Spanish Catholic group draws backlash over vote to exclude women in Easter procession
Members carry religious floats during Holy Week celebrations
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Iraq caught in the crossfire as Iran war crisis escalates
Trapped between warring sides, Iraq faces its most perilous moment in years
Spain says the sun shields it from rising energy costs. Is that true?
Prime minister says Spain is less at risk because it has shifted so quickly to renewable energy such as solar, wind and hydroelectric power
How to stay cool, calm and collected for your Leaving Cert language oral
With language orals, there is a lot of information to remember before you even greet the examiner
Is life cheaper abroad? We compare everyday prices in Ireland and 10 overseas cities
From rent to Big Macs, we add up the costs of everyday life in Dublin and other major cities
Pete Hegseth and Pedro Sánchez embody two types of virtue signalling
Unthinkable: Committing publicly to a moral standpoint can change you for the better, or the worse
What will €595,000 buy in France, Italy, Portugal Spain and Donegal?
One price, home and away: from a converted church in Letterkenny to a country home in Marsciano
Spain to formally pardon 53 women who were locked up by Franco regime
The women were incarcerated by a collection of institutions run by religious orders, echoing Ireland’s Magdalene laundries
That visit to the White House
Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s St Patrick’s Day visit to Washington comes at a time when few leaders are standing up to Donald Trump over Iran war
Being in nature can be deeply restorative – something we all too easily forget
Losing routine contact with the living world results in less concern, less protection and less access. The antidote is evidence that conservation works
How Spain’s Pedro Sánchez became Trump’s fiercest critic in Europe
Prime minister premier tells US president what no other European leader dares to say - but has he gone too far?
Spain says ‘no to war’ in response to Trump threats
US president says bilateral trade ties to be cut over Iran
Why Spain plans to ‘regularise’ 500,000 undocumented migrants
In the News podcast: New amnesty programme comes as governments across the bloc tighten migration controls
Benidorm: Why a trip to the Spanish coastal city might surprise you
Is it time for Benidorm to get a critical re-evaluation?
Climate change and wine: The red wines we will be drinking in the future
How to Drink Better: As temperatures rise, some regions in Europe are allowing growers to plant new varieties, although it’s not always straightforward
Sirat: This nomadic rave adventure is tense, original and extraordinary
Best enjoyed in the biggest cinema with the best audio system, it leans into ravers’ musical preference with relish
Cab recoups more than €1m following sales of properties linked to criminals
Two houses in Limerick, connected to gangster Kieran Keane jnr, sell for combined €341,000
Oliver Laxe on the making of desert rave epic Sirat: ‘You jump into the abyss’
‘Film-maker of the senses’ on his apocalyptic, Oscar-nominated sensation and being a ‘freak’ in Spain
An outlier in Europe: Spain’s plan to ‘regularise’ 500,000 undocumented migrants
Prime minister Pedro Sánchez says mass regularisation is about ‘dignity and justice’ as opposition warns of ‘pull effect’
My grandfather’s role in rescuing the crew of a shipwreck is part of our family lore
One hundred years on, I stood with the Spanish descendants of the captain, Joaquín Herrera, and looked at the wreckage
What are the latest developments with proposed new social media laws?
Government has already announced trial of ‘digital wallet’ age verification mechanism for accessing platforms
Sinn Féin, Ukraine and the Spanish Civil War
In Ukraine ‘the issues are clearer’, and we cannot know who would have won in Spain with no intervention
What will €225,000 buy in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Bulgaria and Donegal?
One price, home and away: from a cottage by the sea in Portnoo to a reconstructed village in Umbria
‘There are no words’: Five teens die in Spanish apartment block fire
Cause of blaze in five-storey building not yet known but authorities say victims were unable to escape a storage room
For Sinn Féin, Tiocfaidh ár lá is being replaced by Turn the Other Cheek
Sinn Féin is rightly proud of republicanism’s role in the fight against fascism in Spain. So why is it now opposing assistance for Ukraine?
Savouring Seville: two delicious, tapas-filled days in the city of romance
With blackboard menus promising fresh burrata on pumpkin cream and perfectly ripe tomatoes, what’s not to love?
