Ryanair has announced that it has agreed to buy Maltese start-up airline, Malta Air, for an undisclosed price.

A Youghal man with a ‘heart of gold’ is in critical condition in Malta after he was hit by a car while on holiday with his wife.

A pensioner with a "heart of gold" who has a special relationship with Malta after he donated a historic Naval crest to the country is fighting for his life after being knocked down while holidaying in the resort town of Sliema.

With direct flights from Cork to Malta launching next month, Suzanne Harrington visits the breathtaking island.

Ireland is taking in five unaccompanied minors who are among 49 migrants and refugees stranded at sea.

It is yet to be determined how many Ireland will receive.

Cork Airport has today welcomed the news that Ryanair is to launch a new route to Malta starting in March of next year.

The Government did the right thing when it agreed to take in 25 people from the rescue vessel stranded off the Maltese coast. Reaching for a number — in this case, the number of people who can be taken from one boat and offered refuge in a safe but relatively small country — involves painful calculations in which our human instincts for compassion are pitched against political, economic and cultural realities.

The MV Lifeline had been stranded off the Maltese coast for several days after a number of European countries refused it permission to dock.

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez said his country is prepared to be part of a European response to the plight of a German-operated migrant aid ship - but did not specify whether it will allow the vessel to dock.

France’s dispute with Italy over the Aquarius migrant ship, which is now on its way to Spain, was diplomatically inept and hypocritical, writes Ferdinando Giugliano.

A private rescue ship carrying 629 migrants remained on a northward course in the Mediterranean Sea after more than a day of not receiving permission to dock in either Italy or Malta.

Two people have died and more than 40 are injured after an open-top double-decker tourist bus crashed into a low-hanging tree branch in Malta today.

A Cork woman had told how her pen pal friendship, which has lasted almost half a century, has changed with time from old-fashioned letters to instant social media posts.

Even in this post-truth age, the pen can be mightier than the sword — even if a mouse and a keyboard are the weapons in the battle for the hearts and minds of those who still believe in truthfulness in public affairs.

Latest: A fire in a fish tank pump room forced Malta's only airport to close for two hours, officials have said.

A Maltese court has charged three men with the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed by a car bomb in October.

Eight suspects have been arrested over the October 16 murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, Malta’s prime minister has said.

Pope Francis has sent a letter of condolence to Malta following the car bomb killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

A six-year-old Irish girl is in critical condition in hospital after she got into difficulty while swimming on holiday in Malta.

The predominantly Catholic island nation of Malta is to join much of Western Europe by legalising same-sex marriage.

The Taoiseach has urged European leaders to “break out of the bubble of politics”.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny will join EU leaders in Malta this morning for an informal summit to discuss the future of Europe.

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The head of the Knights of Malta resigned after a public row with Pope Francis over the ousting of a top official involved in a condom scandal, the ancient lay Catholic order said.

Two Libyan men have appeared in court in Malta on charges of hijacking a domestic Libyan flight to the Mediterranean island.

According to the Malta Prime Minister the last of the passengers and crew members, along with the hijackers have left the plane.

Malta has become the first European country to ban gay conversion therapy, imposing fines of up to €10,000 and a jail term of up to one year for offenders.

A small plane which crashed in a fireball at Malta International Airport soon after take-off, killing all five crew members aboard, had been heading to Libya to monitor migrant trafficking routes for the French government.

As a holiday destination, Malta is just off the beaten track – and it’s a must-see, writes Grainne McGuinness.

An international summit on the refugee crisis begins today in Malta.

The European Union is to call on African leaders to play their part in trying to solve the migration crisis by taking back the economic migrants.

A British millionaire is in hospital after his supercar crashed at a motor show, injuring 28 people.

More than 20 people have been injured when a sports car taking part in a Maltese charity road show lost control after clipping the grass and careened into the crowd.

European officials have honoured the dead of the Mediterranean’s worst-ever migrant disaster as more would-be refugees arrived in Italy and prosecutors questioned the suspected smugglers.

Get a taste of some of the interesting and quirky happenings in Europe from our Europe correspondent, Ann Cahill.

Darren Norris visited the Mediterranean nation with the preconceived idea that it was only for the middle-aged and upwards — and only to be explored in the summer. He was wrong on both counts, he admits.

A Maltese naval crew will arrive in Haulbowline in the next few weeks to be trained to operate the LÉ Aoife, which was gifted to Malta amid some controversy.

At a BirdLife Malta nature reserve last week, I watched three black-necked grebes swimming and diving in glorious Mediterranean sunshine.

Talk about gratitude. The Government gifted a navy ship worth €400,000 to the Maltese but its military, instead of being grateful, torpedoed the idea.