My Girona: the perfect destination for a slow-paced winter weekend break
With its easy city walks, iconic architecture, warm waters and delicious pastries, the Catalonian city is a joyful place
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‘I took to swimming in the morning and writing poetry on a beach towel within a few yards of the Mediterranean’
I feel I’m more relaxed, as a writer and a father, than I’d be if I was living in Ireland
Mean to the fiddler: Band in unfair sacking case had more than €376,000 in earnings
Plus: Pizza man Brian MacGoey buys an upper-crust pad, Google eyes Boland’s Mills merch, and Young Fine Gael in a flap about proposed social media ban
The flamingo whisperer: ‘I figure they have more reason to be nervous than I have’
An Irish man in Spain, an active birdwatcher, is delighted to play his part in the annual flamingo ringing event
Spanish prime minister under pressure after Carles Puigdemont avoids arrest
Catalan separatist leader returns to Belgium after spending two days in Spain
Catalan police search for Carles Puigdemont as separatist leader returns to Spain
Catalonia's fugitive former president, who organised illegal independence referendum, addressed crowd of thousands in Barcelona before disappearing
Catalan tax deal draws accusations of inequality from Spanish regions
Right-wing opposition in Madrid casts move as latest in string of concessions Sánchez has made to Catalan nationalists in exchange for their support in the Spanish parliament
Socialists seek to form Catalan government with separatist support
Spanish prime minister proposes new financing system for region
Catalan amnesty comes into effect amid doubts over implementation
Judge maintains arrest warrant against Carles Puigdemont over financial crime allegation
Catalonia election: Socialists win big but face challenge of forming a government
Regional vote is a boost for Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez as pro-independence parties lose majority
Separatist majority faces challenge in Catalan election
Drought and social issues push independence aside
Former Catalan leader preaches independence from self-exile
Carles Puigdemont campaigns for election from south of France
Independence referendum proposal raises Catalan tensions
Poll in 2017 marked by police baton charges on voters and led to the Spanish government temporarily introducing direct rule
Spanish Congress approves controversial Catalan amnesty
Prime minister describes law designed to withdraw legal action as ‘brave and necessary step’
Independence ‘on standby’ in Catalan heartlands
Nationalist town watches events in Madrid with caution
Rejection of Catalan amnesty underlines instability of Spanish government
Pro-independence party votes against controversial law
Spain’s Pedro Sánchez loses amnesty vote after Catalan partners rebel
Politicians have 15 days to agree on a new draft law, but prime minister is under pressure
Spanish judge’s terrorism investigation jeopardises Catalan amnesty
Separatist leader Carles Puigdemont risks exclusion from controversial law
Spain’s ex-PM Mariano Rajoy ran smear campaign against Catalan independence leaders, reports claim
Allegations claim senior police officers created ‘informative notes’ using fabricated evidence
Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez survives knife-edge votes
Spanish Socialists’ reliance on Catalan nationalists under scrutiny after tight parliament votes
Catalan parliament approves watered-down plans to regulate tourist rentals
Local government had wanted tough restrictions on numbers
Spanish region of Catalonia to vote on limiting number of lets for tourist apartments
Law is designed as an initiative to tackle region’s housing shortage and would see closure of 28,000 tourist properties, according to estimates
Spain’s Sánchez headed for investiture victory amid unrest over amnesty deal
Socialist leader faces hostile start to new legislature after reaching controversial deal with Catalan nationalists
Will Pedro Sánchez’ gamble on a controversial Catalan amnesty pay off?
A controversial amnesty for Catalan leaders and activists risks looking like a desperate grab at power - but the alternative could be worse
The Irish Times view on Spanish government formation: give the deal a chance
The complex agreement is far from the caricature of capitulation to Catalan demands portrayed by the nationalist right
How Sinn Féin is pivoting as it anticipates power in the Republic
State’s main opposition party - consistently topping opinion polls - is tinkering with its stances on tax and foreign policy as it seeks to present itself as a party of Government
Right-wing protests against Spanish amnesty for Catalan nationalists turn violent
Socialist Party leader Pedro Sánchez seeks to form new government
Spain’s Sánchez seeks Catalan amnesty deal as investiture looms
Law would benefit activists linked to 2017 independence bid
Catalonia’s hardline separatist hero Puigdemont returns to the spotlight
Former regional president negotiating possible amnesty with Madrid, but stakes are high for both sides
Catalan government says ‘Scotland-style’ independence vote is workable
Madrid says referendum would be unconstitutional
Sinn Féin stirring separatist pot in other EU states is unwise
What principle is republican party trying to uphold by getting involved in Catalan, Basque and Scottish independance arguements?
EU pulls brakes on adding Catalan, Basque and Galician as official languages
Request comes as Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez courts Catalan parties to form parliament majority
Policeman denounces ‘non-consensual’ kiss from female demonstrator
Episode took place during 2017 Catalan independence referendum
Former Catalan president demands amnesty for independence leaders
Carles Puigdemont seeks deal in exchange for support for either of Spain’s two main political forces as they compete to form a government
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