In search of Pietro Bossi: The Italian craftsman shrouded in the mystery of his life in Dublin
Examples of the stucco worker and marble inlayer’s pieces can be found in Áras an Uachtaráin and Hugh Lane Gallery
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What will €595,000 buy in France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Co Meath?
One price, home and away: A thatched cottage near Carnaross, a restored 17th-century villa in Normandy, and more
The EU has a chance to expand. It may not get another soon
With populists on the rise and elections approaching across Europe, Brussels is scrambling to advance enlargement plans
Inside Italy’s reluctant embrace of air conditioning: ‘How can you live without it?’
For generations, many Italians treated chilled air as a threat to their health – until now
What will €699,000 buy in Italy, Morocco, Scotland, Portugal and Cork?
A Georgian-style home overlooking Bantry Bay, a restored farmhouse near Lucca, a traditional Morrocan riad and more
Europe looks old and broke to its lenders, but it’s not the only region with problems
Lenders must choose between countries behaving like a bingeing entrepreneur, an elderly but reputable business owner and an indebted aristocrat
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni faces a challenge from the right
Macho ex-general calls for a ‘Mediterranean patriarchy’
Youth unemployment still well above pre-crash levels
New report underlines problems facing young people seeking work
‘De-demonisation’ of Europe’s far right clears ground for resurgence of fascist ideas
World View: Historians unconvinced by deliberate forgetfulness in France and Italy, while German leader sounds alarm
Is that a solar farm, or a train track? In one Swiss town, it’s both
Placing solar panels between the rails has proven so successful that the idea is spreading to Italy, France and South Korea
Ronan Dunne goes to worlds with lowered expectations but happy to be on bike after horror injury
‘I felt it and heard it, it was pretty loud bang. I looked down and my leg was pretty loose’
We’re not the best or worst, but we could be great if we were as brave as our emigrants
Nothing like Dublin in the drizzle to ignite dreams of moving Down Under or somewhere closer
At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves
Excess mortality in Germany, France and Spain alone has already exceeded 25,000, according to provisional figure
Looking to move abroad? Here’s what you need to know
Don’t let tax make your decision, adviser warns, as rules vary according to country and type of income and are subject to change
A visit to Verona during opera season: a city rich in treasures
The city in northern Italy offers pleasures for music and history buffs alike
Irish people who live where we holiday abroad: ‘My only regret, I didn’t move sooner’
Five Irish people on that niggling holiday question: What would it be it like to live here?
‘Is that a body in the water?’ Flying over the ‘mass grave’ that is the Mediterranean Sea
The union is accused of collaborating with encouraging ‘extremely violent’ Libyan militias in the Mediterranean in a bid to stop people fleeing war, poverty, persecution and climate change
The Irish Times view on Europe’s borders: frontline of a new reality
War does not begin when the tanks roll across the border
Suit you, sir! Elegance and craft from a South Korean tailor, with that touch of Italian style
‘The tailors spoke Neapolitan dialect – famously challenging even for Italians to master’
Spain and Morocco bolster security to prevent new border rush
Social media activity puts authorities on alert
Spain announces immediate border controls with Italy in migration dispute
Italy says it would not bow to ‘ultimatums or impositions’ from Madrid
‘Tourists are untouchable’: How Naples’ mafia is cashing in on the city’s boom
As visitors flock to the Italian city in record numbers, the Camorra has found lucrative new opportunities in bars, B&Bs and beach businesses
Refuse collectors help woman recover discarded €1m lottery ticket after emptying bin truck
Workers spent more than day sifting through rubbish
How are European destinations popular with Irish tourists affected by extreme weather?
