Killer drones and frontline robots: Ukraine’s new weapons industry
Short of manpower and might, Kviv has devised a machine-based modern war strategy instead
Spain
Hantavirus: Countries track passengers who disembarked cruise ship where five cases confirmed
Three people died in the outbreak on the MV Hondius as WHO says risk to general public remains ‘low’
Spain’s all‑night partying gives way to afternoon drinking and early nights
What began during Covid curfews has become a popular, permanent reset of Spanish social hours for many
Hantavirus-hit cruise: Officials make plans to repatriate two Irish passengers
The Department of Health said that decisions regarding repatriation will be taken ‘depending on their medical status, following public health guidance’
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship leaves for Tenerife after three people are evacuated
Swiss case brings virus outbreak to a total of eight, three of them confirmed by laboratory testing
Israeli court extends detention of two activists arrested aboard Gaza-bound flotilla
The activists were part of a second Global Sumud flotilla, launched in an attempt to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza
Irrational response to Middle East conflict risks slowing transition to renewable energy
What was disturbing to this observer was the hostile focus, yet again, on Ireland’s carbon tax
Gerry Hutch officially listed as candidate for Dublin Central byelection
Gangland figure has refused to disclose extent of his property assets in advance of May 22nd polling day
Gerry Hutch’s life in Lanzarote
In the News podcast: The veteran Dublin criminal has been a long-time Spanish resident
Pregnant and in a panic I bought, not shoes, but an apartment abroad
On Spain’s windy edge, life became richer in what matters – good food, friendship and 11am coffees
Gerry Hutch’s Spanish property assets frozen as part of money-laundering investigation
Gangland figure and Dublin Central byelection candidate has refused to detail property holdings
Europe’s air temperatures becoming ‘dangerously high’, amid record heatwaves in 2025
Temperatures exceeded 30 degrees inside Arctic Circle as entire continent suffered extreme weather
From Navan to Valencia: ‘They refer to the Irish here as the Latins of the north’
Wild Geese: Martin Hayes is a lawyer in the Spanish city
Talks between US and Iran set to resume in Pakistan
UK and Spain rebuff reports of punishment by US over war stance as clashes continue in Lebanon
Spanish PM Sánchez criticises Trump’s war on Iran as ‘illegal and a big mistake’
Europe caught in a ‘dangerous situation’ amid wars in Iran and Ukraine, Danish prime minister tells EU summit in Cyprus
Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from Nato over Iran rift, source says
Memo also includes option to consider reassessing US diplomatic support for long-standing European ‘imperial possessions’ such as the Falkland Islands
US troop numbers passing through Shannon soar 80%
More than 3,000 US troops passed through airport during March after Iran conflict started
‘Substantial shift’ among EU states on Israel, says McEntee
Government ‘making progress’ on Occupied Territories Bill, says Minister for Foreign Affairs
Spain’s ‘greatest matador’ gored by bull in comeback from retirement
José Antonio Morante de la Puebla, whose comeback attracted large crowds, left with a gash in his buttock
Bid to extradite Daniel Kinahan may be first real test of Ireland-UAE treaty
Any challenge by Kinahan to 2025 extradition treaty could take several months
Why we will never be self-sufficient when it comes to meeting demand for food
Basic income supports would encourage more vegetable growers
‘Issues’ over international protection Bill, says Connolly on first visit overseas
President strongly defends UN and warns democracy is under threat while attending Barcelona gathering of left-leaning leaders
Government and civil servants uneasy over President’s choice of first overseas trip
Catherine Connolly will meet Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, but not her counterpart, the king of Spain
Why are prices so low in Spain when Ireland has the most expensive electricity in Europe?
Wholesale energy prices in Spain are among the cheapest in Europe but are surging elsewhere
Having a baby: can you and your employer afford it?
Ireland offers more generous time off than most countries, but low level of financial support means many parents cannot afford to take it
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
China courts America’s allies as US-dominated world order recedes
Beijing presents itself as a responsible and reluctant hegemon, as Xi Jinping meets leaders from UAE, Vietnam and Spain
Spanish immigration offices threaten strike action over planned migrant amnesty
PM Pedro Sánchez described drive as an act of justice and economic necessity due to country’s ageing population
Spanish prime minister’s wife charged with corruption
Pedro Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, charged after investigation triggered by group with far-right links
I went to PortAventura World without children and remembered how to have fun again
Want to release stress? Try primal screaming at an adventure park. Just don’t bring the kids
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
Picasso’s war masterpiece triggers Spanish political spat
Basque president labelled ‘oikish’ for requesting transfer of Guernica painting to Bilbao’s Guggenheim Museum
Three Irish cyclists hospitalised after being hit by car in Spain
Injured trio part of nine-person group from Cork that had travelled to Alicante for cycling holiday
European leaders welcome US-Iran ceasefire as a ‘step back from the brink’
Joint statement welcomes truce and urges ‘quick progress towards a substantive negotiated settlement’
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