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Irish ‘godfather’ Christy Kinahan to be tried for passport fraud in Spain as 27 alleged mafia members let off 10 YEARS after arrests and crackdown on Costa del Sol

The court ruling says the investigation has uncovered 'sufficient evidence' Christy Kinahan 'used a false passport to travel from Madrid's Barajas Airport to Rio in

30 Sep, 2020 @ 19:27

Lead·National News

Incredible survival story of Spanish Armada captain, Francisco de Cuellar to be re-told in new film

THE incredible survival story of a Spanish Armada captain is to be re-told in a new film, it has been announced.

19 Jun, 2020 @ 15:49

La Cultura·Lead

Spain shutting the border would be like ‘cutting off its nose to spite its face’, slams Gibraltar’s deputy commander

Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia said that tightening frontier controls would hurt the Spanish as much as the Rock.

28 Sep, 2019 @ 11:00

Featured·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Irishman with dementia who was missing FOUND ‘safe and well’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

"The Irish community at home and abroad have been extraordinary, my family and I have been truly touched by all the help, well wishes and

13 Sep, 2019 @ 10:52

Lead·Malaga

Two rowdy men arrested after heated scrap on flight from Spain’s Mallorca to Dublin

When they landed at Dublin Airport a fight broke out between them, at the bottom steps of the plane.

12 Sep, 2019 @ 14:09

Lead·Mallorca

Irish woman got so drunk on Ryanair flight she thought she was still in Spain when Gardai arrested her

Her defence team blamed 'a toxic mix' of alcohol and prescription medication

12 Sep, 2019 @ 12:26

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Irish Ryanair pilots strike in Spain ruled out by judge citing short timescales

“Over a year’s worth of meetings at official Spanish institutions at which they routinely displayed a mocking attitude does not give us the slightest hope

21 Aug, 2019 @ 16:40

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Irish company launches lifesaving ‘hangover care package’ for expats in Spain

The lifesaver, which can be shipped to Spain and around the world, arrives in a box emblazoned with Irish sayings and contains some well-known local

18 Apr, 2019 @ 12:09

Business & Finance·Lead

GIBRALTAR VS IRELAND: Fan zone, time, TV and everything else you need to know for Euro 2020 qualifier THIS WEEKEND

Thousands of fans are expected to fill Gibraltar on the big day, so here is everything you need to know to enjoy the match

19 Mar, 2019 @ 13:26

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

UK and Irish investors claim €35 million for ‘ghost developments’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol that were never built

Now, after a ruling by the Spanish Supreme Court last year, some 60,000 foreign investors, a large proportion Irish and British, are able to claim

19 Jan, 2019 @ 10:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

Kinahan mafia member who plunged to death from Marbella hotel balcony ‘took his own life’, police say

POLICE believe the Irish mafia member who plunged to his death in Marbella took his own life. Michael Cumberton, 30, a prominent member of the

11 Dec, 2018 @ 16:40

Crime & Law·Lead

Expat forced to call family in Spain and tell them ‘I’m not dead’ after football club said he was killed in car crash

It is thought that the club revealed the fake news so they could get an important match with Arklow Town postponed

29 Nov, 2018 @ 15:05

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News·Sport

More details emerge of Irish girl, 4, who drowned in Marbella swimming pool

THE girl who drowned in a Marbella swimming pool at the weekend has been revealed as being Irish. The four-year-old tragically died while enjoying a

30 Jul, 2018 @ 21:20

Lead·Malaga

Irish boy, 14, in critical condition after plunging from hotel balcony in Spain

Police revealed the mum was desperately holding onto her son as he dangled from the second floor

18 Jul, 2018 @ 13:27

Lead·Mallorca

Travel chaos across Spain as airline strikes loom

Ryanair bosses warn that thousands more flights could face disruption during the summer months if the next stage of walkouts go ahead

29 Jun, 2018 @ 11:15

Lead·National News

5-year-old Irish boy in intensive care after being hit by drink driver in Spain

The child is believed to be stable at a hospital in Tarragona, after being injured in a hit-and-run in the resort of Salou on Monday

27 Jun, 2018 @ 12:19

Crime & Law·Lead

Trial begins in Malaga for murder which sparked one of Ireland’s bloodiest drug gang feuds

Spanish prosecutors will be seeking a life sentence if he is found guilty

11 Jun, 2018 @ 10:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Ireland’s first EVER direct ferry to Spain sets sail this week

The first trip will depart on Sunday May 6, which will mark the first link between the two countries

1 May, 2018 @ 12:19

Lead·Travel News

Spain’s finance minister fails to impress MEPs for European Central Bank role

The candidates were grilled on their approaches to monetary policy, with some MEPs expressing 'reservations for minister De Guindos's appointment', said Roberto Gualtieri, the committee’s

19 Feb, 2018 @ 12:47

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

Ryanair threatens strikes this Easter thanks to ‘laughable demands’ from pilots in Spain and Europe

RYANAIR has said there may be strikes this Easter thanks to ‘laughable demands’ from its pilots in Europe who want conditions similar to high-cost rivals.

8 Feb, 2018 @ 11:55

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·National News

Tickets for U2 in Spain sold out within minutes and Spanish police aren’t buying it

AN investigation has been launched after U2’s two concerts in Spain sold out within minutes. Tickets for shows at the 16,000 capacity WiZink centre in

5 Feb, 2018 @ 10:22

Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead·National News

British expat killer Dave Mahon gets cancer in prison as search for missing stepdaughter Amy Fitzpatrick in Spain continues

KILLER expat Dave Mahon has been diagnosed with cancer. The convicted killer has cancer of the throat and neck, sources in Ireland have revealed. It

25 Jan, 2018 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Ryanair pilots in Spain threaten to announce strike within DAYS if demands not met

PILOTS for Ryanair in Spain have threatened to take legal action. They will announce a strike within days if certain assurances are not met over

20 Jan, 2018 @ 10:42

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·National News

ALL ABOARD: First EVER ferry link between Ireland and Spain announced

THE first ever ferry link between Ireland and Spain has been announced by Brittany Ferries. The company presented its new route from Cork to northern

16 Jan, 2018 @ 10:54

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

WATCH: Moment ‘drunk’ Irish couple dragged off flight from southern Spain to Dublin

THIS is the moment a ‘drunk’ Irish couple were kicked off a flight from southern Spain to Dublin. The FR7063 flight from Alicante to Dublin

12 Jan, 2018 @ 11:58

Lead·National News·Travel News

UK Brexit divorce bill ‘honours its share of unpaid bills worth €50 billion’

There has been no final agreement on a final figure and senior officials think its share of unpaid bills, loans, pensions and other EU liabilities

29 Nov, 2017 @ 10:36

Lead·Politics

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