Spain
# spain - Friday 14 June, 2013
Tip-offs, scams and jokes: Spanish police Twitter account helping to fight crime
The social media feed is attracting followers who help them swoop on fugitives and spread information.
Everything you need to know about the Confederations Cup
Why wouldn’t you want to watch a tournament involving Spain, Brazil and Italy?
# spain - Wednesday 12 June, 2013
Messi and his father accused of €4m tax fraud
The Barcelona star is set to be investigated for allegedly defrauding the Spanish state.
# spain - Tuesday 11 June, 2013
First person to have two-leg transplant has both limbs amputated again
Doctors said that the patient contracted an unrelated illness that forced him to stop taking anti-rejection drugs.
# spain - Sunday 9 June, 2013
Does it spread? 22 powerful images of civil unrest
TheJournal.ie takes a look back at some of the violence and protests seen across the world in the past three years.
# spain - Wednesday 5 June, 2013
If you don’t pick up your dog poo in Spain then this might happen…
Talk about a “special delivery”.
# spain - Tuesday 4 June, 2013
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock.
# spain - Monday 3 June, 2013
Irish overseas property firm announces 25 new jobs
An property firm specialising in Irish-owned overseas sales has announced the creation of 25 new jobs over the next two years.
# spain - Friday 31 May, 2013
Firefighters vs police in Spain austerity protest
Riot police charged at firefighters during the protest, which took place in front of the Catalunya Parliament in Barcelona.
# spain - Monday 27 May, 2013
Spain police find bodies that may be missing Dutch volleyball star and husband
Dutch international volleyball player Ingrid Visser and her partner have been missing since the middle of May.
# spain - Monday 13 May, 2013
Trap names 28-man squad for England game
Ireland play four matches in the coming weeks and will be without the likes of Kevin Doyle, Richard Dunne and Ciaran Clark.
# spain - Saturday 11 May, 2013
How to tell if you are an Irish person on holiday
From bringing your own tea bags to clapping when the plane lands.
# spain - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Record breaker: Eurozone unemployment now at 12.1 per cent
Over 19 million people are unemployed in the eurozone but Ireland has recorded one of the largest year-on-year decreases in unemployment rates.
# spain - Sunday 28 April, 2013
UPDATE: Police arrest owner of Bangladesh factory
The death toll has now reached 363 but is expected to rise.
Kenny to meet German finance minister in Spain
The Taoiseach will also hold meetings with Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy.
# spain - Thursday 25 April, 2013
Spain’s unemployment rate shoots to record 27.16%
More than six million people in Spain are now without work.
# spain - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
The 14 countries that allow gay marriage
This month, New Zealand, Uruguay and France have legalised same-sex marriage. They follow the path trod by 10 other countries.
# spain - Monday 8 April, 2013
Ireland friendly with Spain confirmed for New York this summer
Giovanni Trapattoni’s side will take on the world and European champions at Yankee Stadium.
# spain - Friday 5 April, 2013
# spain - Thursday 4 April, 2013
Judge names Spanish princess in corruption case
This is the first time a direct relation of the king has been called to appear in a court of law on suspicion of wrongdoing.
# spain - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
Spain ‘will ask for an extra year to meet EU’s budget targets’
A source tells AFP that Spain will ask for the same concession that was given to Ireland – an extra year to meet deadlines.
# spain - Saturday 30 March, 2013
Suspected ETA chief Javier Lopez Pena dies in Paris hospital
The 54-year-old reportedly suffered a stroke.
# spain - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
International football round-up: Spain regain initiative, England slip up, Dutch just perfect
Vicente del Bosque’s side secured a valuable win tonight.
The Evening Fix… now with added citizen’s arrest and kids dishing out relationship advice
Things we learned, loved and shared today…
# spain - Sunday 24 March, 2013
There’s nothing wrong with Spain, insists Cazorla
The Arsenal man defended his teammates after their disappointing draw with Finland.
Spanish newspaper retracts column comparing Merkel to Hitler
A columnist for El Pais wrote that the German chancellor had “like Hitler, declared war” on Europe in a piece that has now been retracted.
# spain - Thursday 21 March, 2013
Ryanair launches new Shannon route to Alicante
The Shannon to Alicante service has not operated since 2010.
# spain - Thursday 14 March, 2013
ECJ rules Spain’s eviction laws breach EU directive
The Spanish government has promised its law will now be “corrected” to comply with the ruling.
# spain - Saturday 2 March, 2013
How a citizen protest movement is stopping evictions in Spain
The citizen-run Platform for Mortgage Victims helps people who can’t pay their mortgages and says it has blocked almost 600 evictions so far.
# spain - Friday 1 March, 2013
Over 26 million people unemployed across the EU
Meanwhile, eurozone unemployment hit a record 11.9 per cent in January with just under 19 million now out of work in the 17-member bloc.
# spain - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
ESB to sell 50% stake in UK and Spanish power stations
The company is to sell its shareholdings in Marchwood Power in England and Bizkaia Energia SL in Northern Spain.
# spain - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
# spain - Monday 18 February, 2013
Trial begins of man accused of beheading British grandmother in Tenerife
The 29-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to repeatedly stabbing and then beheading Jennifer Mills-Westley in a shop on the Spanish holiday island.
# spain - Thursday 14 February, 2013
Rangeland Foods withdraws burgers after horsemeat discovered
Some beef burgers tested positive for between 5 per cent and 30 per cent horsemeat.
Steady progress: Ireland rise two places in latest FIFA World Rankings
Meanwhile, England are now in fourth place, while Spain remain top of the list.
# spain - Sunday 10 February, 2013
Five killed in Canary island lifeboat accident
Five people were killed when a lifeboat fell from a cruise liner during a safety drill while it was docked in the Canary Islands.
# spain - Tuesday 5 February, 2013
Del Bosque: Doping in football is a subject I prefer to ignore
The World Cup winning boss reckons he’ll never see evidence of drugs in soccer.
European stocks steady after dive amid Spain, Italy fears
Yesterday European stock markets slumped with banking shares suffering some of the heaviest losses.
# spain - Sunday 3 February, 2013
Can you believe that these portraits are NOT photographs?
These realistic-looking images produced by a young Spanish artist are so lifelike, you’ll forget that they are paintings.






















































