Irishwoman in El Salvador: I’m 60 and moved halfway around the world. Everything is different
Life in El Salvador: ‘I’ve climbed a volcano and used Bitcoin. I live with the roar of motorbikes and ire-filled preachers’
Spain
Luis Rubiales kiss trial could be a benchmark for Spanish society
Former football boss accused of sexual assault
Five days in San Sebastián and Bilbao: Both Basque cities are beautiful but one became my favourite
Delicious pintxos, extraordinary art and easy-going locals – what’s not to love about a short-hop trip to the two northern cities?
‘When I see the words fáilte abhaile in the airport, I know I’m home’
More than 5,000 people gained Irish citizenship this week at ceremonies in Dublin
Spain to give legal status to 25,000 migrants affected by Valencia floods
Measure aims to ‘protect foreigners in situations of maximum vulnerability’
Hillwalking in Andalucía: ‘It feels like we are participants in Squid Game, on our way to a sticky end’
Walking in the Sierra de Mijas - what could be nicer? We haven’t a notion, however, of how challenging the trails will be
What will €185,000 buy in France, Spain, Italy, Japan and Leitrim?
A classic country home in Vienne, a townhouse with saltwater pool in Mallorca, a restored village house in Tuscany, a ski chalet in Appi Kogen or a light-filled three-bed in Carrigallen
‘He was so talented.’ Sister of former champion boxer found murdered in Spain tells of family’s ‘living nightmare’
As a young fighter John George’s future seemed full of promise – Carl Frampton was among those he defeated – until ‘one night ruined his life’, says his sister Courtney
What will €200,000 buy in Italy, France, Spain, Brazil and Wicklow?
A Tuscan farmhouse with an olive grove, a stone-cut home with mountain views and more
Two Spanish wines: A classic white that’s light in alcohol and a red to go with roasts
Wines for the Weekend: Verdejo can taste uncannily like sauvignon blanc, while Rioja Reserva is a favourite of Irish drinkers
I’ve discovered padel, and it has been a wonderful revelation
It turns out I have a pretty decent lob. For balance, I should mention that at one point I also accidentally whacked myself on the forehead with a racquet
Crime fiction: Quirky killers, an offbeat cop and the grimier side of Paris and the Costa Blanca
Declan Burke reviews Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse, Asia Mackay’s A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage, Uketsu’s Strange Pictures, Sam Blake’s The Killing Sense and Esther García Llovet’s Spanish Beauty
What will €50,000 buy in France, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Donegal?
A charming French country house, a partial-project in northwest Spain, a doer-upper in Portugal’s wine country, a maisonette on Crete or a former filling station in Raphoe?
Autopsy on Belfast man murdered in Spain shows he was stabbed before being shot
The remains of John George (37), who went missing in Spain before Christmas, were found in Rojales, near Alicante
Online travel agencies ‘substantially overcharging’ for Ryanair services, court hears
Ryanair DAC has brought High Court proceedings against Spanish company eDreams Odigeo SA
‘Rome is a fantastic city to live in, but it’s very complicated. It’s a mess of a place. Madrid is clean. Everything works’
Wild Geese: Barry Haughian works for Ukrainian telco Intellias in the Spanish capital
Dozens injured and several trapped after ski lift collapses in Spain
Ten people needed to be treated in hospital, including two who were seriously injured
Fifty people die during crossing to Canary Islands, says Spanish charity
Total of 10,547 migrants died trying to reach Spain by boat last year, according to monitoring group Caminando Fronteras
What will €230,000 buy in the Dominican Republic, Norway, La Gomera, Fuerteventura and Mayo?
A sleek villa in the Caribbean, an apartment on Norway’s western seaboard, a country-style house on La Gomera, a townhouse on the edge of Fuerteventura’s capital or a semi-D with a 100m-long garden in Ballina?
Catalan nationalists threaten government over failed promise claims
Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez expected to reject demand for confidence vote
Spain proposes 100% tax on homes bought by non-EU residents
PM Pedro Sánchez unveils a number of measures in a bid to quell mounting anger over housing costs
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It’s not just Ireland: Spain moves to counter its own housing crisis
Spanish prime minister unveils raft of measures to ease rents and house price inflation
Irish woman (21) who died rock-climbing in Spain named as Dublin student Eve McCarthy
Dublin student Eve McCarthy fell to death in popular climbing area near coastal city of Malaga
Avant Money informs Irish customers that it will become full fledged bank here in April
Nonbank lender currently offers mortgages, credit cards and personal loans
Spain divided over anniversary of dictator Franco’s death
Far-right attacks ‘absurd necrophilia’ 50 years on
Where to go for an overseas mini-break taking in wine tastings and good food
How to Drink Better: Prioritise cities with short direct flights from Ireland, and at most a short connecting train journey
Hottest year on record as 2024 breaks 1.5 degrees global warming limit
A single year exceeding that limit does not mean the Paris Agreement threshold has been broken, but we’re ‘dangerously close’
Man arrested after body found in hunt for Belfast man missing in Spain
Man (32) held after discovery of body believed to be that of father of two John George
Body of missing Belfast man believed to have been found in Spain
John George (31) failed to return from a holiday in Alicante last month
John Gilligan arrested in Spain again after police search and drug seizure
Veteran crime boss arrested in 2020 in Spain, though later spared prison, taken into custody just before Christmas over allegations of continued involvement in drugs trade
Spanish government rift over shorter working week breaks into the open
Labour minister accuses economy minister of ‘siding with employers’ as dispute intensifies
Family of Belfast man missing in Spain urge PSNI to take more ‘proactive’ role
John George was last in contact with family on December 14th from the south of Spain
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