Worker rescued from partially collapsed medieval tower in Rome dies in hospital
Three others injured following incident at building that was being converted into museum and conference space
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Dacia Hipster an early bet for EU’s new small affordable car scheme
Hipster concept seats four or you can carry a washing machine in the back
Four new films to see this week: Kontinental 25, Kenny Dalglish, Bugonia and Palestine 36
Hiam Abbass, Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, and Eszter Tompa feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of October 31st, 2025
Kontinental ’25 review: Five stars for this dark comedy of ethical heft and barbed wit
Radu Jude’s film takes a scattershot approach to antisemitism, capitalism, nationalism and religious hypocrisy
Exploring Transylvania: Home of Dracula provides a trip with teeth
Take away the tourists in Transylvania and you could be back in the Middle Ages with historic castles, enchanting forests and soaring mountains
Twenty three Romanian men with convictions removed from State on chartered flight
In all, 130 people have been deported on five chartered flights since the beginning of this year
Doctor suspended abroad was still licensed in Ireland, investigation finds
Gavriel Simha Furedi was found to lack basic medical knowledge, including how to perform injections
Doctors sanctioned overseas able to retain licences to practise in Ireland
Investigation identifies 11 doctors who faced disciplinary action in UK, but who remain registered in State
Romanian prosecutors charge pro-Russian former presidential candidate
Calin Georgescu faces charges of attempting to disrupt national security
Russia made drone production a supreme priority. Now it swarms the skies
Ukraine is struggling to defend itself against the growing number of attack drones that Moscow has started using in its onslaughts
Romania says Russian drone incursions pose ‘new challenge’ to Black Sea security
Country’s defence ministry condemns ‘irresponsible actions’ after drone entered its airspace at weekend
‘Miracle from God’: Romanian Orthodox community gathers in newly purchased cathedral
Hundreds arrive on Sunday for first liturgy at Romanian Orthodox Episcopal Cathedral in Dublin
Russian drone incursion into Poland ‘was Kremlin test on Nato reaction’, says Warsaw
Drones involved in incursion were not carrying ammunition, Polish foreign minister says
Fiction in translation: Yang Hao an exciting new voice in Chinese – and Irish – literature
In Farthest Seas; Blurred; Cécé; Diablo’s Boys; and Voices of Resistance: Diaries of Genocide reviewed
As the presidential race begins, ordinary citizens must speak up for democratic principles
External funding, smear campaigns and bots have become familiar features of elections elsewhere
Pro-EU centrist Nicusor Dan wins Romanian presidency in striking comeback
George Simion concedes result on Monday after earlier claiming victory in the vote
Centrist Nicuşor Dan on course to win Romanian presidential election with 99% of votes counted
In Portugal, centre-right Democratic Alliance wins snap election; in Poland, centrist Rafał Trzaskowski warns of ‘razor-thin’ lead over radical-right rival in presidential election
Romanian run-off the most crucial vote on Europe’s ‘Super Sunday’ of elections
Romania vote sees EU-critical populist seeking power, while Poland and Portugal are also casting their ballots
The Irish Times view on Romania’s election: a skew to the right
The controversial annulment of the first round appears to have had little effect on the rise of the far right
‘I haven’t been in school since Christmas’: Teen with suspected endometriosis flies to Romania for treatment
Nikita Clarke-Healy (18) arranged treatment overseas after doctors in Ireland said she was ‘too young’ to be diagnosed with condition
The Irish Times view on qualified majority voteing: a concern for Ireland
The national veto has been the single most effective weapon in preserving the corporate tax regime
Far-right first-round win of Romanian presidential election raises prospect of EU disruption
Trump admirer Simion opposes Ukraine military aid and calls for ‘Melonisation’ of Europe
Far-right Trump ally secures decisive win in first round of Romania’s presidential election rerun
Ultranationalist George Simion opposes military aid to Ukraine and has vilified EU’s leaders
Romania elections: Presidential vote favourite says he will bring back banned far-right contender
George Simion, who leads in opinion polls going into first voting round, says Calin Georgescu could hold leadership role
Romanians vote in election that could bring hard-right Eurosceptic ally of Trump to power
George Simion was leading in the polls in advance of Sunday’s presidential election
Chay Bowes, an Irishman working for Russian state media, deported from Romania
Bowes says he travelled to Romania to cover the country’s presidential election
The centrists battling to stop Romania’s far-right surge
Crin Antonescu and Nicușor Dan hope to defeat Maga-style populist George Simion in presidential run-off next month
Romanian hard-right leader Simion leads opinion poll before election
Repeat presidential election to be held in May after initial vote was voided over alleged Russian meddling
‘Innocent men don’t run’: Andrew and Tristan Tate arrive in Romania after weeks in US
Tate brothers’ return to Romania comes nearly a month after a travel ban imposed on the brothers was lifted
‘Measles is back’: Cases double in Europe, hitting highest rate in decades
Majority of those infected were unvaccinated or had unknown vaccine status, say WHO and Unicef
Romania arrests six over ‘Vlad the Impaler’ pro-Russia treason plot
Retired general aged 101 among those detained for plotting to overthrow Bucharest government with help of Moscow
How the Tate brothers won US backing for their release
‘Manosphere’ links with Trump’s circle preceded push for Romania to lift travel ban
Social media influencer Andrew Tate and brother Tristan leave Romania for US
Prosecutors lifted a travel ban related to criminal charges
Romania launches criminal inquiry against far-right presidential front-runner
Prosecutors investigating Calin Georgescu over alleged hate speech and anti-Semitism
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