The Irish Times

Former Spanish king returns from self-exile for visit after financial scandal

Juan Carlos to meet son, King Felipe, after two years in Abu Dhabi following abdication

Thu May 19 2022 - 16:58

Spain’s coalition government splits over sending of lethal aid to Ukraine

Podemos calls for diplomatic response to crisis as Sánchez moves to send weapons

Mon Mar 07 2022 - 18:41

Madrid government and Catalan leaders set for complex talks

Spanish government has already rejected the Catalan administration’s main demands

Tue Sept 14 2021 - 16:10

Stimulus package of €3.5bn likely to be lost amid fallout from PUP cuts

Inside Politics: Opposition will see phasing out of supports as opportunity to attack

Tue Jun 01 2021 - 08:15

‘On the cliff edge’: Spain’s flamenco industry fears for its future amid Covid-19

Concerns raised that future of music genre in jeopardy as venues shut permanently

Wed May 19 2021 - 20:00

Spanish regional elections see nationalists surge

Win for moderate in Galicia raises questions about opposition leader’s hardline style

Mon Jul 13 2020 - 17:51

Coronavirus: Spain plans to ease some restrictions as latest figures offer hope

The country’s daily death toll has dropped to its lowest level in nearly a month

Mon Apr 20 2020 - 18:08

Spanish and Catalan governments to begin talks on territorial crisis

Madrid warns of ‘tricky terrain’ ahead of negotiations on Catalonia’s future

Tue Feb 25 2020 - 17:38

Córdoba’s Mosque-Cathedral dispute puts Spanish identity at centre stage

Catholic Church accused of trying to appropriate hybrid monument by faking history

Thu Feb 06 2020 - 19:00

Storm Gloria leaves 13 dead and large swathes of Spain flooded

Four remain missing after days of torrential rain, hurricane-force gales and snowstorms

Thu Jan 23 2020 - 19:37

Spanish Big Brother under fire over handling of alleged rape

A court is investigating a former contestant over an alleged assault on the show in 2017

Tue Nov 26 2019 - 19:35

Spain’s reckoning with its past shows Francoism is far from dead

Reburial of dictator’s remains has raised questions about the legacy of his regime

Sat Oct 26 2019 - 06:00

Portugal’s Socialist miracle offers lessons for a divided Spain

Both Iberian states face general elections. Only one can currently expect a stable outcome

Wed Oct 02 2019 - 20:00

Franco’s body can be exhumed, Spanish court rules

Spain’s supreme court dismisses objections of dictator’s family to reburial

Tue Sept 24 2019 - 16:16

How to holiday cheaply in Spain: Everything you need to know

From accommodation to food and transport, there are lots of ways to save money

Sat Jul 27 2019 - 06:00

The Irish Times view on Catalonia’s referendum: one year on

An agreed, Scottish-style referendum may be necessary to clear the air

Wed Oct 03 2018 - 00:02

Catalonia crisis: ‘Spain can go down a different road’

Spanish minister Meritxell Batet on her government’s detente with Catalan leaders

Wed Aug 01 2018 - 01:00

New Spanish opposition leader to take tough line on Catalonia and abortion

Pablo Casado promises a return to traditional conservative values for Popular Party

Sun Jul 22 2018 - 16:00

Spain’s once-dominant conservatives face an existential crisis

As the Popular Party chooses a new leader, members grapple with a threat of extinction

Fri Jul 20 2018 - 01:00

Endgame for Spain’s Rajoy as parliament turns against him

Leader could resign ahead of no-confidence vote amid torrent of corruption allegations

Thu May 31 2018 - 19:49

World View podcast: Javid’s appointment strengthens hard Brexit wing

Also on the podcast, why a Spanish rape trial prompted protests

Tue May 01 2018 - 17:22

Spanish police arrest 155 over trafficking ring linked to Ireland

Three-year investigation reveals efforts to smuggling mostly Chinese migrants into UK and Republic

Tue Mar 13 2018 - 15:29

Jailing of Catalan politicians could lead to backlash

Judicial decision is likely to have profound political repercussions

Thu Nov 02 2017 - 20:21

Podcast: Denials and admissions in Washington

Investigation into Trump’s links to Russian intensifies as does crisis in Catalonia

Tue Oct 31 2017 - 16:55

Catalonia: the case for creative thinking

Each nationalism - Catalan and Spanish - has dug itself deeper into exclusively self-referential bunkers

Mon Oct 30 2017 - 00:10

Pro-union Catalans mix festivity with calls for Puigdemont’s jailing

‘You have to take sides and that makes more and more people go to the extremes’

Sun Oct 29 2017 - 20:52

Catalonia’s self-government drive faces unpalatable decisions

It’s hard to view Madrid taking control as anything other than a hard re-centralisation

Sun Oct 22 2017 - 15:58

Podcast: Who is the 31-year-old set to lead Austria?

This week’s World View looks at the rise of Sebastian Kurz and the latest Catalonia crisis

Tue Oct 17 2017 - 16:47

‘Something has broken today’: Anger on streets as Catalans vote

Spanish government’s crackdown over controversial poll widens rift with region

Sun Oct 01 2017 - 15:43

Catalans take to the streets in support of independence vote

Thousands rally in Barcelona amid Spanish government threats over illegal referendum

Mon Sept 11 2017 - 20:30

Podcast: ‘It’s the most significant issue of our time’

This week’s edition of World View looks at the unprecedented food crisis in east Africa

Tue Jul 18 2017 - 16:19

Investigators claim Spanish politicians used Irish company as a front

Two men alleged to have been paid €3.3m via Emerald Business Consulting

Wed Mar 08 2017 - 23:14

Podcast: Theresa May’s speech reflects London’s mindset

This week’s edition of World View looks at Brexit, gang crime in Spain and Davos 2017

Tue Jan 17 2017 - 15:58

The British ex-gangster helping Irish criminals in Spain

Former bank robber Jason Coghlan says he is the lawyer ‘a Paddy’s going to call’

Fri Jan 13 2017 - 20:00