Manchester City have activated the release clause in Atletico Madrid midfielder Rodri’s contract, the LaLiga club have announced.

Two gardaí have been honoured by Spanish police for their work in fighting gangland crime.

Two members of An Garda Síochána have been honoured by Spanish police for their work relating to investigations associated with organised crime.

Following a successful 2018, Sport Ireland Institute Director Liam Harbison believes a bright future lies ahead for the next generation of high performance athletes.

An Italian man accused of raping a British teenager on a Mediterranean cruise has been released without charge by Spanish authorities because of a legal loophole.

Pat Fitzpatrick spends a couple of days in Mallorca, to see if the latest Google technology can convert him to the joys of travelling with tech.

The medals won by Irish riders at the Track Cycling World Cup in Pruszkow last week were impressive by any standards.

Ireland’s Lydia Boylan won a silver medal in the women’s point race at the Track Cycling World Cup in Poland yesterday.

I’ve set about exploring the fauna of the island. Species are few compared to Ireland but, as always with wild things, be they plants by the wayside, birds in the sky, fish in the sea, or

Damien Enright visited Ibiza to discuss a book he has written about the time he spent there between 1961 and 1965

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Tributes and prayers have poured in for a “top class” trainee electrician and skilled soccer player, from Co Limerick, who suffered serious head injuries following a fall at a hotel in Spain.

Mini’s revamped its hatch and convertible range, with increased personalisation and premium appeal. Tom Wiltshire tries it out in Mallorca

Ryanair has announced extra flights on 40 different routes from Cork, Dublin, Knock and Shannon airports for summer 2018.

A Lufthansa passenger jet hijacked to Somalia 40 years ago at the height of a far-left militant group's campaign against West German authorities has returned home.

EVER since Queen Victoria, with her consort Albert, Prince Alfred, Princess Alice, and Princess Helena in tow, visited Killarney in 1861, tourism has been an important part of our economy, especially where alternatives are limited.

It’s just a week ago that Jimmy Keohane was kicking back by the pool in Mallorca. From lazy sun days, it’s now back to red hot Fridays for Keohane and his City team-mates tomorrow night, as they get back to business in the SSE Airtricty Premier Division against Limerick.

Ryanair will soon offer connections to destinations including New York and Havana, as the budget carrier widens its network of longhaul partners with a deal with Spain’s Air Europa.

Age should be no barrier to living an adventurous and full life, especially if you have the time after retirement, writes Caroline Allen

Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford insists he has no intention of resigning despite the controversy over the contents of a medical package sent to Bradley Wiggins at the Criterium du Dauphiné in 2011.

Ryanair is expected today to announce plans to start flying from Frankfurt airport, stepping up competition with Lufthansa on its home turf.

Migraine is the world’s sixth most disabling disease, but steps can be taken to tackle a disorder that sees 500,000 work days lost yearly, writes David O’Mahony

Tourists are bypassing riskier destinations and flocking to Spain’s hotspots but locals are frustrated by what they see as disruption to their lives and pressure on services, writes Sarah White

YES, the sights are wondrous in this retracing of the journey of 18th century explorer John Franklin. 

An elderly Irish man has died in a car crash in Mallorca.

Spanish emergency services safely evacuated around 170 people from a burning ferry crossing the Mediterranean from Mallorca to the port of Valencia, said government and port authorities.

Defending champion Jack Hume is the bookies’ favourite and Rosses Point’s Gary McDermott the home hope but young Dubliner Kevin LeBlanc could surprise some in the Radisson Blu-sponsored West of Ireland Amateur Open at County Sligo.

Injury. For professional sports people, it is both the bogeyman outside the window and the wolf at the door.

EIGHT days ago, George Redmond’s name was cleared before the law, after a decade-long battle. George is 90. He is a retired public servant and former assistant manager for Dublin City and county.

Jeremy Kyle was pepper-sprayed by a nightclub bouncer in Magaluf, according to 'Gogglebox' star Scarlett Moffatt.

British and Spanish consumer watchdogs have called on car hire companies to end unexpected charges and unfair fuel policies after a poll found almost three quarters of tourists believed they had been “ripped off”.

The devastated girlfriend of a rising young football star who is fighting for his life after a fall flew to Spain to be by his bedside yesterday.

Simon Delaney and Laura Whitmore present the 11th annual Irish Film and Television Awards on RTE One at 9.45pm tonight.

The skipper of a yacht who rescued one of his crew from the Pacific has said finding the sailor was worse than looking for a needle in a haystack.

THE cruises sector of the global travel industry has been defying recessionary trends and growing non-stop, with average annual growth of 9%.

Princess Cristina, the younger daughter of Spain’s King Juan Carlos, has been charged with tax fraud and money-laundering, piling further scandal on the once-beloved but increasingly unpopular royal family.

The Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance to the family of Michaella McCollum Connolly, the 20 year old from Belfast who's being held in Peru on suspicion of smuggling drugs.

High bullying suicide toll

A wildfire is raging out of control on the holiday island of Majorca.

For the first time in his career, Rafael Nadal will wake today with a first-round loss at a grand slam against his name, but he is adamant that it will not be long before he is back to put that right.