Iceland

Tip-offs from two psychics led to fresh searches for missing Icelandic man Jón Jónsson

Icelandic man Jón Jónsson went in 2019 after leaving Dublin hotel

Gardaí conduct new searches in the disappearance of Jón Jónsson

Four new searches in case of missing Icelandic man conducted in Dublin with help of cadaver dogs

‘When I come home, I am quite Scandinavian’: The Waterford photographer who took a trip to Iceland and stayed there

Wild Geese: Landscape and travel photographer Sibéal Turraoin took a hiking trip to Iceland, decided to stay for the winter and is still there eight years later

Gardaí enlist Europol to assist in case of missing Icelandic man Jón Jónsson

Investigators intend to use EU law enforcement agency to help co-ordinate with Icelandic police and chase down new leads

‘I’m almost certain something happened’: Family fear missing Jón Jónsson was killed by hitman in case of mistaken identity

Relatives of the Icelandic poker player last seen in Dublin six years ago want gardaí to open a murder investigation

Iceland in a camper van, with a toddler: the first problem was getting the rental company to part with a vehicle

Travelling via camper van in the winter months in Iceland is a challenging but rewarding experience

Why weather forecasts in Ireland and across the world are about to get more accurate

With the rapid advance of artificial intelligence, forecasting skill is expected to increase significantly

Icelandic volcano eruption raises pollution fears, forces evacuation of spa resort

Lava initially flowed out of the volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula at a rate of up to 2,000 cubic m per second

Feminist entrepreneur who started investment fund with Björk to be sworn in as Iceland’s president

Halla Tómasdóttir won more than 34% of the vote in elections in June

Icelandic life: Threatened by lava flows, deep fissures and powerful earthquakes

‘You sort of live with it … this is our culture and our culture is very much shaped by the land’

Iceland worker claims personal threats following strike plans

Jeanette Joyce alleges she was targeted for ‘harassment and bullying’ by businessman because she was a trade union shop steward

We must do more to welcome Irish people returning home

Many returning emigrants are highly skilled and hugely valuable for our economy

Could scrambling the weather or sucking carbon out of the air help solve the climate crisis?

Technological solutions could be transformative in containing global temperatures and saving civilisation. But getting it wrong could exacerbate the crisis

Hundreds evacuated as volcano in Iceland erupts for fourth time in three months

The Svartsengi volcanic system awakened in November after almost 800 years

Garda search for evidence about missing Icelandic man ends in north Dublin

Santry Demense searched for several days after anonymous tip-off about missing father of four Jon Jonsson

New leads in mystery of missing Icelandic tourist

In the News podcast: Jon Jonsson vanished in Dublin in 2019

Jón Jónsson vanished after walking out of his Dublin hotel room. Now there may be hope of closure

Specialist search teams continued to examine part of a Santry park for clues to the missing man’s disappearance

Gardaí searching for missing Icelandic man focus in on part of Santry Demesne

Jon Jonsson (41) vanished in Dublin in 2019 after coming to play poker during a 10-day holiday

Gardaí search Dublin park for missing Icelandic man five years after disappearance

Jon Jonsson was 41 when he left north Dublin hotel and disappeared, with no confirmed sightings in intervening years

Iceland steams ahead in renewable energy stakes

Iceland Letter: Nordic country harnessed the potential of what lies underground

Iceland volcano eruption: houses on fire as lava hits fishing town

Town of Grindavík is evacuated after two fissures formed near the town on Sunday

Town evacuated as volcano erupts in southwest Iceland

Eruption began early on Sunday north of the town of Grindavik, which the previous day had been evacuated

Icelandic volcano appears to have died down, scientists say

Decreased lava flow has eased worries of a repeat of the international travel chaos caused by ash from another volcanic eruption in Iceland in 2010

Iceland volcano: Lava ‘flows away’ from town of Grindavik after eruption

Reykjanes volcano erupted late on Monday after weeks of intense seismic activity

Iceland plays down threat to aviation from imminent volcano eruption

An eruption is expected within days at a town in the southwest that has a 15km magma tunnel underneath

Risk of volcanic eruption in Iceland remains high despite decrease in seismic activity

Some 4,000 people evacuated as authorities feared molten rock would rise to surface and hit coastal town of Grindavik and power station

Iceland evacuates town over ‘considerable’ risk of volcanic eruption

Up to 3,000 residents ordered to leave area in southwest after series of earthquakes

Iceland pitches itself as a ‘digital suburb of Dublin’ in bid to secure data centre investments

A new €50 million submarine cable running from Iceland to Galway makes the Nordic island a “digital suburb of Dublin”

Icelandic women went on strike this week. Irish women should follow suit

David McWilliams: Irish woman still take home less pay than men and this is despite the fact that Irish women are better educated than Irish men

Women in Iceland including PM go on strike for equal pay and an end to violence

Katrin Jakobsdottir stays home as part of 'women’s day off' protest

Ireland has two classes: working-class and ‘notions’. In London, it’s far more subtle

British supermarkets mirror the nation’s class structure. Australia’s no-nonsense approach feels more like home

Iceland workers vent frustration in High Court over treatment

Metron Stores Limited placed into examinership earlier this year on insolvency grounds and being unable to pay debts of €36m

Strike action closes Ballyfermot Iceland branch as staff protest ongoing uncertainty

Workers want clarity on future of chain and whether they face redundancy

Volcano erupts near Iceland capital Reykjavik

Lava and smoke emerges from fissure on Fagradalsfjall mountain after earthquake activity

Iceland staff end sit-in protest after reaching deal on redundancy

Staff at Coolock store end occupation after reaching agreement with interim examiner regarding redundancy payments if jobs are lost

Iceland store food recall: Empty shelves and no explanations over withdrawal of large range of products

Customers not told about withdrawal of large range of animal products from display following ban

Iceland ordered to recall and withdraw all frozen animal products

Consumers advised not to eat any imported frozen food of animal origin bought from Iceland stores since March 3rd

Davy’s Toughest Team: The cameras stop rolling – a sign of genuine crisis on reality TV

Television: ‘Things have got too dangerous,’ Davy Fitzgerald says as the group prepare to scale an Icelandic volcano. ‘We have to get to the jeep’

Karlin Lillington: Why Iceland trumps Ireland as a home for data centres

Power hungry data centres place huge strain on our grid and emissions They should be built further away, and rely on renewable energy.

Nestlé says UK worker shortage could hit Quality Street supplies at Christmas

Company says it is ‘working hard’ to ensure supplies

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