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Lara Marlowe

Lara Marlowe is the France Correspondent with the Irish Times.

Ep 2067: French Political Crisis - Marine Le Pen continues her march towards power as Macron sinks

Lara Marlowe talks to Eamon about the crisis in French government. Lara Marlowe is an author and journalist. Her most recent book is How Good It Is I Have No Fear of Dying, the remarkable story of Ukrainian Lt. Julia Mykytenko. Lara lives and works in Paris and contributes to the Irish Times from there.

Ep 2030: War In Ukraine - The terrible price Ukraine will pay if Trump wins

Lara Marlowe talks to Eamon about the war in Ukraine. Lara Marlowe is a US-born journalist and author. She was the US correspondent for The Irish Times before returning to Paris in 2013 as the paper's Paris correspondent. Lara’s most of recent book, How Good It Is I Have No Fear of Dying: Lieutenant Yulia Mykytenko’s Fight For Ukraine, will be published later this month by Head of Zeus.

Ep 2003: Emmanuel Macron’s electoral gamble leaves France ungovernable

Author and journalist Lara Marlowe joins Eamon from Paris to talk about the surprising outcome of France's general election and what happens next.

Ep 1996: French Parliamentary Election - France rejects Macron and moves sharply to the right

Paris-based author and journalist Lara Marlowe talks to Eamon following Sunday's first round voting in the French parliamentary elections.

Ep 1985: French Election - Macron gambles the house on shock election

Lara Marlowe talks to Eamon as Marine Le Pen's RN Party makes huge gains in the European Elections. Lara Marlowe is a US-born journalist and author, who was the US correspondent for The Irish Times before returning to Paris in 2013 as the paper's Paris correspondent. Lara also spent 15 years as a journalist for Time.

Ep 1888: Why democracy will be on the ballot for the US Presidential Election in November

Journalist and author Lara Marlowe talks to Eamon about the threat to US democracy.

Ep 1842: Israel / Palestine - a conflict from which the world may not recover

Lara Marlowe joins Eamon to discuss the Israel / Palestine war, Lara Marlowe is a writer and journalist based in Paris.

Ep 1789: War in Ukraine - Ukraine moral remains high despite doubts about EU’s commitment to their cause

Journalist and author Lara Marlowe talks to Eamon from Kyiv about her impressions of how the war is effecting the country, and the anger at Russia within the Ukraine military that spurs them on. Also former French president Sarkozy's unhelpful intervention that has angered Ukrainians, questions about the EU's unity in its support for Ukraine, and could this be a 'forever' war?

Ep 1768: Nahel Merzouk - Anger and despair spark ugly protests in France

Paris-based journalist and author, Lara Marlowe, talks to Eamon about the shooting dead of Nahel Merzouk by a police officer in a Paris suburb, the ensuing riots and protests across the country and what they represent.

Ep 1682: France on Fire

Paris-based journalist Lara Marlowe joins Eamon to talk about the strikes and protests in Paris and across France in response to President Emmanuel Macron pushing through pension reform legislation without a final parliamentary vote. Lara Marlowe is Paris Correspondent for the Irish Times.

Ep 1665: French President Emmanuel Macron argues that peace in Ukraine does not require an end to Putin in power

Lara Marlowe joins Eamon to talk about Emmanuel Macron and France's position on the war in Ukraine. Lara Marlowe is Paris Correspondent at the Irish Times.

Ep 1465: Terminal Setback for Macron as Left and Right Converge to Deny Him Parliamentary Majority

Lara Marlowe talks to Eamon following the French National Assembly elections, Lara is Paris Correspondent for the Irish Times.

Ep 1406: French Election - Relief in Europe As Macron Wins But Troubling Trends Emerge

Lara Marlowe, Paris Correspondent for The Irish Times, joins Eamon to talk about Emmanuel Macron's victory in the French Presidential Election and what it means for France.

Ep 1403: Europe Holds Its Breath Lest France Elect Marine LePen

Lara Marlowe spoke to Eamon following the first round in the French Presidential election that saw Emmanuel Macron and Marine LePen make it through to be the two candidates in next Sunday's final vote. Lara Marlowe in Paris Correspondent for The Irish Times.

Ep 1380: No End In Sight For the Victims of Putin’s Apocalypse

Lara Marlowe joins Eamon to talk about the the war in Ukraine. Lara is currently in Lviv in Ukraine as a correspondent for The Irish Times.

Ep 1365: War in Ukraine - On The Front Between Barbarism and Civilisation

Journalist Lara Marlowe talks to Eamon from the city of Lviv in Ukraine. She tells some of the stories of refugees arriving in the city to escape war, the citizens of the city and also of the men arriving in Ukraine to join the fight against the Russian invasion. Lara is a correspondent for The Irish Times.

Ep 682: Covid-19 Special – Death, Despair, and No Easy Answer as Pandemic Sweeps the World

In a special episode, Eamon is joined by contributors from around the world – Peter Goff in China, Lara Marlowe in France, Richard Fitzpatrick in Barcelona, and Paddy Agnew in Italy – to discuss the political and social effects of the coronavirus on their respective countries.

Ep 617: The Pension Debate – A French Perspective

Lara Marlowe, Paris correspondent with the Irish Times, talks to Eamon about Macron's pension wars.

Ep 389: French citizenship and the infinite sadness of the Notre Dame Inferno

Lara Marlowe, Paris Correspondent with the Irish Times, talks to Eamon about becoming a French citizen and the devastating inferno at Notre Dame Cathedral.

Ep 346: From hero to (almost) zero, Macron fights for his political life.

Lara Marlowe, the Irish Times Paris Correspondent, talks to Eamon.

Ep 316: Can Macron survive the Gilets Jaunes?

Eamon is joined on the line by Lara Marlowe, Paris correspondent of the Irish Times, to discuss the ongoing protests in France, and asks if President Emmanuel Macron can survive.