Four killed in fire at abandoned bank in Barcelona Four people, including a baby and a three-year-old boy, were killed in a fire at an abandoned bank occupied by squatters in central Barcelona. World • 22 hrs
Successful first launch for €25m research vessel A €25 million marine research vessel for Ireland has been successfully launched into the water for the first time. Ireland • 19 Nov
Would-be migrants flee plane after suspected coma ploy Spanish police have detained 11 people who fled a plane following an emergency landing that prompted Mallorca to close its airport, in what appeared to ... World • 06 Nov
Irish man found dead in swimming pool in Spain The Department of Foreign Affairs has said it is providing consular assistance following the death of a young Irish man in Spain. Ireland • 16 Oct
La Palma airport reopens after ash forced closure La Palma airport in Spain's Canary Islands has reopened after a 48-hour closure because of volcanic ash, with airlines hoping to resume flights later in ... World • 09 Oct
Airport shut in Spain's La Palma due to volcano ash Ash from the erupting Cumbre Vieja volcano has forced authorities in Spain's La Palma to close the airport on the island, Spanish air traffic operator, ... World • 07 Oct
Spain's PM pledges €200m for volcano-hit La Palma The Spanish government is to approve financial support worth €206 million to help the island of La Palma recover from the current volcanic eruption, the ... World • 03 Oct
Stay-home ordered for some La Palma residents lifted Authorities have advised people to limit time outdoors in parts of La Palma as the erupting volcano on the Spanish island spewed red-hot lava and ... World • 02 Oct
New lava flow erupts from Canary Islands volcano A new flow of highly liquid lava emerged from the volcano erupting in Spain's Canary islands Friday, authorities said, as a huge magma shelf continues ... World • 01 Oct
Spain's Q2 GDP growth revised down to 1.1% from 2.8% Spain's economic recovery from the Covid-19-induced crisis was much slower in the second quarter than previously estimated, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said today, revising ... Business • 23 Sep
Buildings and lands engulfed as Canaries lava nears sea The vast wall of molten lava creeping down the slopes of Spain's La Palma island has destroyed 320 buildings and over 154 hectares of land, ... World • 22 Sep
Volcano erupts on Spain's Canary Islands A volcano has erupted on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma, sending jets of lava and a plume of smoke and ash into the ... World • 19 Sep
Alert raised over quake surge around Canaries volcano Experts are keeping a close watch on a volcano in Spain's Canary Islands, which last erupted 50 years ago, after observing an upsurge in seismic ... World • 16 Sep
'Monster' Spanish wildfire under control after 7 days A huge wildfire in southern Spain has been brought under control after it raged for seven days, killing a firefighter and forcing 2,600 people from ... World • 14 Sep
Wind complicates battle against Spain wildfire Erratic winds and scorching heat have complicated the battle against a wildfire in southern Spain, which claimed the life of a firefighter and forced the ... World • 10 Sep
Spanish woman switched at birth sues health department A 19-year old Spanish woman who was swapped at birth with another baby born hours earlier is suing the regional health department for more than ... News Lens • 07 Sep
Tonnes of dead fish wash up at Spanish lagoon Five tonnes of fish and crustaceans have washed ashore over the past ten days at Spain's Mar Menor, once a lagoon paradise that is slowly ... News Lens • 26 Aug
Santander unit to buy out US consumer business Santander's US business is to buy the minority stake in its consumer unit it does not already hold for around $2.5 billion, a slightly higher ... Business • 24 Aug
Footage shows arrest of Gerard Hutch in Spain Spanish police have released video footage of the moment that Gerard Hutch, known as 'The Monk', was arrested in Spain on foot of a European ... Ireland • 17 Aug
4th arrest in Spain over suspected homophobic killing Spanish police have detained a fourth suspect over the killing of Samuel Luiz, who was beaten to death in the northern city of A Coruna ... World • 09 Jul
Protests in Spain against suspected LGBT hate crime Protestors took to the streets of Spain's biggest cities this evening to express their anger at the death of a man in a suspected homophobic ... World • 05 Jul
EU opens study of IAG planned purchase of Air Europa The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into International Airlines Group's planned purchase of Spain's Air Europa. Business • 30 Jun
Pardoned Catalan separatists leave Spanish prison Separatist leaders in Catalonia who were jailed over their role in a failed 2017 bid for independence walked out of prison this morning after the ... Europe • 23 Jun
Spanish government pardons jailed Catalan separatists Spain has pardoned nine jailed Catalan separatists behind a failed 2017 independence bid in a bid to break the deadlock over the political crisis in ... World • 22 Jun
Spanish man jailed for killing mother, eating remains A Spanish court has sentenced a man to 15 years and five months in prison after finding him guilty of strangling his mother and then ... World • 16 Jun
