Vox expected to perform well in elections in Ceuta and Melilla on anti-immigrant platform April 1st, 2019. Published by The Irish Times. In Ceuta’s bustling commercial centre, large panels on the pavement advertise the fact that the local Burger King’s meals contain...

Twelve independence leaders to be tried by Spanish supreme court February 2, 2019. Published by The Irish Times. Spain’s foreign ministry announced this week it was preparing to launch a campaign that would explain to the world, with total transparency, the details,...

Published by The New Republic. By the time Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez go on trial on February 12 they will have been in jail nearly 500 days. The grassroots organizers for Catalonian independence will be tried by Spain’s Supreme Court on charges of rebellion...

A day of planned demonstrations in the city follows a year of turmoil for Catalonia December 21, 2018. Published by The Irish Times Earlier this week, the words “Go home Pedro” were sprayed in English on the outside of the Casa Llotja de Mar building in central...

Country braces for upheaval as it celebrates anniversary of democratic transition October 31st, 2018. Published by Politico MADRID — Forty years after its creation, Spain’s constitution is back in the political limelight. Drafted three years after the death of...

Spanish region is split between unionists and separatists, a year on from independence vote Unionist activists remove pro-independence symbols in the middle of the night in Canet de Mar. Photo: Guy Hedgecoe September 28th, 2018. Published by The Irish Times It is two...

Spain’s transition out of fascism occurred within living memory. And it meant ignoring the dead. September 17th, 2018. Published by The New Republic “Exclusive: Photograph of the remains of Franco,” a Twitter user posted in late August. It was a joke: The...

A year on from Catalan referendum, tensions still simmer over independence from Madrid Catalan independence flags hang over the AP7 highway. Photo: Guy Hedgecoe September 16th, 2018. Published by The Irish Times Anna, a 42 year old with tattooed arms and aviator...

As the Popular Party chooses a new leader, members grapple with a threat of extinction July 20th, 2018. Published by The Irish Times EL MIRÓN, Spain — It’s mid-morning in El Mirón and the main square is empty, except for a large stork, which glides overhead to...

Published by BBC Online When Estela Martín got a black lotus flower tattooed on the upper part of her right foot at the age of 18, her parents were unhappy about it, but she saw it as a positive symbol. “I’ve always liked the idea that the lotus represents, which is...