https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed While it's possible to fly to Italy from other European countries right now, it can be far from straightforward - or cheap. Joanne Higgins reports on her experience of returning to Rome from Ireland at the end of June. https://www.thelocal.it/20200703/what-its-like-flying-from-ireland-to-italy-right-now Fri, 03 Jul 2020 11:42:29 +0200 what-its-like-flying-from-ireland-to-italy-right-now Pope Francis plans to visit Ireland in August next year, the Vatican confirmed on Thursday, four months after Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny announced what will be a landmark trip. https://www.thelocal.it/20170330/vatican-confirms-popes-ireland-visit Thu, 30 Mar 2017 17:34:17 +0200 vatican-confirms-popes-ireland-visit The Italian team almost seemed delighted after Robbie Brady's 90-minute strike put the Republic of Ireland through to the last 16 of Euro 2016 on Wednesday night. https://www.thelocal.it/20160623/italy-happy-to-see-sporting-ireland-qualify-in-spite-of-defeat Thu, 23 Jun 2016 12:51:42 +0200 italy-happy-to-see-sporting-ireland-qualify-in-spite-of-defeat A court in Bergamo has ruled that the low-cost Irish airline, Ryanair, does not owe Italy €9.4 million in social contributions due to an EU law that allows it to put staff on the books in Ireland, where tax rates are lower. https://www.thelocal.it/20160330/court-rules-ryanair-doesnt-owe-italy-millions-in-tax Wed, 30 Mar 2016 15:02:30 +0200 court-rules-ryanair-doesnt-owe-italy-millions-in-tax US tech giant Apple has agreed to pay €318 million in tax owed to Italy’s inland revenue, wrapping up an investigation that got underway in 2013, according to a report in La Repubblica. https://www.thelocal.it/20151230/apple-to-pay-italy-318-million-in-unpaid-tax-report Wed, 30 Dec 2015 10:37:04 +0100 apple-to-pay-italy-318-million-in-unpaid-tax-report Italy's hopes of qualifying for the last eight of the Rugby World Cup were dashed on Sunday evening when Ireland struggled to a 16-9 victory over the blues. https://www.thelocal.it/20151005/ireland-beat-italy-to-book-quarter-final-place Mon, 05 Oct 2015 10:05:35 +0200 ireland-beat-italy-to-book-quarter-final-place Talismanic Italy captain Sergio Parisse returns to the side for his first game of the 2015 World Cup in the must-win Pool D game against Six Nations champions Ireland on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151002/parisse-boosts-italy-for-must-win-game-against-irish Fri, 02 Oct 2015 15:49:31 +0200 parisse-boosts-italy-for-must-win-game-against-irish Italy captain Sergio Parisse will give his team-mates a welcome boost by finally joining the World Cup squad on Tuesday but is still not certain to play in the key game against Ireland. https://www.thelocal.it/20150929/italian-talisman-parisse-set-to-join-up-with-world-cup-squad Tue, 29 Sep 2015 10:43:35 +0200 italian-talisman-parisse-set-to-join-up-with-world-cup-squad Ireland are anxiously waiting to see whether Italy captain Sergio Parisse makes his much-awaited return from injury against them in their World Cup clash on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150928/irish-fear-return-of-italian-talisman-parisse Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:55:24 +0200 irish-fear-return-of-italian-talisman-parisse The first shipwreck survivor to make it off the Irish rescue vessel and onto Italian soil is a baby, carried down the gangplank in an aid worker's arms. https://www.thelocal.it/20150807/barefoot-shipwreck-survivors-thank-irish-saviours Fri, 07 Aug 2015 10:27:32 +0200 barefoot-shipwreck-survivors-thank-irish-saviours Italian public opinion has moved decisively in favour of legally recognizing same sex couples after Ireland's "Yes" to gay marriage, the first poll issued since the landmark referendum revealed Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150527/tide-turning-in-italy-over-gay-marriage Wed, 27 May 2015 14:31:14 +0200 tide-turning-in-italy-over-gay-marriage The Italian government is facing increasing pressure to give same-sex couples more rights after Ireland voted to legalize gay marriage, with the president of Italy's parliament arguing it's time to legislate for civil unions. https://www.thelocal.it/20150525/pressure-on-italy-after-irish-gay-marriage-vote Mon, 25 May 2015 12:24:40 +0200 pressure-on-italy-after-irish-gay-marriage-vote Rome's Colosseum was illuminated green overnight in celebration of St Patrick’s Day, the first time the monument has been part of the annual celebration. https://www.thelocal.it/20150317/romes-colosseum-goes-green-for-st-patricks-day Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:48:24 +0100 romes-colosseum-goes-green-for-st-patricks-day New Zealand-born Kelly Haimona and Edoardo Gori will form Italy's half-back partnership when the Azzurri kick off their 2015 Six Nations on Saturday against defending champions Ireland. https://www.thelocal.it/20150206/haimona-and-gori-lead-italy-against-ireland Fri, 06 Feb 2015 08:44:00 +0100 haimona-and-gori-lead-italy-against-ireland Italy coach Jacques Brunel has called on the wounded Azzurri to regain their belief and efficiency in time for a Six Nations campaign which could define their chances of success in this year's World Cup. https://www.thelocal.it/20150205/italy-faces-wake-up-call-against-ireland Thu, 05 Feb 2015 09:31:00 +0100 italy-faces-wake-up-call-against-ireland Italy captain Sergio Parisse expects his side to more than justify their place in the forthcoming Six Nations Championship following a lacklustre campaign last year. https://www.thelocal.it/20150129/proud-parisse-confident-of-italy-rugby-revival Thu, 29 Jan 2015 10:05:00 +0100 proud-parisse-confident-of-italy-rugby-revival An Irish court on Friday ordered an Italian man to pay a €2,500 fine for charity after "a sick joke" about Ebola during a flight. https://www.thelocal.it/20141031/irish-court-fines-italian-for-sick-ebola-joke Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:26:00 +0100 irish-court-fines-italian-for-sick-ebola-joke An Italian man is due to appear in court in Dublin on Monday morning after allegedly stabbing an Irishman to death in a gruesome attack over a game of chess on Sunday night. https://www.thelocal.it/20140113/italian-man-due-in-court-over-irish-chess-murder Mon, 13 Jan 2014 10:47:00 +0100 italian-man-due-in-court-over-irish-chess-murder After years of planning, Orna O'Reilly, an interior designer, at long last moved from Ireland to Italy. The widow, in her sixties, speaks to The Local about writing books, buying a house and driving around the Veneto in a Fiat 500. https://www.thelocal.it/20131025/italian-bureaucracy-works-very-well Fri, 25 Oct 2013 14:32:00 +0200 italian-bureaucracy-works-very-well The Giro d'Italia - Italy's answer to the Tour de France - will take an unlikely detour in 2014 by taking in Belfast and Dublin. https://www.thelocal.it/20131008/irish-clinch-giro-ditalia-for-2014 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:31:00 +0200 irish-clinch-giro-ditalia-for-2014