An Irishwoman in Portugal: ‘Blue skies, bilingual children and a flight home in three hours’
Wild Geese: Amy Kerins lives in Vilamoura in the Algarve
Portugal
Madeleine McCann’s parents mark 18th anniversary of her disappearance
Toddler vanished from her bed during family holiday in Praia de Luz, Portugal
Blackout in Spain and Portugal: Why did the lights go out?
In the News podcast: Cyberattack is ruled out, but source of unprecedented blackout still not clear
Massive blackout raises questions about Spanish energy strategy
As renewable energy grows at pace, conservative People’s Party says blackout shows debate over greater use of nuclear power is necessary
Spain and Portugal returning to normal after massive blackout
Cyberattack appears to be ruled out by grid operator
Have your say: Were you affected by the power outage in Spain and Portugal?
Spain and Portugal faced huge disruption amid blackout that cut off power to millions
Power outage latest: Cyberattack ruled out as source of Spain and Portugal blackout as investigations continue
Portuguese authorities say ‘no evidence’ of cyber attack, Spanish PM urges against speculation
Power outage update: Spain declares state of emergency; Portugal grid operator says issue caused by rare phenomenon
Dublin Airport operator says 13 flights have been cancelled in connection with European disruptions
Electricity grids designed so generators switch off when system loses synchronisation, expert explains
Detailed study required before coming to definitive view on what happened in Spain and Portugal on Monday, says UCC professor
Spain power outage: People trapped in lifts and metros while ATMs go dark as country left ‘stunned’
Chaos engulfs country as buses and trains stop, cash machines go dark and people are trapped in unlit metros and lifts
‘A space that feels like we’re on holiday’: Design duo bring Tuscan curves to suburban Dublin
A couple who run their own design agency have transformed a Stillorgan semi-d into a family home that echoes Italy and the Algarve
Grand Tour star Crista Alfaiate: ‘Portuguese cinema has this beautiful heritage – the sense of freedom’
Miguel Gomes won the best director award at Cannes for a film that is properly strange, in a way you don’t get from the mainstream
What will €90,000 buy in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Donegal?
A farmhouse in Alentejo, a classic French doer-upper, an Andalusian townhouse, a studio apartment near Trieste or a one-bed apartment in Letterkenny?
How tempranillo became Spain’s favourite grape
The ‘little early one’ grape is the third most planted in the world but you rarely see it beyond Spain and Portugal
Irish art inspired by the beauty of Europe
Desire to live and work abroad on show at Dublin Irish art sales
What will €345,000 buy in Spain, Portugal, Sardinia, France and Cork?
A modern apartment in Alicante, a large house close to the beach in Moledo and more
Portugal’s government loses confidence vote due to controversy over PM’s family business
Election looms as polls indicate no strong mandate for any political force
Portugal’s government on brink of collapse due to controversy over PM’s family business
Luís Montenegro faces confidence vote on Tuesday, which is likely to trigger third election in less than four years
‘The Portuguese are very like the Irish in many ways’: the Tipperary man in charge of Denis O’Brien’s luxury Algarve resort
Wild Geese: Sean Moriarty runs Quinta do Lago resort
What will €290,000 buy in Dublin 6, Crete, Corsica, Italy and Portugal?
One price, home and away: A cottage off Dublin’s Grand Canal, a Cretan summer dwelling, a Corsican stone house, a villa in Sanremo or an apartment in Santa Luzia?
What will €50,000 buy in France, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Donegal?
A charming French country house, a partial-project in northwest Spain, a doer-upper in Portugal’s wine country, a maisonette on Crete or a former filling station in Raphoe?
Where to go for an overseas mini-break taking in wine tastings and good food
How to Drink Better: Prioritise cities with short direct flights from Ireland, and at most a short connecting train journey
The best restaurants to visit in Britain and continental Europe right now
Tim Magee dines out for a living, and these are the best restaurants he has been to outside Ireland this year
On his return to Web Summit, the often outspoken chief executive Paddy Cosgrave is now an epitome of caution
This tech conference is profitable and expanding, but its 70,000-visitor Lisbon conference remains the jewel in its crown
What will €350,000 buy in Greece, Italy, France, Portugal and Galway?
One price, home and away: A three-storey maisonette in Attica, a bungalow in Connemara and more
Moving your savings into the right bank account could earn you an extra €700 a year on a €30,000 lump sum
We can blame Irish banks for not passing on interest to savers, but we can’t blame them for our own bad planning or inertia when we don’t switch
Washing up in Iberia: ‘We realised we weren’t ever going to sail the world, so we moved ashore and sold the boat’
Plans changed when this family paid a visit to a little piece of paradise during a round-the-world yacht trip
Women walking Camino de Santiago speak of ‘terrifying’ sexual harassment
Sexual aggression ‘endemic’ on route through Spain, Portugal and France with solo female pilgrims at risk
What will €340,000 buy in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Bali and Co Carlow?
A townhouse with sea views on the Algarve, a contemporary apartment in Palma, abig apartment in a palazzo on Sicily’s Riviera, a Balinese villa or a detached dormer in Tullow
Is Portugal the solution to the housing crisis?
Portuguese government considering exempting young workers from income tax to stem a brain drain
How Hazel Behan was treated in German rape trial of Madeleine McCann suspect
Presiding judge Uta Engemann has been criticised for her lack of sensitivity and empathy with Hazel Behan. She asked questions that prompted regular gasps from the public gallery
Bullfights in Spain and Portugal should be child-free zones, say campaigners
Activists cite ‘serious impact’ on development and physical risk at festivals
‘It’s when you leave Ireland that you fully appreciate how big-hearted and generous in spirit Irish people are’
Irishman in Portugal: Life is very different in Porto but it has numerous advantages including good healthcare and transport systems
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