Spain

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

Missing Irish woman in Gran Canaria found ‘safe and well’

Nicole Claire Ryan (46) was reported missing by her family on Sunday

Google Street View captures clue in Spanish missing person case

Google Maps car takes image showing man with a white bag in the boot of a car

An Irishman in Basque Country: ‘My first encounter with a tortilla came out of necessity. Now I order one out of desire’

From my experience of them in Ireland I expected a bland flavour. How wrong I was

If you like refreshing unoaked whites and quality reds, try these

Wines for the Weekend: Both wines this week are new to Lidl and are on special offer - while stocks last

John Banville at the Prado in Madrid: ‘I’d say the Caravaggio in Ireland is a lot better’

Writer is one of a group of novelists taking residence in apartment overlooking acclaimed museum

Spain’s former king faces tax fraud allegations

Investigation into Juan Carlos was closed after he made payments

Deal struck to approve senior EU commissioners

MEPs set to sign off on Spanish and Italian commissioners, whose approval had been bogged down in row

Rafa Nadal makes emotional exit after Davis Cup defeat

As stellar tennis career ends, Spanish former world number one says he was ‘just a kid that followed their dreams’

Believe Nothing Until it is Officially Denied: Claud Cockburn and the Invention of Guerrilla Journalism - A manic press career

Patrick Cockburn remains detached but proud of father’s career as determined, ruthless revolutionary

Fallout over Spanish floods threatens formation of new European Commission

Conservatives agitating to block appointment of Socialist government’s nominee, Teresa Ribera, in bitter row over blame for flooding failures

Nine things we learned about state of the planet and turbulent climate geopolitics from first week of Cop29

A chasm remains between countries who believe carbon pollution is the source of our collective ills and those who believe oil and gas are to be used to drive their economies

Spanish official blames flood alert failure on Madrid, not his long lunch

Head of Valencia regional government spent three hours with a journalist on day emergency alerts were sent out late

Torrential rain expected in Malaga and Tarragona as Spain shuts schools and evacuates residents

Emergency workers recovered the bodies of two young brothers aged three and five who were carried away by floods in the Valencian town of Torrent two weeks ago

Spain braces for new storms as flooding disaster’s political fallout continues

Eight Spanish areas were once again put on alert on Tuesday for heavy rain, high waves, and strong winds in the Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencia

Washing up in Iberia: ‘We realised we weren’t ever going to sail the world, so we moved ashore and sold the boat’

Plans changed when this family paid a visit to a little piece of paradise during a round-the-world yacht trip

Women walking Camino de Santiago speak of ‘terrifying’ sexual harassment

Sexual aggression ‘endemic’ on route through Spain, Portugal and France with solo female pilgrims at risk

Spain: Tens of thousands protest in Valencia over handling of fatal flooding by authorities

More than 220 people died in one of Europe’s worst natural disasters in decades with regional leader accused of issuing warning too late

Spain floods: calls for resignation of Valencia leader

Politician Carlos Mazón’s whereabouts on the day of disaster under scrutiny

What will €200,000 buy in Spain, France, Italy, the US or Tipperary?

A rustic home with shared pool in the Umbrian hills, a farmhouse in Brittany and more

Spanish police seek DNA samples for missing in wake of deadly floods

More than €10bn to be set aside to help victims, prime minister Pedro Sánchez says

Mud-slinging spreads as Spain struggles to manage floods tragedy

Anger boils over as Valencians vent fury at ruling class

‘Whoever does the schedule should take a good look at themselves’: La Liga carries on despite floods

With Spain still mourning Valencia’s victims, why did the national league play on?

Spain floods: 7,500 troops deployed to disaster zone, strong hailstorm lashes Barcelona

Death toll from flooding in eastern region reaches 217 amid growing anger over slow response

Irish woman in Valencia: ‘Living in a fourth floor apartment means we still have a home’

Spain floods: Christine Connolly said no rain fell where she lives but her village was inundated with floodwater from elsewhere

Residents throw mud and insults at Spanish king and PM on visit to flood-hit town in Valencia

Member of public express rage over apparent lack of action ahead of deluge by authorities as death toll climbs to 217

Spain floods: Death toll rises to 211, thousands more troops are deployed to help searches

Experts estimate that about 12 months of rain fell in eight hours on Tuesday

Spain floods: ‘It’s going to be a very long time until everything is back to normal’

Areas south of Valencia bore the brunt of the floods earlier this week which left more than 200 people dead

Spain floods: Death toll rises to 205 as Valencia region warned of more rain to come

Number of people missing still unknown days after muddy deluge destroyed homes, swept away cars and cut off access to several areas

Spain floods: Red weather warning issued, death toll climbs and Valencia among areas declared ‘disaster zones’

Affected areas in three regions, including Valencia, declared disaster zones with drinking water scarce and thousands lacking power

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