Thousands of tourists have faced evacuation and rescue from wildfires as temperatures remain high
Ireland to urge solidarity with Spain in aftermath of migrant crisis in Ceuta
Jim O’Callaghan will aim to take temperature down at emergency meeting after Spain and Italy traded barbs
Ireland convenes meeting of EU ministers to discuss Spain’s Ceuta crisis
More than 50,000 people crossed into the Spanish territory from Morocco on Thursday and Friday
Spanish PM calls for urgent EU meeting after ‘selfish’ responses to Ceuta crisis
Pedro Sánchez condemns Italy and other member states after deadly mass crossing into Spanish enclave
Franco Baresi, former AC Milan and Italy defender, dies aged 66
SOCCER-ITALY/BARESI (PIX):Former AC Milan and Italy defender Baresi dead at 66
Vittorio Angelone: ‘People in the South never have to assert their Irishness’
The Belfast-born comedian on identity, Italian traditions and ‘posh English boys splitting the G’
Investigators suspect use of heavy machinery sparked record wildfires in France and Spain
Greece and Italy face heightened risk as authorities manage to contain fires near Bordeaux and Madrid
Irish ‘mammy’ salad to South African braai: Chefs share their favourite tastes of summer
Chefs and restaurateurs around Ireland share their favourite summer food memories
France evacuates tourist sites as battles against wildfires in Europe continue
Blaze in hilly terrain west of Madrid has become Spain’s largest on record, burning across 50,000 hectares
Roberto Saviano on the Kinahans, living under threat from the Mafia and similarities between Ireland and Italy
Discovery of alliance between Naples Camorra and Kinahan cartel ‘one of the most significant chapters in recent global drug trafficking’
Meloni calls for full investigation after Moroccan man killed during arrest in Italy
PM condemns anti-police protests that have become violent in wake of Abderrahim Fakir’s death in Bologna
What will €575,000 buy in France, Italy, Greece, Spain and Co Clare?
One price, home and away: An A-rated home on the Shannon, a colourful Italian villa and more
Dublin firm can market drug in most of Europe following Dutch firm’s failed injunction bid
Medicine called Neoatricon is used to treat low blood pressure
Former Italian motorway chief sentenced to 12 years in prison over fatal Genoa bridge collapse
Giovanni Castellucci was one of 57 people on trial in connection with incident that killed 43 people
TCD launches new EU-wide project aiming to boost public confidence in drone services
Manna is listed among partners in the project who will provide demonstrations of how their drone services work
Let’s not forget lessons learned the hard way about environmental protection
The Seveso disaster was a turning point for Europe
What will €1.75m buy in Portugal, Italy, the US, France and Cork?
A family home near Monkstown, a villa in Puglia, a townhouse on Palm Beach and more
Two wines new to Dunnes, including a Sicilian grillo for €10
Wines for the Weekend: Grillo is one of the most widely planted indigenous white grape varieties in Sicily
Irish in the EU: ‘The Italians enjoy life and savour what it has to offer’
Ireland could learn lessons from the adopted homes of its citizens
Irish holidaymakers leave belongings and flee French wildfires
More than 10,000 evacuated near Perpignan as blaze threatened villages close to French border with Spain
The Italian villages and towns hoping to attract Irish retirees
Incentive aims to bring new life to towns in central and southern Italy hit by depopulation and economic stagnation
Irish in Europe: ‘I love how affordable it is. There’s none of your €8 pints’
Irish people living on the Continent talk about the cost of living, weather, language, proximity to war and what they would change about Ireland
John Wilson: I think this might just be the perfect summer wine
It’s time for the Beaujolais of Italy to shine in its own right
What will €350,000 buy in Italy, Greece, France, Spain and Co Roscommon?
One price, home and away: an extended cottage in Athleague, a renovated period townhouse in Lazio, a French villa beside a national park, and more
Dangerously high temperatures forecast to return to western Europe next week
Parts of central, eastern and southern Europe are sweltering this week with Budapest forecast to exceed 40 degrees today
Meloni electoral plan ‘authoritarian’ Italy’s opposition says
Opposition parties say prime minister’s proposed reforms aim to tilt next year’s general elections in her favour
‘It is actually unbearable’: Irish travellers in Europe’s heat dome
In Spain, Italy and France, Irish people report staying indoors with the shutters down and suffering through uncomfortably hot nights, with some pledging ‘never again’
What will €710,000 buy in Switzerland, France, Greece, Italy and Co Westmeath?
One price, home and away: Bungalow with equestrian facilities, Swiss chalet and more
France records hottest day ever as 40 drown in heatwave scorching across Europe
High temperatures believed to be linked to the deaths of two young children in their family car on Monday
Hot weather warning as Ireland set for temperatures of up to 30 degrees this week
Hot spell comes amid heatwave in Europe, with some countries facing highs of above 40
Met Éireann forecasts temperatures of up to 30 degrees in Ireland due to heat dome
Dry sunny days and muggy nights in store until Thursday, Met Éireann says
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