Four great Tuscan wines to pair with the Italian dishes you love
Remember the Chianti that came in a straw-covered bottle often reused as a candlestick holder? We’ve come a long way since then
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What will €315,000 buy in France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Co Kilkenny?
A villa on the Ionian islands, a cottage by the sea in the Algarve, a farmhouse in Co Kilkenny and more
Irish Senator Chris Andrews ‘detained’ by Israel from Gaza aid flotilla
Andrews had been on board the Spectre vessel that was intercepted off the coast of Egypt
Doctors sanctioned overseas able to retain licences to practise in Ireland
Investigation identifies 11 doctors who faced disciplinary action in UK, but who remain registered in State
Him star Julia Fox: ‘I don’t enjoy adrenaline any more. I just want everything to be calm and soft’
Having endured trauma and instability in her youth, the New York-Italian artist and actor has since had ‘a huge revelation’
AI analysis finds €81,000 painting dismissed as copy is a work of Caravaggio
Testing determines 85.7% probability that work, entitled The Lute Player, is an original by Italian master painter
Embrace the chill with Mark Moriarty’s Italian comfort food favourites
Ossobuco alla Milanese and slow-cooked beef cheek with cheesy polenta are inspired by the wonderful ingredients on offer in the north of Italy
Italian actor Claudia Cardinale, ‘who lived more than 150 lives’, dies aged 87
Cardinale was best known for her roles in Federico Fellini’s 8½ and Sergio Leone’s Once Upon A Time In The West
What will €195,000 buy in Italy, Galway, Indonesia, France and Barbados?
One price, home and away: a townhouse in an Italian wine region, a villa in Bali and more
‘Heaven on earth’: One trip to Bologna and Sirmione is simply not enough
From hill-walking in Bologna to people-watching in the Lake Garda resort town of Sirmione, Italy’s charms are manifold
Fiction in translation: Yang Hao an exciting new voice in Chinese – and Irish – literature
In Farthest Seas; Blurred; Cécé; Diablo’s Boys; and Voices of Resistance: Diaries of Genocide reviewed
Tributes paid to marine biologist who died climbing Cork cliffs
Lorenzo De Bonis, who was studying in Cork, died after falling while climbing coastal cliffs
Why growing mosquito numbers are driving the spread of tropical diseases in Europe
Climate change helping the spread of insects carrying new illnesses
Giorgio Armani: The man who changed fashion, from the look of the CEO to the celebrity
Armani’s almost fanatic single-mindedness created an empire, making him one of the richest men in Italy and his brand a household name
Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer, dies aged 91
Designer synonymous with modern Italian style ran a company that turned over €2.3bn
What does our Leonardo da Vinci obsession tell us about ourselves, in the 21st century?
How to take a stand against spurious and sensational claims about ‘timeless genius’, ‘hidden mysteries’ and ‘lost masterpieces rediscovered’
Study abroad in the Netherlands and Italy: ‘It all started with a leap of faith’
Even if the international experiences don’t tempt you, the cheaper tuition fees and sunshine just might
Finding a light red wine isn’t always easy, but find the right one and it’s worth it
Valpolicella, Beaujolais and Loire Valley reds used to guarantee lightness, but climate change means most reds are now a lot stronger
Italy arrests Ukrainian over Nord Stream pipeline attacks, German prosecutors say
Explosions severely damaged pipelines carrying gas from Russia to Europe in September 2022
At least 26 die in migrant shipwreck off Italian coast
Sixty survivors brought ashore as search operations continue
Why is it so warm this week in Ireland?
Parts of Continent experience near-record temperatures while wild fires ravage southern Europe
In pictures: From Laytown to Milan, here’s how Europeans are trying to stay cool in the heatwave
People are trying to lower the temperature as continent sizzles amid record-breaking highs
Heatwave in Europe: Wildfires force evacuation of 6,000 in Spain
Portugal, Italy, France, Turkey, Croatia and Albania also hit by extreme heat
Are school holidays too long? A mother of two and school principal debate
Parents are frustrated at juggling work demands and childcare while children are off for up to three months every summer
Let’s stop glorifying motherhood and glorify parenthood instead
But we’ll need more than just a cultural shift if we’re to stop birth rates falling further
European unity would have broken down in a trade war with the US
France is attacking 15% tariff deal, yet like Ireland had wanted Brussels to water down retaliatory measures
Thousands evacuated in Turkey as wildfires break out amid searing heat
Thermometers hit 50 degrees in Turkey’s southeast on Saturday for first time in recorded history
‘It’s all over’: Across Europe remote villages are fading
Across the continent, remote villages are fading amid declining births and residents departing for jobs in urban centres
In Sicily, I keep a promise I made to myself decades ago
On the volcanic island of Stromboli, all eyes are drawn to its high crater and the promise contained in the puffs of smoke and sulphur on the wind
‘The skill is awesome’: How an Italian became one of Cork hurling’s biggest fans
Turning the TV on one rainy day on holiday saw Riccardo Rinaldi become hooked on GAA
Israeli strike on Gaza Catholic church kills two and injures priest who spoke daily with pope
Fr Gabriel Romanelli used to receive daily calls from the late Pope Francis
The big holiday shop: The best foods to buy in European supermarkets this summer
Going abroad? Here are the top products to pick up across France, Spain, Italy and Portugal
From Marseilles to Genoa: seven days in the lap of luxury on a Mediterranean cruise
Ditch any notions of a stuffy, floating retirement home: the joy of a cruise is the chance to sample many cities in style
Man dies at Milan Bergamo Airport ‘after being sucked into plane engine’
Man was neither a passenger nor a member of airport staff, officials says
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