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Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch is arrested in Spain amid international money-laundering investigation

Major raids in Spain and Ireland today as police target money-laundering operation linked to notorious Hutch gang

TEN house searches were executed on Wednesday in Lanzarote by the Guardia Civil investigating an Irish-led money-laundering crime gang. In addition, the Dublin home of

23 Oct, 2024 @ 17:31

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

‘I moved from Ireland to Spain’s Costa del Sol for a better life but ended up homeless after losing everything – now I’m desperately trying to return home’

AN Irish expat is desperate to fly back home and get back on his feet after becoming homeless in Spain. Named only as Jack (pictured

2 Oct, 2024 @ 21:10

Costa del Sol·Lead

Ryanair apologises for nightmare flight from Ireland to Spain after passengers were forced to wait more than four hours on the tarmac due to weather delay

A FAMILY is demanding €1,600 compensation following a four-hour delay to their flight from Dublin to Spain. The Spanish family, from Mallorca, have filed a

23 Aug, 2024 @ 06:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

'Drunk' Swiss passenger forces Ryanair flight to return to Spain after 'lighting up cigarettes and screaming' mid-air

Ryanair flight from Dublin to Ibiza is forced to divert after ‘drunk tourists assaulted a flight attendant’

FOUR drunk passengers were removed from a plane on Saturday after assaulting a Ryanair flight attendant en route from Dublin to Ibiza. The plane left

1 May, 2024 @ 17:40

Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Fugitive Irish gangster set for July return to face drugs trial on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IRISH gangster, Darren Gilligan- son of notorious drug trafficker John Gilligan, has told a Dublin court that he has consented to his surrender to Spain

21 Jun, 2023 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Irish mobster, Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch set to return to Spain after murder acquittal

AN Irish gang boss extradited from Spain three years ago and charged with a 2016 Dublin murder, was acquitted by a judge on Monday. Gerry

18 Apr, 2023 @ 10:19

Crime & Law·Lead

Judge orders fresh DNA tests on clothes worn by murdered Alcasser girls

A SPANISH court has mandated new DNA tests on clothes worn by Toñi, Miriam and Desire on the day they were kidnapped, raped, tortured and

11 Jul, 2022 @ 17:52

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News·Valencia

Ryanair blasts Spain's airport operator for scrapping five-year charge freeze

Unruly drunk passenger drops his trousers on Ryanair plane at Costa Blanca airport in Spain before police eject him

A Ryanair flight from Alicante-Elche airport to Dublin was delayed by 40 minutes on Monday after an intoxicated passenger dropped his trousers and verbally abused

8 Feb, 2022 @ 19:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Kinahan mafia member who plunged to death from Marbella hotel balcony ‘took his own life’, police say

POLICE believe the Irish mafia member who plunged to his death in Marbella took his own life. Michael Cumberton, 30, a prominent member of the

11 Dec, 2018 @ 16:40

Crime & Law·Lead

Expat forced to call family in Spain and tell them ‘I’m not dead’ after football club said he was killed in car crash

It is thought that the club revealed the fake news so they could get an important match with Arklow Town postponed

29 Nov, 2018 @ 15:05

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News·Sport

REVEALED: Spain’s cities rank higher than London in world’s top 50 ‘most liveable’

Both Spanish cities had identical scores for the first three categories, but Barcelona edged ahead with better health and infrastructure rankings than Madrid

13 Nov, 2018 @ 11:48

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Education·Environment·Health·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Travel News

THANK YOU: Irish expat left without home receives dozens of donations as more than €1,500 raised in Olive Press appeal following Malaga floods

But Trish McGough still needs your help to restore her home and buy clothes and furniture

31 Oct, 2018 @ 14:38

Lead·Malaga·Other News

OLIVE PRESS APPEAL: Irish expat needs your help after home completely destroyed and ‘everything lost’ in Malaga floods

Trish only has the clothes on her back after her home, which is opposite the banos arabes in Ronda, completely flooded on Sunday

26 Oct, 2018 @ 18:02

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Dubliner James Quinn sentenced to 22 years in prison in Spain for Gary Hutch Costa del Sol murder

35-year-old Quinn was handed 20 years for acting as the getaway driver in the 'execrable' murder and two years for possession of illegal weapons this

21 Jun, 2018 @ 14:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Irish murder suspect claims he was ‘hungover in bed with prostitute’ during Costa del Sol assassination of alleged drug kingpin

James Quinn appeared before a judge and jury this afternoon at a Malaga court, where he faces a life imprisonment sentence

11 Jun, 2018 @ 21:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Ryanair threatens strikes this Easter thanks to ‘laughable demands’ from pilots in Spain and Europe

RYANAIR has said there may be strikes this Easter thanks to ‘laughable demands’ from its pilots in Europe who want conditions similar to high-cost rivals.

8 Feb, 2018 @ 11:55

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·National News

WATCH: Moment ‘drunk’ Irish couple dragged off flight from southern Spain to Dublin

THIS is the moment a ‘drunk’ Irish couple were kicked off a flight from southern Spain to Dublin. The FR7063 flight from Alicante to Dublin

12 Jan, 2018 @ 11:58

Lead·National News·Travel News

Ryanair flight from southern Spain grounded to dump ‘drunk Irish couple’

A RYANAIR flight from southern Spain has been forced to make an unscheduled stop in San Sebastian to dump a ‘drunk’ Irish couple. The FR7063

11 Jan, 2018 @ 12:12

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Half of Ryanair pilots in Ireland to go on strike five days before Christmas, Germans say strikes can be expected ‘at any time’

MORE than half of pilots in Ireland will go on a one-day strike on Wednesday December 20, their union has confirmed today. A majority of

12 Dec, 2017 @ 15:49

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Travel News

Kinahan cartel member arrested in Spain for 1.2 tonne cocaine haul buried in Granada and San Sebastian

A KINAHAN cartel member has been arrested in Spain in relation to the seizure of 1.2 tonnes of cocaine in Granada and San Sebastian earlier

24 Nov, 2017 @ 10:22

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga·National News

Spanish police recover stolen works of British artist Francis Bacon worth millions

The investigation remains open

20 Jul, 2017 @ 11:54

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Major probe launched after Spanish teen tied up and repeatedly raped in tent in Ireland over two days

A MAJOR investigation is underway after a Spanish teenager was tied up and repeatedly raped in Ireland last weekend. The suspect in the alleged attack,

20 Jul, 2017 @ 10:42

Crime & Law·Lead·National News