EU’s six big economies seek move on capital market union despite Irish worries
Ireland and Luxembourg fear negative impact on domestic financial sectors
Italy
‘Australia left me cold’: Irish Times writers on their favourite - and most overrated - holiday destinations
Whether you’re in search of a 48-hour break, a hidden gem or a bucket-list trip, these experiences will fuel inspiration
Elites and Democracy by Hugo Drochon: Heavyweight contribution to long-running debate
Intensively researched and soberly written, but perhaps too academic for some
Ireland can learn a lot from Italy’s value-for-money health spend
Key factor is the lack of an evidence-based approach to health-service delivery
Temperatures to peak on Monday and Tuesday as heat dome hits Europe
Highest temperatures will be confined to France Spain and Portugal later this week
First look: Inside Grano’s new bakery and takeaway in Stoneybatter
Banco in Dublin 7 will serve pastries in the morning, focaccias at lunchtime and pizza in the evenings
Fiction in translation: ‘Chiquitita is a stunning achievement’
New from Agnes Lidbeck, Khalid Lyamlahy, Agnes de Clairville, Pedro Carmona-Alvarez, Fiston Mwanza Mujila and Claudia Piñeiro
Taoiseach raises abuse redress by religious orders with Pope Leo
Micheál Martin offers help of Irish officials involved in peace process to Vatican Middle East efforts
What can €190,000 buy in Mexico, Canada, Spain, Italy and Co Galway?
One price, home and away: A three-cone trulli in Puglia, thatched cottage in Galway and more
‘Like a dirty little secret’: How is AI being used in Irish primary schools?
Artificial intelligence has been compared to the ‘wild west’, and teachers say they need proper guidance
‘A true bombshell’: France pays winemakers to rip out vines amid crisis of unsold wine
France’s cherished vin culture faces a generational shift – and a costly surplus crisis
Bodies of four Italian divers found in Maldives
Bodies of all five missing divers now recovered after local diver also died during rescue mission
Maldives military diver dies in search for bodies of four Italians
Rescue diver suffered underwater decompression sickness and died after transfer to hospital
Italian philosophers rebel over plan to drop Marx from school curriculum
Meloni government accused of attempt to impose ‘right-wing hegemony’
Two very modern wines for the conscious drinker
Wines for the Weekend: These two Italians are lower in alcohol, organic and vegan
Irish Liverpool fan injured in Roma attack presents Dunboyne GAA jersey to Mo Salah
Liverpool and Ireland figures helped to fundraise for Seán Cox (60), who was left with brain injuries
Israel’s artists face isolation at Venice Biennale and prepare for booing at Eurovision
Unlike Eurovision, Ireland is not boycotting the Venice Biennale over Israel’s participation
What will €595,000 buy in Greece, Barbados, Italy, Portugal and Co Cork?
One price, home and away: A house by the Bandon, a villa featured on a BBC renovation show, and more
Marco Rubio to meet Pope Leo in first contact with US cabinet since Trump attack
Washington relations with Italy are strained following US president’s criticism of prime minister and pontiff
What will €530,000 buy in Portugal, Italy, France, Scotland and Co Cork?
One price, home and away: Portuguese manor with chapel and vineyard, French farmhouse and more
Rare copy of oldest poem in English language discovered by TCD researchers
Caedmon’s Hymn was written in the late seventh century in Old English by the English monk, author and scholar Bebe
The Italian opera house and the PM’s friend: How Venice appointment sparked a row
Appointment of Beatrice Venezi, a personal friend of Giorgia Meloni, had been mired in controversy from the outset
What will €975,000 buy in France, Italy, Brazil, Portugal and Co Wexford?
One price, home and away: A four-bed by the beach, a duplex in the heart of Paris and more
Italian sports minister dismisses plan for Azzurri to replace Iran at 2026 World Cup
Andrea Abodi says proposal put forward by a special envoy to Donald Trump ‘is firstly not possible, and secondly not appropriate’
Tourist charged with damaging 16th-century Florentine statue in pre-wedding prank
Police catch woman climbing 16th-century statue of Neptune to touch its genitals as a dare
Travelling by boat and train to Tuscany took longer and cost more, but I loved it
Long days on ferries and trains are tiring, but your arrival feels hard-won and you gain in other important ways
What will €385,000 buy in Montenegro, Italy, Bulgaria, France and Co Cork?
One price, home and away: from an 18th-century lodge on the shoreline in Bantry to a stone house overlooking the Bay of Kotor
Fact check: Has Ireland really introduced the ‘largest fuel assistance package in Europe’?
Britain introduced no measures for the current fuel crisis but has not reversed the 6 cent cut in excise from 2022
Orbán’s defeat a blow to nationalist parties in advance of key European votes
Momentum of hard right falters before elections in France, Italy, Slovakia and Serbia
Nato split over US access to European bases
Deepening rift within Nato fuels fears Trump could use Iran war as pretext to scale back US commitment to Europe’s defence
Frank McNally on a Dublin woman’s attempt to assassinate Mussolini, 100 years ago
It’s hard to say for sure what drove Violet Gibson
Ireland’s fuel protests cause travel chaos; disposable vapes ban under fire
Italy has complained to the European Commission about Irish plans to ban disposable vapes
Italy challenges Irish plan to ban disposable vapes in rare intervention
Department of Health legislation to ban single-use vapes criticised as disproportionate by Rome
You, Me & Tuscany review: another patronising Hollywood comedy replete with thumping stereotypes
A dazzled and bemused Halle Bailey leads this rattlebrained romcom from Kat Coiro
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