Cork packaging group Zeus buys Spanish company for €24m
Acquisition of Madrid-based KOEX Packaging Solutions is Irish company’s sixth deal in past few years
Motorway collapses as storms batter Spain and Portugal
Thousands forced to evacuate as Portugal’s prime minister warns country is ‘at the limit’ of its capacity to contain floods
US couple to buy abandoned village in Spain with a church, school and bar for €310,000
In Spain, Portugal and Italy, the problem of rural ‘desertification’ has grown so dire it has become a political issue
Gone aground: Cian Flaherty on the centenary of a Waterford shipwreck
Guessing it was a ship in distress, he roused his family to get help and hurried into the storm
Street wise: Ray O’Donoghue takes an evening stroll around Dublin city
It is a thriving, booming city. We just need to join the dots
Part-time DJ caught with €1.4m drugs is jailed for five years
Christian Munoz Sanchez (35) with an address in Barcelona, Spain had acted ‘for personal gain’ and had come to Ireland for this purpose
Musk calls Spanish PM a ‘tyrant and traitor’ over plan to ban under-16s from social media
Pedro Sánchez says too many children are exposed to ‘abuse, pornography, manipulation, violence’ online
Spain to ban social media access for children under 16
Move follows Australia’s decision to introduce age-based restrictions over child safety concerns
Spain performs pioneering face transplant from donor who requested assisted dying
Complex surgery took place in autumn 2025 and required the participation of about 100 professionals
EU economic growth belies talk of malaise
GDP growth ahead of expectations is some much needed good news
What will €485,000 buy in Norway, Greece, Spain, Italy and Co Wexford?
One price, home and away: From a detached house near Rosslare strand to a Norwegian chalet
Man who raped one woman and sexually assaulted another on the same night jailed
Luca Fox (30) was extremely drunk on the night and had assaulted both women in their beds, court hears
Woman claims €98,000 found in luggage at Dublin Airport is inheritance
Rawan Hassan (41) told gardaí she was in Dublin for just one day of sightseeing
Spanish prosecutors drop sexual assault complaint against singer Julio Iglesias
Two women had accused entertainer of ‘inappropriate touching, insults and humiliation’ and ‘constant harassment’
Four incidents, 45 deaths and strikes over safety concerns: A week of crisis on Spanish rails
Network, in particular its high-speed lines, has suffered from lack of investment in maintenance in favour of expansion
The bar, the bogus cocaine deal and Spain’s battle with its ‘deep state’
Former MEP says drug case against him was fabricated as part of effort to bring down Spain’s insurgent left
Minister intervenes in Spanish cancer patient’s European case amid concerns over impact on Irish medical negligence cases
Involvement comes due to concern court judgment could cause an increase in Irish medical negligence cases
Commuter train derails near Barcelona, killing driver and injuring 20
Wall falls on track in second Spanish railway disaster of week after 42 died in crash near Córdoba
Spanish train operator orders speed limit on Madrid-Barcelona line following fatal crash
Faulty rail joint may be key to determining cause of derailment that led to collision two high-speed services
At least 40 killed and more than 150 injured in Spanish high-speed train crash
Bodies of victims found hundreds of metres away from site of ‘incredibly violent’ collision between two services near Córdoba
Shock, grief and bewilderment in Spain following high-speed rail crash
Transport minister Óscar Puente described the tragedy as ‘extremely strange’
‘Extremely strange’: Experts baffled by deadly high-speed train crash in Spain
First train derailed on straight section of track and had been recently renovated
Julio Iglesias denies sexual abuse allegations
Spanish singer says claims by former employees are ‘absolutely false’
What will €195,000 buy in Italy, France, Spain, the US and Roscommon?
One price, home and away: A renovated farmhouse in Co Roscommon, Valencian villa and more
Ireland would do well to pay close attention to differing housing policies in Spain
From Porto to Tallinn, the objective of a middle-class society of homeowners is under severe threat
Julio Iglesias accused of sexually assaulting former employees
Women who worked in singer’s homes in Dominican Republic and Bahamas say assaults happened in 2021
Why Spain’s prime minister is most vociferous EU leader criticising US on Venezuela
Pedro Sánchez warns that Donald Trump’s actions push Latin America towards ‘uncertainty, warmongering’
I once stayed in a hotel where the minibar was included in the price. I have been chasing that high ever since
A dear pal and I flew to Tenerife on New Year’s Eve to see in 2026 with a week in the winter sun
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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