‘I am the son of the king of Spain’: The waiter who claims Juan Carlos is his father

Known to his customers as ‘the little king’, Albert Solà entertains with tales of his past

The virus that won the war? Frank McNally on an exhibition about the Spanish Flu of 1918

An Irishman’s Diary

In St James’s hospital, coffins were stacked up to 18-high in the mortuary

The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 devastated Ireland – with more than 20,000 deaths and 800,000 infected, it permeated every layer of society and silenced whole communities as it passed through

Germ warfare – An Irishman’s Diary about Maj Robert Gregory and the Spanish flu

It’s the Camino, but not as you know it

The Camino Primitivo may be the road less travelled but it has all the scenery, peace, and sense of achievement you are seeking