Spices, slushies, ‘drinkable salad’: the foods foreign chefs in Ireland eat at home to cool down
Five chefs who’ve swapped hotter climates for Ireland share memories of the food and drinks they miss and what they like about Irish summers
Spain
Tenerife wedding planner that closed suddenly says those chasing money are ‘wasting’ their time
Co-owner of Weddings in Tenerife urges people not to ‘keep chasing this like it was a crime’
Spain defends its rejection of Trump’s ‘law of the jungle’ approach to foreign policy
Foreign minister José Manuel Albares says Spain is simply sticking to its internationalist principles while others forget theirs
Was death of billionaire fashion mogul Isak Andic an accident or murder?
In the News podcast: Death of Mango founder has gripped and mystified Spain
Speaking English has been central to success of Ireland and its emigrants
On the downside for Ireland, speaking a global language has made us complacent on the need for better language skills
EU’s six big economies seek move on capital market union despite Irish worries
Ireland and Luxembourg fear negative impact on domestic financial sectors
‘Australia left me cold’: Irish Times writers on their favourite - and most overrated - holiday destinations
Whether you’re in search of a 48-hour break, a hidden gem or a bucket-list trip, these experiences will fuel inspiration
Irish bride-to-be expresses anger and heartbreak at loss of money paid for wedding in Tenerife
Weddings in Tenerife informed couples last week that the business was insolvent and would not be able to proceed with events
Occupied Territories Bill bans minuscule trade, but leaves lucrative services untouched
Ireland is far from showing what Taoiseach calls ‘leadership in supporting Palestine’
Police call to offices of Spain’s ruling Socialists as part of inquiry into former party official
Party has been dogged by investigations into allies and family members of prime minister Pedro Sánchez
Seven deaths in France as ‘exceptionally early’ heatwave blankets Europe
Record temperatures caused by heat dome, with hot air from Morocco trapped under an area of high pressure
Spain announce World Cup squad with no Real Madrid players for the first time
Eight Barcelona players feature in squad as reward for La Liga-winning campaign
Temperatures to peak on Monday and Tuesday as heat dome hits Europe
Highest temperatures will be confined to France Spain and Portugal later this week
Inquiry into former Spanish prime minister leaves government reeling
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero accused of benefiting from €53m bailout
Tens of thousands march in Madrid to demand Spanish prime minister resigns
Pedro Sánchez under pressure following series of corruption scandals
The year of ‘God’s architect’: divisive Sagrada Família finally nears completion on the centenary of Gaudí’s death
Few cities bear the influence of one architect as brazenly as Barcelona, where Gaudí’s stylistic fingerprints are rarely out of sight
What can €190,000 buy in Mexico, Canada, Spain, Italy and Co Galway?
One price, home and away: A three-cone trulli in Puglia, thatched cottage in Galway and more
Ulster and Leinster finals to take place amid extreme heat warning in Spain
Temperatures could be 30 degrees for both games at the San Mamés Stadium while Friday afternoon could see the mercury tip 38 degrees
Girl (2) dies after being left in car as extreme heat sweeps Spain
Authorities in Galicia declare two days of mourning after toddler died during exceptionally high May temperatures
Gardaí appeal for witnesses after Spanish woman (23) hit and killed by car in Dublin
Belén Arana Núñez was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident on N11 Bray Road in Loughlinstown
Son of Mango fashion chain founder arrested in Spain in connection with father’s death
Isak Andic died after apparently falling 100m down a ravine while hiking near Barcelona in 2024
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship docks at Rotterdam port for disinfection
Dutch authorities have set up quarantine for the 25 crew members and two medical staff left on the MV Hondius
Ford plans successor to bestselling Fiesta in bid to revive Europe sales
US carmaker to launch five new vehicles in the region as part of efforts to reclaim sales lost to Chinese rivals
Government urged to impose sanctions on Israel in same way De Valera did on Italy in 1935
Richard Boyd Barrett introduces Bill to sanction Israel, break off ‘all economic trade, financial relations’
Dutch hospital quarantines 12 after breach of hantavirus protocol
World Health Organisation increases its tally of confirmed cases linked to cruise ship to nine
Irish man in late 30s dies in Ibiza after fall from cliff
Spanish authorities confirm investigation after incident at Calo de s’Illa in the north of the island
Risk of further hantavirus cases among cruise ship evacuees, WHO warns
France and Spain among countries imposing mandatory hospital quarantines as more passengers test positive
Building offshore wind farms could reduce Irish energy bills, as has happened in the UK
British energy bills are significantly lower on average than here, due largely to its offshore wind sector, the largest in Europe
Irish passengers evacuated from hantavirus-hit ship land in Baldonnell on Government jet
US plan not to put passengers in quarantine is criticised
Two Irish passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship return home
Both expected to isolate in quarantine for about five weeks after returning from Tenerife on Government jet
Ireland sending plane to evacuate citizens from cruise ship hit by deadly hantavirus outbreak
Cruise ship hit by outbreak is due to anchor near Tenerife in the Canary Islands early on Sunday morning
Six cases of hantavirus confirmed and two others probable, says WHO
Six cases of the virus confirmed and two others probable, World Health Organisation says
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
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
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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