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Spain

# spain - Wednesday 22 August, 2012

Old lady decides to restore 19th century Spanish fresco…

…check out how it SHOULD have looked!

# spain - Tuesday 21 August, 2012

From Business ETC Euro Crisis

Is the ECB about to uncork a game-changer?

A Euro-skeptic columnist at the Daily Telegraph insists that Der Spiegel is correct in saying the ECB wants to cap borrowing costs for Spain and Italy.

# spain - Sunday 19 August, 2012

From The Score Speedy Spaniard

Dani Pedrosa dominates the field to win the Indianapolis MotoGP

The Spaniard started the race in pole position and never looked back.

From The Score La Vuelta

Vuelta a Espana: Castroviejo in red as Movistar win team time trial

The Spanish team strike first as the final Grand Tour of the cycling season gets underway.

# spain - Friday 17 August, 2012

From The Score Sky High

Froome ready for Vuelta responsibility

Bradley Wiggins is taking the month off so Team Sky will be worn by Froome. But Mr Contador is back.

# spain - Thursday 16 August, 2012

From The Score Primera

La Liga preview: Madrid and Barca set to dominate La Liga again

The two sides finished 39 and 30 points ahead of third-placed Valencia last season and with no challengers having significantly strengthened, the battle at the top is likely to have a familiar look to it.

# spain - Wednesday 15 August, 2012

From The Score La Liga

Messi says Ronaldo rivalry is a ‘media construct’

“It’s only the media, the press, who wants us to be at loggerheads but I’ve never fought with Cristiano,” the Barcelona forward says.

# spain - Tuesday 14 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Canary Islands

Fires begin to ease on Canary Islands

The fires caused the evacuation of one of the smallest islands, and affected 10,000 acres of land.

# spain - Monday 13 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Wildfires This post contains images

Firefighter killed as Spain battles deadly wildfires

One person has been killed and three others injured in forest fires raging across Spain.

# spain - Sunday 12 August, 2012

From The Score Basketball

London 2012: Dream Team pushed all the way by Spain

LeBron James and his US team-mates claimed gold with a 107-100 win today.

From The Score Medal Match

‘Game seven’: USA ready to take home basketball gold

Spain stand in the way as the ‘dream team’ seek a fifth gold in six Olympiads.

# spain - Saturday 11 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Wildfire

Wildfires threaten world heritage site on Canary Island

Meanwhile a blaze on the island of Tenerife has led to the evacuation of residents.

# spain - Wednesday 8 August, 2012

From The Score La Liga

Andres Iniesta: We’ll set the record straight with Real Madrid this season

“We will try to beat the champions. Trying to beat Real Madrid to win the league again is a real incentive.”

# spain - Monday 6 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Street Fight

Five Irish nationals arrested in Benidorm

Four men and a woman were detained after an incident in the Spanish resort over the weekend.

# spain - Saturday 4 August, 2012

Medals, marathons and urine tests: London 2012 in numbers

How much gold is in an Olympic Gold medal? And just how bad IS that South Korean archer’s vision?

# spain - Friday 3 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Friend In Need...

Polish MP calls on Spain to repay centuries-old loan

Gold ducat loan taken out by King Philip in the 16th century would be worth €57.4 million in today’s gold prices – and that’s before interest.

# spain - Thursday 2 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Spain

Spain arrests three suspected Al Qaeda members

Police have denied reports the men had poison and explosives in their possession.

From Business ETC ECB

Spain’s debt: will ECB start buying bonds again?

ECB set for crucial meeting today over eurozone debt crisis.

# spain - Monday 30 July, 2012

From The Score Squabble

LFP: Television rights dispute will not postpone La Liga start

Canal+ and Mediapro are locked in a battle over broadcasting contracts for the top two divisions in Spain.

From Business ETC Eurozone

Whatever it takes: Stocks rise as leaders make eurozone pledge

There is speculation that the eurozone bailout fund and the ECB could buy-up Spanish bonds in a bid to alleviate fears about the single currency.

