Hantavirus-hit cruise ship docks at Rotterdam port for disinfection
Dutch authorities have set up quarantine for the 25 crew members and two medical staff left on the MV Hondius
Spain
Ford plans successor to bestselling Fiesta in bid to revive Europe sales
US carmaker to launch five new vehicles in the region as part of efforts to reclaim sales lost to Chinese rivals
Government urged to impose sanctions on Israel in same way De Valera did on Italy in 1935
Richard Boyd Barrett introduces Bill to sanction Israel, break off ‘all economic trade, financial relations’
Dutch hospital quarantines 12 after breach of hantavirus protocol
World Health Organisation increases its tally of confirmed cases linked to cruise ship to nine
Irish man in late 30s dies in Ibiza after fall from cliff
Spanish authorities confirm investigation after incident at Calo de s’Illa in the north of the island
Risk of further hantavirus cases among cruise ship evacuees, WHO warns
France and Spain among countries imposing mandatory hospital quarantines as more passengers test positive
Building offshore wind farms could reduce Irish energy bills, as has happened in the UK
British energy bills are significantly lower on average than here, due largely to its offshore wind sector, the largest in Europe
Irish passengers evacuated from hantavirus-hit ship land in Baldonnell on Government jet
US plan not to put passengers in quarantine is criticised
Two Irish passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship return home
Both expected to isolate in quarantine for about five weeks after returning from Tenerife on Government jet
Ireland sending plane to evacuate citizens from cruise ship hit by deadly hantavirus outbreak
Cruise ship hit by outbreak is due to anchor near Tenerife in the Canary Islands early on Sunday morning
Six cases of hantavirus confirmed and two others probable, says WHO
Six cases of the virus confirmed and two others probable, World Health Organisation says
Killer drones and frontline robots: Ukraine’s new weapons industry
Short of manpower and might, Kviv has devised a machine-based modern war strategy instead
Hantavirus: Countries track passengers who disembarked cruise ship where five cases confirmed
Three people died in the outbreak on the MV Hondius as WHO says risk to general public remains ‘low’
Spain’s all‑night partying gives way to afternoon drinking and early nights
What began during Covid curfews has become a popular, permanent reset of Spanish social hours for many
Hantavirus-hit cruise: Officials make plans to repatriate two Irish passengers
The Department of Health said that decisions regarding repatriation will be taken ‘depending on their medical status, following public health guidance’
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship leaves for Tenerife after three people are evacuated
Swiss case brings virus outbreak to a total of eight, three of them confirmed by laboratory testing
Israeli court extends detention of two activists arrested aboard Gaza-bound flotilla
The activists were part of a second Global Sumud flotilla, launched in an attempt to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza
Irrational response to Middle East conflict risks slowing transition to renewable energy
What was disturbing to this observer was the hostile focus, yet again, on Ireland’s carbon tax
Gerry Hutch officially listed as candidate for Dublin Central byelection
Gangland figure has refused to disclose extent of his property assets in advance of May 22nd polling day
Gerry Hutch’s life in Lanzarote
In the News podcast: The veteran Dublin criminal has been a long-time Spanish resident
Pregnant and in a panic I bought, not shoes, but an apartment abroad
On Spain’s windy edge, life became richer in what matters – good food, friendship and 11am coffees
Gerry Hutch’s Spanish property assets frozen as part of money-laundering investigation
Gangland figure and Dublin Central byelection candidate has refused to detail property holdings
Europe’s air temperatures becoming ‘dangerously high’, amid record heatwaves in 2025
Temperatures exceeded 30 degrees inside Arctic Circle as entire continent suffered extreme weather
From Navan to Valencia: ‘They refer to the Irish here as the Latins of the north’
Wild Geese: Martin Hayes is a lawyer in the Spanish city
Talks between US and Iran set to resume in Pakistan
UK and Spain rebuff reports of punishment by US over war stance as clashes continue in Lebanon
Spanish PM Sánchez criticises Trump’s war on Iran as ‘illegal and a big mistake’
Europe caught in a ‘dangerous situation’ amid wars in Iran and Ukraine, Danish prime minister tells EU summit in Cyprus
Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from Nato over Iran rift, source says
Memo also includes option to consider reassessing US diplomatic support for long-standing European ‘imperial possessions’ such as the Falkland Islands
US troop numbers passing through Shannon soar 80%
More than 3,000 US troops passed through airport during March after Iran conflict started
‘Substantial shift’ among EU states on Israel, says McEntee
Government ‘making progress’ on Occupied Territories Bill, says Minister for Foreign Affairs
Spain’s ‘greatest matador’ gored by bull in comeback from retirement
José Antonio Morante de la Puebla, whose comeback attracted large crowds, left with a gash in his buttock
Why we will never be self-sufficient when it comes to meeting demand for food
Basic income supports would encourage more vegetable growers
Bid to extradite Daniel Kinahan may be first real test of Ireland-UAE treaty
Any challenge by Kinahan to 2025 extradition treaty could take several months
‘Issues’ over international protection Bill, says Connolly on first visit overseas
President strongly defends UN and warns democracy is under threat while attending Barcelona gathering of left-leaning leaders
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