One dead in strong earthquake on Greek island of Crete A strong earthquake measuring 5.8 has shaken Greece's largest island Crete, killing one person and injuring several others. Europe • 16 hrs
Aegean Airlines shrinks loss in second quarter Aegean Airlines has today posted a smaller second-quarter loss than a year earlier as Greece's largest carrier saw traffic more than double. Business • 17 Sep
Greece plane crash victim was Netanyahu trial witness Israel has confirmed that the victim of a plane crash in Greece was a witness in a trial involving former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as ... World • 14 Sep
Irish man charged over death of student in Greece A 20-year-old Irish man was before a court in Greece today charged with causing the death of a 22-year-old Limerick student on the island of ... Ireland • 02 Sep
Greek PM says climate crisis demands radical action Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said wildfires that ripped through parts of the country this month underline the need for radical shifts in behaviour ... Climate Change • 25 Aug
Villages evacuated as fresh wildfires hit Greece Scores of firefighters battled to contain two new wildfires in Greece, as winds fanned the blazes and forced several villages and neighbourhoods to be evacuated. World • 23 Aug
Wildfires on Evia island 'slowly coming under control' Nearly 900 firefighters were slowly bringing a wildfire under control that has raged for nine days on the Greek island of Evia, authorities have said. Environment • 11 Aug
Greeks battle to protect town from ferocious blaze Volunteers and firefighters are working relentlessly, often without masks or helmets, in a desperate bid to stop a violent blaze from reaching a key town ... World • 10 Aug
Thousands flee Greek island as wildfires burn Firefighters on the Greek island of Evia dug in late today in a desperate battle to prevent wildfires, which have been burning for a week, ... World • 09 Aug
Hundreds evacuated from Greek island as wildfires burn Hundreds of people were evacuated by boat from an island near Athens as Greece braced for a fourth day of wildfires with emergency services forecasting ... World • 06 Aug
Turkey and Greece reel from wildfires during heatwave Turkish coastguards have evacuated hundreds of villagers from a burning power plant and Greek firefighters battled a major blaze near the ancient Olympic site as ... World • 05 Aug
Climate change making Med a 'wildfire hotspot' - EU The Mediterranean has become a wildfire hotspot, with Turkey hit by its most intense blazes on record and a heatwave producing a high risk of ... Climate Change • 04 Aug
Greece and Turkey in battle to extinguish wildfires Nearly 300 firefighters, two water bomber planes and five helicopters are battling to put out a forest fire in Greece while in Turkey firefighters are ... World • 01 Aug
Holidaymakers flee Greek wildfires as village evacuated Firefighters in Greece today battled over 50 wildfires fanned by high winds, sparking the evacuation of a coastal village. World • 10 Jul
Seven Greek bishops hurt in acid attack Seven bishops from the Greek Orthodox Church were hurt in an acid attack late last night by a priest undergoing a disciplinary hearing in Athens, ... World • 24 Jun
Greek firefighters battle forest blaze near Athens Greek firefighters battled for a third day today a wind-driven blaze that burned through pine forests about 60km west of the capital Athens and forced ... World • 21 May
Johnson claims UK legitimate owner of Parthenon marbles Britain is the legitimate owner of the Parthenon marbles, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed when speaking to a Greek newspaper, rebuffing Greece's permanent ... World • 12 Mar
Police officer injured in clashes at Athens protest Greek police say an officer has been seriously injured after clashes broke out at a protest of some 5,000 people in Athens against police violence. Europe • 09 Mar
Greece hit by worst snow storm in over a decade Three people died on Tuesday as heavy snowfall fell and gale-force winds hit Greece, disrupting road and sea transport as well as halting Covid vaccinations ... World • 16 Feb
Adepty - Created in Greece for sole traders in Ireland Cork native Ciaran O'Herlihy created a platform to help Irish sole traders while sitting out the pandemic in Greece. Boost My Business • 21 Dec 20
Rescue efforts continue as Turkey quake toll reaches 27 Turkish rescue workers are continuing to search through rubble for survivors as the death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit the Aegean Sea yesterday ... World • 31 Oct 20
Earthquake kills 22 people in Turkey and Greek islands Rescuers dug through heavy blocks of concrete with their bare hands today in a desperate search for survivors from a powerful earthquake that levelled buildings ... World • 30 Oct 20
Greek court rules Golden Dawn leaders ran crime group Leaders of Greece's far-right Golden Dawn, the country's third most popular party in parliament during the debt crisis, were found guilty of running a criminal ... World • 07 Oct 20
Greece, Cyprus welcome EU tough talk on Turkey Greece and Cyprus have welcomed an EU summit statement threatening Turkey with sanctions if it continues to drill for gas in disputed Mediterranean waters. World • 02 Oct 20
Ireland to take 4 unaccompanied minors from Moria camp Ireland is to take four unaccompanied minors left homeless following the fire which destroyed large parts of the Moria camp on the Greek island of ... Ireland • 17 Sep 20
