Earlier this week, protestors in Majorca stepped up their opposition to mass tourism by vandalising rented cars.

University College Cork researchers have unearthed some 200 volumes of centuries-old newsletters that shine a light on 16th and 17th-century life in Europe.

New York, Paris, London and Milan host world-renowned Fashion Weeks, but there are others that have editors and influencers scrambling for front-row seats. Pitti Uomo in Florence is one of them. Niamh O’Donoghue rounds up the new, cutting-edge fashion destinations.

The Renaissance polymath may have died on this day in 1519, but his memory has lived on through all sorts of representations over the past 500 years, writes Donal O’Keeffe.

Equinor is the latest large oil company to bow to a major investor group that is pushing corporations to take more robust action on climate change.

Looking for a day trip with a difference this Valentine’s Day? Check out Ciara McDonnell’s top suggestions.

The victory was emphatic as Ireland routed Italy by eight tries to one at Soldier Field on Saturday. Yet while the performance was far from perfect that was exactly what Joe Schmidt expected when he selected a young side for this mission.

Forget about the pale emulsions. There’s a strong trend on the way towards very busy wallpaper, writes Kya deLongchamps

The global prices of crude oil have risen the most in a week, as Hurricane Florence threatened US east coast petrol supplies and as sanctions began crimping Iranian oil exports.

A couple who raised more than $400,000 for a homeless man after he used his last few dollars to fill up the fuel tank of a stranded motorist have been ordered to turn over what is left of the cash.

It has all been about records this season in European football: records broken and records that remained tantalisingly out of reach.

Jim Pallotta is worried, writes David Shonfield.

They include a few overhead kicks to match even Ronaldo's superhuman effort.

Chiellini was in tears as he arrived with Gianluigi Buffon and other teammates for Astori's funeral today.

"You're not like others, you are football, the real one, the pure one of children."

Prosecutors have opened a culpable homicide case over the death of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori.

A last-gasp Alberto Paloschi header saw Serie A strugglers SPAL force a 1-1 draw with Inter.

So where to go in Italy? There’s no contest says Annmarie O’Connor — the Emilia Romagna region, a northern province known for its medieval cities, rich gastronomy and unstudied elegance.

International visitors to Dublin are forecast to hit more than 6m by 2025.

British prime minister Theresa May is facing fresh pressure over her plans to deal with the border after Brexit, with Ireland’s European Commissioner urging her to change course.

The UK could be required to follow new rules implemented by the European Union during a Brexit transition period according to leaked plans reportedly drawn up by Brussels' chief negotiator.

‘Revenge: The action of inflicting harm on someone for an injury or harm suffered at their hands.”

Joe Schmidt has insisted revenge will not be a motivation for Ireland when they face their World Cup conquerors Argentina at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

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Theresa May said she hoped the European Union would respond "positively" to her approach to Brexit as senior Brussels figures warned trade talks may not be given the green light in December.

Mary J Blige is feeling the cold. It is a sunny autumn day in London but the air conditioning in her hotel room is turned up high, writes Laura Harding. 

Jeremy Corbyn claimed it was "Groundhog Day" over Brexit before warning Theresa May her biggest battle is with the "warring" Tory factions rather than the EU.

The UK's Labour party will join forces with Tory rebels in an attempt to force Theresa May into giving MPs a veto on the final Brexit deal, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

David Davis will travel to Paris on Monday for Brexit talks days after French President Emmanuel Macron suggested Britain would need to up its divorce payment offer to unlock trade negotiations.

Theresa May has issued a direct plea to EU leaders to clear the way for a Brexit deal which she can sell to British voters.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has issued a direct message to three million EU citizens living in Britain, promising she will make it as easy as possible for them to stay after Brexit.

While getting Britain to pay as big a divorce bill as possible is uniting EU leaders at the moment, money is what will divide them once Britain leaves, writes Paul Wallace.

Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker have said efforts to find an agreement in the Brexit talks should "accelerate" in the coming months.

The ringleader of the Tory plot to oust Theresa May has been roundly condemned by senior party figures as the Prime Minister promised to provide "calm leadership".

Without pain and anxiety, there can be no triumph or success, the UK Foreign Secretary told his adoring fans.

Leo Varadkar said he was pleased with progress in the wake of the British Prime Minister's speech in Florence last week.

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar travels to London this morning to meet the British Prime Minister Theresa May.

Leading EU official Pierre Moscovici has warned that potentially damaging customs checks may still be imposed at Irish ports and airports, when Brexit takes place in two years’ time.

Jeremy Corbyn has avoided a potentially divisive clash over Brexit at Labour's annual conference after delegates agreed not to push the issue to a vote.

Moody's has downgraded the UK's credit rating.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said UK prime minister Theresa May’s Brexit speech did not go far enough to allow talks with the EU to progress next month.

Sterling fell while other markets were unperturbed after British Prime Minister Theresa May, in a key-note speech, outlined the UK’s plans to add new life to the Brexit talks by committing to stay and pay its way in the EU for a transitional period of two years.