National lampoon: Felix Larkin on how cartoonists have skewered politicians for centuries
Napoleon Bonaparte was particular target of early satirical cartoonists
Spain
Donald Trump denounces European states restricting US access to airspace due to Iran war
‘No evidence’ that US aircraft flying to conflict are refuelling at Shannon Airport, says Taoiseach
Government needs to keep some ‘firepower’ in reserve during energy crisis, says Taoiseach
Shannon Airport ‘is not used as a base for the Middle East war’ by the US, says Micheál Martin
Fiction in translation: City Like Water; Women Without Men; X is Where I Am; You Are the Fuhrer’s Unrequited Love
A nightmarish cityscape that is identifiably Hong Kong; a classic of oppression in Iran; a celebration of queer lives; and a stark exploration of Albert Speer
What We Tried to Bury Grows Here by Julian Zabalbeascoa: traumatic Spanish Civil War impact captured
Everything is torn apart in this moving novel: families, lovers, decency and indeed the narrative itself
Spanish woman (25) who won legal battle for right to end her life dies by euthanasia
Noelia Castillo had struggled with psychiatric illness since she was a teen and had been sexually assaulted
Spanish Catholic group draws backlash over vote to exclude women in Easter procession
Members carry religious floats during Holy Week celebrations
Iraq caught in the crossfire as Iran war crisis escalates
Trapped between warring sides, Iraq faces its most perilous moment in years
Spain says the sun shields it from rising energy costs. Is that true?
Prime minister says Spain is less at risk because it has shifted so quickly to renewable energy such as solar, wind and hydroelectric power
How to stay cool, calm and collected for your Leaving Cert language oral
With language orals, there is a lot of information to remember before you even greet the examiner
Is life cheaper abroad? We compare everyday prices in Ireland and 10 overseas cities
From rent to Big Macs, we add up the costs of everyday life in Dublin and other major cities
Pete Hegseth and Pedro Sánchez embody two types of virtue signalling
Unthinkable: Committing publicly to a moral standpoint can change you for the better, or the worse
What will €595,000 buy in France, Italy, Portugal Spain and Donegal?
One price, home and away: from a converted church in Letterkenny to a country home in Marsciano
Spain to formally pardon 53 women who were locked up by Franco regime
The women were incarcerated by a collection of institutions run by religious orders, echoing Ireland’s Magdalene laundries
That visit to the White House
Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s St Patrick’s Day visit to Washington comes at a time when few leaders are standing up to Donald Trump over Iran war
Being in nature can be deeply restorative – something we all too easily forget
Losing routine contact with the living world results in less concern, less protection and less access. The antidote is evidence that conservation works
How Spain’s Pedro Sánchez became Trump’s fiercest critic in Europe
Prime minister premier tells US president what no other European leader dares to say - but has he gone too far?
Spain says ‘no to war’ in response to Trump threats
US president says bilateral trade ties to be cut over Iran
Why Spain plans to ‘regularise’ 500,000 undocumented migrants
In the News podcast: New amnesty programme comes as governments across the bloc tighten migration controls
Benidorm: Why a trip to the Spanish coastal city might surprise you
Is it time for Benidorm to get a critical re-evaluation?
Climate change and wine: The red wines we will be drinking in the future
How to Drink Better: As temperatures rise, some regions in Europe are allowing growers to plant new varieties, although it’s not always straightforward
Sirat: This nomadic rave adventure is tense, original and extraordinary
Best enjoyed in the biggest cinema with the best audio system, it leans into ravers’ musical preference with relish
Cab recoups more than €1m following sales of properties linked to criminals
Two houses in Limerick, connected to gangster Kieran Keane jnr, sell for combined €341,000
Oliver Laxe on the making of desert rave epic Sirat: ‘You jump into the abyss’
‘Film-maker of the senses’ on his apocalyptic, Oscar-nominated sensation and being a ‘freak’ in Spain
An outlier in Europe: Spain’s plan to ‘regularise’ 500,000 undocumented migrants
Prime minister Pedro Sánchez says mass regularisation is about ‘dignity and justice’ as opposition warns of ‘pull effect’
My grandfather’s role in rescuing the crew of a shipwreck is part of our family lore
One hundred years on, I stood with the Spanish descendants of the captain, Joaquín Herrera, and looked at the wreckage
What are the latest developments with proposed new social media laws?
Government has already announced trial of ‘digital wallet’ age verification mechanism for accessing platforms
Sinn Féin, Ukraine and the Spanish Civil War
In Ukraine ‘the issues are clearer’, and we cannot know who would have won in Spain with no intervention
What will €225,000 buy in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Bulgaria and Donegal?
One price, home and away: from a cottage by the sea in Portnoo to a reconstructed village in Umbria
‘There are no words’: Five teens die in Spanish apartment block fire
Cause of blaze in five-storey building not yet known but authorities say victims were unable to escape a storage room
For Sinn Féin, Tiocfaidh ár lá is being replaced by Turn the Other Cheek
Sinn Féin is rightly proud of republicanism’s role in the fight against fascism in Spain. So why is it now opposing assistance for Ukraine?
Savouring Seville: two delicious, tapas-filled days in the city of romance
With blackboard menus promising fresh burrata on pumpkin cream and perfectly ripe tomatoes, what’s not to love?
Cork packaging group Zeus buys Spanish company for €24m
Acquisition of Madrid-based KOEX Packaging Solutions is Irish company’s sixth deal in past few years
Motorway collapses as storms batter Spain and Portugal
Thousands forced to evacuate as Portugal’s prime minister warns country is ‘at the limit’ of its capacity to contain floods
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