Spain
# spain - Tuesday 9 October, 2012
IMF: Irish economy to grow but unemployment will remain high in 2013
The International Monetary Fund has warned of a global economic slowdown in its latest World Economic Outlook which notes our own “bumpy recovery”.
# spain - Thursday 4 October, 2012
Spain arrests man ‘plotting Columbine-style massacre’
The 21-year-old had was arrested by police just as he received more than 140 kilograms of explosives that he had bought online.
# spain - Wednesday 3 October, 2012
Del Bosque rates Messi and Ronaldo equally
The Spanish manager says he “cannot decide” as to which of the two players are superior.
# spain - Saturday 29 September, 2012
VIDEO: What’s happening with protests in Spain? Taiwanese animation explains it all
It’s a slightly surreal take on what’s happening across Spain.
Floods kill six in southern Spain
At least 600 people had to be evacuated from their homes in the Andalusia region yesterday.
# spain - Friday 28 September, 2012
Spanish banks may need €60 billion in taxpayer bailout
An independent audit of the banking sector says seven of Spain’s 14 banks will need financial support.
Spain set to release stress test results
The results will follow yesterday’s budget announcement of over €30 billion in cuts.
The 9 at 9: Friday
Good morning! Here are nine things you should know as you start your day…
# spain - Thursday 27 September, 2012
Spain to announce Budget – with €39bn of cuts on the table
Prime minister Mariano Rajoy will hope that the hard-hitting Budget will soften the terms of any prospective bailout.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Good morning! Here are nine things you should know as you start your day…
# spain - Wednesday 26 September, 2012
Shares fall amid protests against austerity in Athens and Madrid
Protests on the streets of Spain and Greece have spooked the markets.
# spain - Tuesday 25 September, 2012
Spanish police beat protesters after anti-austerity protest
Thousands of protesters gathered near the parliament building in Madrid over the cuts.
# spain - Sunday 23 September, 2012
Jean-Claude Juncker is very angry and here are the pics to prove it
The longest serving head of government in the EU and the head of the Euro Group is not a man to mess with and these pictures prove it…
# spain - Saturday 22 September, 2012
# spain - Friday 21 September, 2012
Del Bosque hints at quitting football after Spain role
Former Madrid supremo suggests this job is the pinnacle of a a manager’s career.
# spain - Thursday 20 September, 2012
Fresco-ruining pensioner wants to be paid for ruining fresco
The painting was so BORING before she restored it.
# spain - Tuesday 18 September, 2012
So, er, Guinness is a gourmet thing in Spain
Will we pick up a few cans for the soirée?
# spain - Sunday 16 September, 2012
Davis Cup: Spain reach final, hope for early Nadal return
The 11-time Grand Slam winner is recovering from a knee injury, could he return to play a role in November?
Tennis: Spain, Czechs reach Davis Cup decider
The powerful Spaniards defeated the USA to reach their sixth final in 10 years.
# spain - Saturday 15 September, 2012
PICTURES: tens of thousands march against Spanish austerity
Organisers say 65,000 people participated in today’s rally.
European-wide bank supervision plans ruled out by Sweden
Meanwhile, mass anti-austerity protests have filled central Madrid.
# spain - Friday 14 September, 2012
Spain close to Davis Cup final with 2-0 lead on USA
The Spaniards are on the brink of victory against their American opponents.
# spain - Wednesday 12 September, 2012
AndalucÃa Masters cancelled due to Spanish economic woes
George O’Grady of the European Tour has laid the blame at the door of the region’s government.
# spain - Tuesday 11 September, 2012
Champion-littered Spanish cycling team ‘not the favourites’ for world title
Spanish coach Jose Luis de Santos believes his team, containing Alberto Contador, will play third fiddle behind Belgium and Italy.
# spain - Sunday 9 September, 2012
Not essential to have bank debt deal by end of October – Honohan
The Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan has said that he is confident that the government will “get a lot” from its negotiations aimed at reducing the bank debt.
# spain - Saturday 8 September, 2012
Vuelta á Espana: Contador prepares coronation in Madrid
Denis Menchov won the penultimate stage of La Vuelta.
# spain - Thursday 6 September, 2012
Cox and O’Dea handed starts, as Ireland team to face Kazakhstan is announced
Robbie Keane and Jonathan Walters will lead the line in attack.
# spain - Tuesday 4 September, 2012
Spain to add another €6 billion to bank bailout fund
The extra funds are being provided while ministers work on sorting out the formal bailout from European funding.
Spanish unemployment rises again to creep towards 25 per cent
Spain’s unemployment rate is the highest in the industrialised world.
# spain - Saturday 1 September, 2012
Sound familiar? Spain creates ‘bad bank’, limits bank execs pay to €500k
Some are even calling it ‘El Nama’…
# spain - Friday 31 August, 2012
The Evening Fix: Friday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
Two Irish nationals arrested over Spanish navy drug seizure
Around 500kgs of cannabis resin were discovered on a yacht yesterday afternoon by Spanish authorities.
Thousands flee deadly wildfire in Spain
At least one person has been killed by the forest fires and five injured, officials say.
The 9 at 9: Friday
Good morning! Here’s nine things to know this Friday…
# spain - Wednesday 29 August, 2012
In pics: The messiest festival of the year
The annual Tomatina tomato fight fiesta in Bunol, Spain took place today. Pass the mop.
Catalonia increases Spanish debt fears
Spain’s largest region seeks €5 billion rescue as Spanish government insists it does not need a bailout. Heard that one before?
# spain - Sunday 26 August, 2012
Spain’s Dani Pedrosa wins Czech MotoGP following frantic finish
The Honda rider finished ahead of Jorge Lorenzo, despite losing the lead on the last lap.
# spain - Friday 24 August, 2012
That pensioner who botched the fresco? Here’s who she’s blaming…
The woman isn’t happy.






















































