UPDATED: Aer Lingus begins operations from Belfast but have dropped Irish lan...

"Cead mile failte Kate! Kate Hoey flew back to her native Belfast for this week's Let's Talk The December edition of Let's Talk was dominated by the politics of sport and Irish language. Stephen Walker watched...

Spain Tragedy: Father And Son Die On Holiday swept by waves

This is a developing story more soon..."A British holidaymaker and his five-year-old son have drowned after they were swept away by waves in northeastern Spain. The tragedy happened when the man, his wife and...

Intel's 45nm Penryn desktop expected to pack a big wallop

"Intel Corp.'s new 45-nanometer chip for the desktop, part of the newly released Penryn family, should give gamers, researchers and serious multitaskers a significant performance boost, according to analysts. And that is not good news for rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc.,...

Football: Barcelona keen to keep hold of Ronaldinho

""Ronaldinho is not for sale, neither in December (January), nor June. It`s inevitable that he has some problems with his game but we`ve never thought of selling him," club vice-president Ferran Sorriano was...

36 Hours in Barcelona

CONVENTIONAL thinking holds that Barcelona is Spain's gateway to European culture. Insofar as culture means innovative architecture and modern art, smart urban planning that prizes pedestrian-friendly boulevards and an arm's-length attitude toward deep Spanish traditions like...

GSMA`s Global Mobile Awards 2008 - now open for entry

"The awards will be judged by independent analysts, journalists and subject matter experts, the winners will be announced on Tuesday 12th February 2008 at a gala dinner at the National Palace in Barcelona, during the mobile World Congress. The 2008 categories are as...

Colla del Diables, Poblenou

A drum core marching in correfocs.

"And Who you are?" Spanish movie about Alzheimer's

¿Y tú quién eres¿ (And Who Are You?) is a tender, moving and joyful film, told without deceptions or lies, with the intention of creating a genuine tribute to the people who care for the ailing and to those...

Revelers during La Merce in Barcelons

Girls singing on a bench in Vila Olímpica.

PrintSoft launches DeskDirect Global service at Post Expo 2007

"PrintSoft is unveiling DeskDirect Global to the postal market and is showcasing its other innovative postal solutions at the International Postal Technology Exhibition - Post Expo 2007 stand 1400 running 2-4th October 2007 in Barcelona, Spain. Demonstrations on PrintSoft's...

Mourinho quits as manager of Chelsea

I wondered about the fresh new haircut. This follows closely on the heels of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger getting a new deal. Mourinho, never one for too much humility, may have pushed a little too far with his...

The 2007 NowPublic Invasion of Barcelona Begins ...

An historic event is taking place - The technical team of NowPublic (minus 1) meet face-to-face for the first time ever!The true reason for this meeting is DrupalCon 2007 in Barcelona, which is 4 days of presentations on various topics concerning Drupal, the software platform...

AMD's Barcelona not a savior, yet

"Advanced Micro Devices' quad-core Opteron processor is finally ready, but it's far from clear that this is the product that will help right AMD's ship. AMD CEO Hector Ruiz will formally unveil the quad-core...

Like 'Gaudi' for Chocolate...Barcelona and a 'Vosges' Collection

Barcelona is one of my favorite places and Antonio Gaudi's creations dot the landscape. I was thrilled to discover 'Colleccion Gaudi' by way of of 'Vosges Chocolates', which marries Spain, Architecture and Chocolate.

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