https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Next time you pay a visit to the Canary Islands, keep your eyes peeled for the abundance of Irish street and square names - they tell a fascinating story. https://www.thelocal.es/20210317/why-are-there-so-many-irish-street-names-in-spains-canary-islands Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:37:31 +0100 why-are-there-so-many-irish-street-names-in-spains-canary-islands Irish holidaymakers and second home owners are currently not allowed to travel to Spain due to Irish government restrictions, but when might this be possible again? https://www.thelocal.es/20210503/when-can-irish-holidaymakers-and-second-home-owners-travel-to-spain Mon, 03 May 2021 14:28:48 +0200 when-can-irish-holidaymakers-and-second-home-owners-travel-to-spain Fans of the Emerald Isle will be planning their green and orange costumes and getting in the Guinness ahead of St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th - a time of celebration in Ireland and for those of Irish descent around the world. https://www.thelocal.es/20160311/spain-celebrates-st-patricks-day Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:07:04 +0100 spain-celebrates-st-patricks-day Storms off the west coast of Ireland have disturbed the seabed to reveal two 16th century cannons wrecked from the Spanish Armada. https://www.thelocal.es/20150618/seabed-gives-up-spanish-armada-cannons Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:32:17 +0200 seabed-gives-up-spanish-armada-cannons Two masked gunmen stormed into a quiet shopping centre near Marbella on Saturday evening and shot Gerard 'Hatchet' Kavanagh, nine times in the back and head in what is believed to be a drugs-gang related incident. https://www.thelocal.es/20140908/irish-mob-enforcer-shot-dead-in-spanish-bar Mon, 08 Sep 2014 16:26:00 +0200 irish-mob-enforcer-shot-dead-in-spanish-bar Irish tourists will soon be able to travel to Spain by ferry thanks to a new route between the two countries, the first of its kind, due to be launched in January 2014. https://www.thelocal.es/20131213/new-ferry-links-spain-with-ireland Fri, 13 Dec 2013 10:57:00 +0100 new-ferry-links-spain-with-ireland Six Irish and two Americans have been arrested after they allegedly started a fire in a nature reserve near the popular holiday town of Denia (Valencia). https://www.thelocal.es/20130731/tourists-lantern-lapse-sparks-spanish-fire Wed, 31 Jul 2013 16:05:22 +0200 tourists-lantern-lapse-sparks-spanish-fire Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica said on Monday it will sell its Irish subsidiary to Hong Kong group Hutchison Whampoa for €850 million ($1.1 billion) in an effort to lower its debt. https://www.thelocal.es/20130624/spanish-telco-giant-flogs-off-irish-assets Mon, 24 Jun 2013 16:04:00 +0200 spanish-telco-giant-flogs-off-irish-assets Two Marbella-based expats, an Irish man and a Briton, have been arrested for their part in a massive international cigarette smuggling ring. https://www.thelocal.es/20130531/expat-tobacco-smugglers-busted-in-marbella Fri, 31 May 2013 17:28:32 +0200 expat-tobacco-smugglers-busted-in-marbella