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Government plans electricity interconnector to Spain

The Irish Government is going to sign an agreement early next year which would see an undersea electricity interconnector built to Spain.

Business • 22 Oct

Spanish police are investigating how the painting valued at €600,000 went missing in transit to Granada

Picasso painting vanishes en route to Spanish exhibition

Spanish police are investigating the disappearance of a Pablo Picasso painting, which vanished while in transit from Madrid to the southern city of Granada for an exhibition.

Europe • 17 Oct

Spain the frontrunner for BYD's third European plant

China's biggest car maker BYD considers Spain to be its top candidate for a third car factory to serve the European market, two people briefed on the matter told Reuters, as the company seeks to grow sales on the continent.

Business • 14 Oct

Spain saw a record 22.3 million foreign tourists in the key summer holiday months of July and August

Spain hosts record number of summer tourists

Spain welcomed a record 22.3 million foreign tourists in the key summer holiday months of July and August as the sector heads for another year of unprecedented numbers, data showed today.

Business • 02 Oct

A police car drives through a flood in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Schools closed on Ibiza as torrential rain causes floods

Spain's Mediterranean holiday islands of Ibiza and Formentera have closed beaches and schools as torrential rain triggered floods and the highest weather alert.

Europe • 30 Sep

Thousands line the streets of Spanish city Valladolid to pay tribute to Irish war hero Red Hugh O'Donnell

Spanish city honours Gaelic chieftain Red Hugh O'Donnell

Thousands of people lined the streets of the Spanish city of Valladolid last night to pay tribute to the Irish war hero Red Hugh O'Donnell.

Europe • 27 Sep

Ryanair said the 6.5% fee increase announced by Aena for 2026 made some regional routes unviable

Ryanair cuts capacity in Spain after airport fee hike

Ryanair said today it was cutting its passenger capacity in Spain for next winter by 1 million seats in response to what it called a "shameless" fee hike announced by the airport operator Aena.

Business • 03 Sep

eDreams shares tumble after subscriber growth slows

Shares of Spanish travel booking company eDreams fell more than 10% today after the company announced slower subscriber growth in April-June compared with the previous quarter.

Business • 02 Sep

Inflation cools in France and Italy, steady in Spain

Inflation slowed in France and Italy and held steady in Spain in August, official data showed today, as the European Central Bank weighs its next move on interest rates next month.

Business • 29 Aug

Ryanair to cut 1 million more passenger seats in Spain

Ryanair plans to cut the number of flights to and from regional airports in Spain in reaction to a fee increase by state-controlled airport operator Aena, Europa Press has reported, citing senior executive Eddie Wilson.

Business • 28 Aug

Burnt cars are pictured at a car stand and garage in Trancoso, Portugal

Firefighter becomes fourth fatality in Portugal wildfires

A firefighter killed in Portugal while battling a wildfire has become the fourth fatality in the emergency the country has faced this summer, the presidency said.

World • 23 Aug

Two firefighters work as flames leap behind them

Spanish PM says 'difficult hours' left in wildfire fight

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has warned that "difficult hours remain" in the fight against wildfires that have ravaged a record area of land, despite temperatures dropping.

World • 19 Aug

A man stands next to a fire truck in portugal

Portugal reports first death from heatwave fires

The fires raging across Portugal claimed their first victim, when the former mayor of the eastern town of Guarda died fighting fires there, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa announced.

Europe • 15 Aug

PATRAS, GREECE - AUGUST 14: A general view shows damaged cars after a wildfire on August 14, 2025 in Patras, Greece. (Photo by Yannis Andritsopoulos/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Wildfires kill three people across southern Europe

Hundreds of firefighters are battling to put out wildfires across southern Europe, some of which are believed to have been set deliberately by arsonists and stoked by an extended heat wave gripping the region.

Europe • 14 Aug

Men try to extinguish a wildfire with tree branches in Trancoso, Portugal

Wildfires across Europe hit tourism spots and forests

Firefighters across Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey and the Balkans were battling wildfires today with another heatwave pushing temperatures over 40C across parts of Europe.

World • 12 Aug

Man jailed for rape of Spanish tourist in Dublin

A man who raped a Spanish tourist in a Dublin city centre street during New Year's Eve celebrations six years ago has been given a seven year sentence with the final six months suspended.

Courts • 31 Jul

Spain's GDP growth speeds up in Q2, beats forecast

Spain's economic growth accelerated in the second quarter, slightly exceeding expectations and further widening the gap with the euro zone peers whose growth remains sluggish.

Business • 29 Jul

Echelon in joint venture deal with Spain's Iberdrola

Ireland-based data centre operator Echelon and Europe's largest utility Iberdrola are creating a joint venture to develop and operate data centres in Spain.

Business • 28 Jul

John and Jackie Ward sitting on a couch holding each other's hands, with a photo of their daughter Kirsty inset

Family says sentence for daughter's murder 'not justice'

The family of an Irish woman who was strangled by her partner in a hotel in Spain two years ago have said they are very disappointed with the prison term imposed on him.

Courts • 24 Jul

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 01: People use a public fountain on the Rue de Rivoli to cool off from the heat of the day as Paris experiences temperatures of up to 44°C on July 01, 2025 in Paris, France. The French weather agency Météo France has placed Paris and

Heatwave across Europe leaves eight people dead

Four people have died in Spain, two in France and two in Italy as an early summer heatwave continues to grip much of Europe, triggering health alerts and forest fires and forcing the closure of a nuclear reactor at a Swiss power plant.

Weather • 02 Jul

Spain's inflation falls below target in May

Spanish inflation dipped below the European Central Bank's 2% target in May, preliminary data showed today, boosting the case for more interest rate cuts in the euro zone.

Business • 30 May

International tourist spending in Europe seen up 11%

International travel spending in Europe is expected to rise by 11% to $838 billion this year, with France and Spain among the countries set to receive record numbers of tourists, according to a report by the World Travel and Tourism Council.

Business • 29 May

The meeting in Madrid will also promote a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

European, Arab nations meet urging end to Gaza offensive

The international community should look to sanction Israel to stop the war in Gaza, Spain's foreign minister said, ahead of a Madrid meeting of European and Arab nations to urge a halt to its offensive.

World • 25 May

Solistice got the 'Very Important Turtle' treatment on the Aer Lingus flight to Gran Canaria

Turtle rescued in Ireland set free in Canary Islands

Solstice, a rare green sea turtle found paralysed by cold on Christmas Eve on a beach in Co Clare, was set free in Spain's Canary Islands, six months after she was rescued and underwent a programme of care by vets.

Europe • 23 May

The shooting occurred near the American School of Madrid

Ukrainian ex-politician shot outside elite Madrid school

A former Ukrainian politician has been shot dead outside a school in a wealthy suburb of Madrid, Spain's Interior Ministry said.

World • 21 May