Designer Louise Kennedy: ‘I loved being on the shop floor. I thought my parents had bought Harrods’
The celebrated designer on dressing Irish presidents, how fashion has changed and the future of her luxury brand
Italy
How Ireland’s athletes made their mark at 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy
Ben Lynch saved the best Irish result until last when finishing eighth in Friday’s freestyle skiing halfpipe final
‘A huge achievement’: Ireland’s winter Olympians hailed amid Dublin homecoming
Anabelle Zurbay, Cormac Comerford, Ben Lynch and Thomas Maloney Westgård arrive back from Milano Cortina
‘Avoid crew number 21, the Israeli one’: Italian broadcaster apologises for off-air remark
Comment was directed at producers before coverage of the four-man bobsleigh event at the Winter Olympics
Johannes Klæbo is among the greatest athletes most people have never heard of
The 29-year-old from Norway has already won 10 Olympic gold medals in cross-country skiiing and he’s not finished yet
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
A Sicilian Man by Caroline Moorehead: Leonardo Sciascia’s ‘consciousness of doubt’
Biography explores the writings of Italian author who regularly took swipes at the church, the state and, most dangerously, the Mafia
What will €650,000 buy in France, Italy, Greece, Barbados and Co Offaly?
One price, home and away: A renovated five-bed bungalow, a three-bed beach apartment and more
Ben Lynch on Olympic freestyle skiing: ‘It’s a very cool sport when you get into it’
If it wasn’t for an old trampoline, the 23-year-old might well have ended up in rowing
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
‘The more I read about Italy, the more I don’t want to go back’
Gabriele Frattaroli, who moved to Dublin 12 years ago, grew up with the idea that food in northern Europe was ‘inedible’
Suspected sabotage disrupts Italian rail network on first full day of Winter Olympics
Police report three separate incidents near Bologna that caused train delays of over two hours
Anabelle Zurbay: ‘In my school, it’s actually kind of normal to become an Olympian’
Gen Z skier, among the youngest in Winter Olympics slalom events, is Ireland’s only woman in four-strong team
Bangladesh’s health system cracks under weight of climate change and industrial pollution
Dhaka, the world’s second most populous city, faces healthcare crisis that is ‘impossible’ to cope with
Art to travel for: From Rothko in Florence to David Lynch in Berlin and Abramović in Copenhagen
There’s plenty to spice up a city break across Europe in the first six months of the year
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
‘We’re in a horror film’: Landslide leaves Sicily town teetering on a cliff edge
Crumbling hillside after intense rain threatens to destroy more of Niscemi’s buildings and historic centre
Up to 380 people feared dead in attempt to cross Mediterranean during cyclone
Maltese authorities confirm 50 deaths following shipwreck with just one survivor who was at sea for 24 hours
Trump is an anarchic toddler, constantly causing upheaval as the un-American president
The president has pulverised our national ideals, leaving the US seen as sinister, selfish, unruly and at everybody’s throats
Italian fashion designer Valentino dies aged 93
Brand founder ranked alongside Giorgio Armani and Karl Lagerfeld as the last of a leading generation of designers
Italian discoveries: four exciting wines from the north of Italy
John Wilson: Alto Piemonte has passed through cycles of fame and failure, but it’s now definitely on the up
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
Mercosur no vote is performative and achieves nothing
Once-all-powerful farming lobby has been taken for fools with Ireland’s meaningless vote against trade deal
Meloni may soon be Italy’s longest-serving postwar leader – but can her government deliver?
Italian prime minister has brought political stability, but not economic growth. What can she accomplish before facing voters in 2027?
If RTÉ feels it is under pressure then it should look at what is happening across Europe
Public broadcasters are under scrutiny like never before and even their legitimacy is being questioned
Ryanair passengers face delays after Italy’s Bergamo airport halts flights
Ryanair passengers faced delays due to technical issues
WT Cosgrave wrote of ‘highest esteem’ for Mussolini as he tried to save Franciscan garden
Fascist dictator’s Roman revival plans involved a new road through St Isidore’s
Italy arrests nine suspects over €7m allegedly diverted to Hamas through charities
Anti-mafia and anti-terrorism units investigate after suspicious transactions flagged
Ryanair fined €255.8m by Italian watchdog for abuse of position in travel agent dealings
Irish carrier vows to appeal what it calls a ‘bizarre’ and ‘unsound’ decision
Stay-at-home young people are angry over housing but at least they’re happier than Italians
Plus: Santa defends the deer, selling milk to the lactose intolerant and a Eurovision we’re still in
What will €390,000 buy in Italy, Scotland, Australia, Portugal and Co Donegal?
One price, home and away: from a villa overlooking Lake Como to a thatched cottage in Killybegs
What will €199,000 buy in Spain, France, Morocco, Italy and Co Kerry?
One price, home and away: from a villa with guest apartment in Alicante to a cottage by the sea in Ballybunion
Court ruling to remove children of UK-Australian couple living in woods divides Italy
Decision to remove children comes after they and their parents ate poisonous mushrooms and ended up in hospital
The Hindu-Arabic numerals: a blessing for modern civilisation
We have Fibonacci to thank for introducing Europe to the numeration system we use every day
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