Greece

Travelling with children can be intimidating, but a cruise ship experience is a great option for the solo parent, finds Yvonne Reddin

Cyprus remains the EU’s sole divided country and Nicosia its only divided capital

Temperatures soaring above 40 degrees in Europe puts holidaymakers at higher risk of short-term and long-term injury

A new report says a ‘lack of vision and strategy’ threatens a sector that accounts for 30% of Greek GDP. The government’s response is worrying

PM says initiative was made necessary by twin perils of shrinking population and shortage of skilled workers

Outrage as blaze on Hydra burns part of island’s only pine forest

Portuguese resort Albufeira is the hottest destination for post-exam trips this year, while the Greek island of Zante is popular among south Dublin schools

CCTV footage showed the presenter near marina in the village of Pedi

Tightening border controls under EU migration pact paves the way for further “border violence”, says Dr Niamh Keady-Tabbal

A search and rescue operation is under way in Symi, one of the Dodecanese Islands

It’s an effective way to save on holiday expenses, but is it worth the effort involved in arranging a swap and getting your house in order?

United Nations says about 500 more people on board died in one of the deadliest boat accidents in the Mediterranean

Greek economist believes Ireland was bullied into bailout, Greeks pay German prices on Bulgarian wages and global economy has moved into technofeudalism

Greece Letter: Country has a strong government, with New Democracy back in power holding an overall majority. But younger people are disaffected by ongoing social and structural problems

In a decision tourism officials call a world first, up to 25,000 affected holidaymakers will be eligible for compensation

Greece Letter: Parliament voted to legalise same-sex marriages and loosen state control over universities, but for many these reforms go too far

176 MPs from across political spectrum voted in favour of bill on Thursday night

Polls show Greeks are split on the issue, with the Orthodox Church saying homosexuality is a sin, while many in the LGBT+ community believe it does not go far enough

I am still amazed by the imbecility of people who know about my condition but nevertheless say: ‘Surely one little drink wouldn’t hurt you?’

With increasing multinational hotel chains, minimal consideration has been paid to the impact on landscape, history, culture, or the lives of people

Greece has political stability but, as things stand, no solution to rising hardship

Death of Sinéad O’Connor, Dublin riots and RTÉ pay scandal were just some of the stories to hold readers’ attention this year

Humans have long been able to imagine complex machinery, but we only rarely have the societal resources to achieve it

The Greek friezes are not the only artefacts to end up in the British Museum in dubious circumstances

We risk losing the race to save our glaciers and to rein in sea level rise, World Meteorological Organisation report warns

Athens has repeatedly called on British Museum to return 2,500-year-old marbles removed from Parthenon temple in 1806

Cathal Meehan crowdfunding to raise money for ‘lengthy and costly’ legal action over wife’s death from botulism

Molly Manning Walker’s nail-biting debut feature was a deserving winner at Cannes

Five foodie destinations that have plenty to offer, along with a reputation for keeping you well-fed as you explore

Building major flood defences take years, so investment should begin right away

Greece Letter: Athens has too often adopted a subservient attitude to Europe and the US

Ireland’s attacking options enhanced by returns of Evan Ferguson, Mikey Johnston and Callum Robinson

Mayor of Volos says power outages caused by storm and flooding plunged 80% of city into darkness

Michaël Edwards explores linguistic ambiguities and errors in the Bible that arise from the interaction of different languages, cultures and beliefs

Radio: The RTÉ presenter discusses crises big and small, from Libya and Morocco to RTÉ and dodgy Greek hooch

More than 885 people have been rescued so far and six have been reported missing in Greece alone as waters rise by more than 2m

UN secretary general António Guterres says climate breakdown has begun as deaths from floods in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey reach 14

European Court of Justice says Frontex agency was not responsible for asylum processes in landmark case decision

Three people missing in central Spain and one person killed in Greece amid heavy rain

Greece Letter: The two countries have agreed to make a joint submission to the Hague to settle historic territorial disputes