoman about life as a Jew in wartime France looks set to become a literary success more than 60 years after her death.

France tops Euro property table

FRANCE has become the property hot spot of Europe, surpassing both Spain and the UK, according to recent research.

Prices keep heading up

PROPERTY prices in France rose by over 15 per cent in 2004, the largest rise in recent years.

Dublin links to France

LOW COST airline Ryanair has announced two new routes from Dublin to the south of France.