Andrea Bocelli: ‘My son, Johnny Depp, Ed Sheeran and Russell Crowe made pasta together, and were up until 6am’
A year in which the Italian tenor celebrates his luminous 30-year career will be rounded off by a well-earned Christmas at home
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John Wilson: Two classic Italian wines that won’t break the bank
Wines for the Weekend: A Chianti and a Gavi from Tesco to enjoy over Christmas
What will €190,000 buy in Italy, the US, Greece, France and Kilkenny?
A six-cone trullo in Bari, a desert-decor timeshare in Arizona, a surfer’s studio in the Basque country, a stone-built home in Corfu or a woodlands cottage outside Inistioge?
Some less expensive bottles of wine can lack flavour, but not this one
Wines for the Weekend: These two Italian wines from Aldi offer great value for money
The Italian job: In Dubai, you eat on the go. In Tuscany? Lunch is two hours minimum, and you savour every bite
Following a post-holiday dream, Irish-born Niall O’Toole and his family now run a wine and holiday business in Tuscany
What will €185,000 buy in Norway, Croatia, France, Italy and Kilkenny?
Scandi-chic island home, new apartment off the Dalmatian coast, rustic French farmhouse and more
US plans to reopen embassy in Kyiv after threat of Russian attack
Ukraine reportedly launches first strike on Russia with British Storm Shadow cruise missiles
Deal struck to approve senior EU commissioners
MEPs set to sign off on Spanish and Italian commissioners, whose approval had been bogged down in row
What will €350,000 buy in Greece, Italy, France, Portugal and Galway?
One price, home and away: A three-storey maisonette in Attica, a bungalow in Connemara and more
Italian city in Amanda Knox case wants to move on. A new TV series won’t let it
A TV series about events in Perugia 17 years ago was filming in the city this month
The Irish Times view on Italy’s refugee policy: a setback for Meloni
A judge ruled that seven men brought to Albania by an Italian warship on Friday cannot be detained in Albania
Ken Doherty of Assassination Custard takes a culinary tour of the ancient Italian cave-dwelling town of Matera
Armed with an exhaustive list of things to eat and chew over, this magnificent archaic puzzle of a place wouldn’t leave me hungry
Ian Griffiths of Max Mara: ‘I wanted to make the point subtly that the desire for luxury will never diminish’
The creative director has gone back to his Venetian design roots in a collection full of signature flourishes and playful detailing
What will €200,000 buy in Spain, France, Italy, the US or Tipperary?
A rustic home with shared pool in the Umbrian hills, a farmhouse in Brittany and more
European asylum policy continues to shift to the right
Under pressure from the far right, focus of EU leaders moves to more deportations and tighter borders
What will €340,000 buy in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Bali and Co Carlow?
A townhouse with sea views on the Algarve, a contemporary apartment in Palma, abig apartment in a palazzo on Sicily’s Riviera, a Balinese villa or a detached dormer in Tullow
‘Slow travel? I like travelling using fastest modes. But I’m persuaded to go on a 16-day trip designed around trains’
Tipperary woman Phoebe Moore and Moneer Seify headed on a journey from London-Paris-Marseille-Hyères-Genova-Bologna-Venice
What will €325,000 buy in Cyprus, Canada, France, Italy and Connemara?
Period homes in Aosta and Camburat, a rural hideaway near Quebec or a lakeshore house in Carraroe
Gerry Thornley: Italian rugby making tangible strides despite many obstacles at home and abroad
With friends like World Rugby and the EPCR, Italian rugby needs few enemies – but imagine what a World Cup in Italy would do for the sport in that country?
Yacht sinking: Mike Lynch drowned with deaths of three others still under investigation following postmortems
Inquests hear investigations under way into how Bayesian sank off coast of Sicily in August
What will €199,000 buy in France, Italy, Sweden, Romania and Leitrim?
One price, home and away: Old cut-stone houses in Limousin and Umbria, rural retreats in Vastra Gotaland and Hunedoara or a lakeside cabin near Ballinamore
Slow travel allows you to escape the busy world: Here’s how to do it
Get away from it all by road, rail, ramble or sail in Ireland and farther afield
Totò Schillaci obituary: Striker who shot to global fame in the summer of 1990
Salvatore Schillaci became the unlikely personification of Italy’s notti magiche, or magical nights
Central Europe counts cost of floods as Storm Boris prompts evacuations in Italy
EU pledges billions to repair efforts after deadly and devastating inundation
Irish Liverpool fan (50s) killed after being struck by car in Italy
Philip Dooley had travelled to Bergamo for club’s Tuesday night Champions League fixture
Rescue ship tries to save minds as well as bodies on the Mediterranean
MSF tackles challenge of providing mental healthcare to traumatised asylum seekers and refugees
When I found my book on Blinkist I wasn’t sure how affronted to be
Blinkist takes non-fiction titles and grinds them down into a dense mulch that resembles a literary version of a protein shake
Irish woman dies after being swept out to sea off coast of Sardinia
Death is the second involving an Irish citizen on the Italian island in a week
Body recovered in search for Irish hiker (39) missing in Sardinia since Friday
Man understood to have become separated from his brothers during hike in remote region
Tech tycoon Mike Lynch likely died of suffocation in yacht, postmortem indicates
Tycoon with Irish roots died of suffocation after running out of oxygen, an investigative source says. Further forensic tests have been ordered all seven victims, with results expected in the coming weeks
Irishman (39) reported missing on hiking trip in Sardinia
It is believed the man was hiking with his brothers when they split up
Sicily yacht sinking: Four victims on vessel died of suffocation, autopsies suggest
Tech tycoon Mike Lynch and six other people were killed when the family yacht sank in stormy weather on August 19th
Former Belfast schoolboy rugby player lands spot at prestigious Italian ballet academy
Oscar Hunter (18), who is 6ft 4ins, only tried ballet for first time 18 months ago
Kidnap, extortion and murder in the Mediterranean: ‘He’s giving us one option. If you don’t go, he’ll kill you’
Interviews with migrants on a rescue ship help trace their routes to Europe, which can often include legal or semi-legal portions
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