# spain - Saturday 28 July, 2012

From Business ETC Eurozone

Germany rejects notion that Europe’s bailout fund could buy Spanish debt

Despite promises, no green light has been given to any specific action.

# spain - Friday 27 July, 2012

From Business ETC Debt Crisis

Explainer: Why is Spain under so much financial pressure?

The cost of borrowing for Spain keeps getting higher – fuelling rumours of needing a full-on bailout.

# spain - Thursday 26 July, 2012

From Business ETC Bond Markets

Ireland raises €4.19 billion in first return to bond markets

Investors were willing to give us €4.19 billion in loans maturing in 2017 and 2020 – but they come at a cost.

# spain - Tuesday 24 July, 2012

From Business ETC Eurozone

Eurozone fears continue as IMF start Greek inspection

Yields on Spanish and Italian bonds hit record highs yesterday as uncertainty in the markets continues.

# spain - Monday 23 July, 2012

From Business ETC Markets

Spanish borrowing costs hit record high

Investor action this morning reflects growing scepticism about efforts to stabilise Spain’s banks.

From TheJournal.ie Spain

Three killed, 100 injured by Spanish wildfires

Catalan firefighters have described the situation as “very serious”.

# spain - Friday 20 July, 2012

From Business ETC Spain

No split between banks and sovereign – for now – as Spain secures bailout

The assistance – of up to €100 billion – comes with terms and conditions, while banks and the sovereign haven’t been split just yet.

From The Score Judgement Day This post contains videos

‘I’ll have the whole crowd against me’ says Dunne destroyer ahead of Belfast bout

The man who stole the Clondalkin gaelgoir’s bantamweight boxing crown in 86 ghastly seconds will fight Carl Frampton in September.

From The Score Lámh Eile This post contains videos

VIDEO: This Irish version of the Haka might just be better than the real thing

If you’re not doing this down in the local tonight, you’re seriously missing a trick.

# spain - Thursday 19 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Spain

Huge protests erupt across Spain against €65bn austerity cuts

Workers have taken to the streets decrying “robbery”, on the eve of a teleconference to secure Spain’s €100bn bailout.

# spain - Wednesday 18 July, 2012

From The Score ALTRUISM

Messi endorses team-mates for Ballon d’Or

The Argentinian attacker believes both Andres Iniesta and Xavi deserve the prestigious accolade.

# spain - Sunday 15 July, 2012

From The Score Winning

Lorenzo back on the winning track with dominant performance at Italian MotoGP

The Spaniard overtook pole sitter Dani Pedrosa at the second corner and sauntered to victory.

# spain - Friday 13 July, 2012

From The Score English Glee

Young Irish track stars progress to world championship semi-finals

Mark English and Sarah Lavin will hope to make it through to the final of their respective events on Saturday evening.

From Business ETC Moody's

Moody’s downgrades Italy by two notches

The credit rating agency has downgraded the third largest eurozone economy just hours ahead of its latest bond sale.

# spain - Thursday 12 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Spain

In photos: Six demonstrators hospitalised after Madrid clashes

Six people were hospitalised and several arrested in yesterday after police fired rubber bullets at crowds demonstrating against severe new austerity measures.

# spain - Wednesday 11 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Spain

Spain announces a further €65bn in cuts

Spain’s Prime Minister has announced a raft of cutting new austerity measures in a bid to save billions of euro over the next two years.

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Wednesday

Nine things you need to know this morning…

# spain - Tuesday 10 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Pamplona

Spain: Four hurt at Pamplona’s running of the bulls

A further four people have been injured in this year’s San Fermin festival in Pamplona.

# spain - Saturday 7 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Spain

Spain: Six injured in Pamplona bull run

The San Fermin festival features round-the-clock drinking with runners warned not to run if they are drunk.

# spain - Wednesday 4 July, 2012

From The Score Claim

1970 Brazil team ‘better’ than Spain – Pele

The footballing legend also clarified recent comments he made comparing Neymar to Messi.