Monthly Archives: February 2015

CHINA – China has lifted its ban on Irish beef. The move follows the recent launch of Irish beef in the US for the first time in more than 15 years. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Covenesaid … Continue reading →

Domenico Rancadore arrives at Westminster magistrates’ court in central London. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/REUTERS A high-ranking member of the Sicilian mafia, who spent two decades living incognito in the UK, will be extradited to Italy after Westminster magistrates court overturned a … Continue reading →

News Celebrity Constellation 7 Night Eastern Mediterranean Cruise f… The fourth and final sister to Celebrity Millennium, Infinity and Summit, the Celebrity Constellation entered service in 2002 and carries 2,034 passengers on a variety of itineraries. If a trip to … Continue reading →

Migrants arrive at Porto Empedocle, Sicily, on board an Italian coastguard vessel after being rescued from overcrowded boats near the Libyan coast last week. Photograph: Antonio Parrinello/Reuters Thousands of migrants have risked their lives in rough winter seas in the … Continue reading →

Palazzo dei Normanni in Palermo, Sicily, where the island’s Regional Parliament is based. Photo: Dzhingarova/Flickr Sicily’s regional parliament is paying a EUR1,000 a month pension to the widow of a former lawmaker who never took his seat in the assembly, … Continue reading →

Daniele Bracciali (L) and Potito Starace have both already served several short bans. Photo Michal Cizek/AFP Italian pair Potito Starace and Daniele Bracciali have been provisionally suspended for 40 days pending a corruption inquiry, Italian press said on Thursday. The … Continue reading →

The Italian Navy saving boat migrants as part of its “Mare Nostrum” operation in September 2014. Photo: Marina Militare The UN refugee agency on Tuesday called on the EU to boost rescue efforts in the Mediterranean, warning of further tragedies … Continue reading →

An Italian man has been ordered to take a psychiatric test after gifting a Roma woman and her husband EUR100,000. The gift was a way of thanking the couple for their friendship and support when his mother died, a court … Continue reading →

A major multi-million cross border tobacco fraud operation has been uncovered by customs officers following raids along the border in both jurisdictions. Three premises in Louth and two premises in south Dublin were searched and 334,000 ‘Minsk’ and ‘NZ’ brand cigarettes … Continue reading →