Norway shelves outdoor tourism campaign over environmental fears
Plan to promote country’s ‘right to roam’ laws could lead to unregulated traffic and camping, causing damage to nature, say local tourism bosses
Plan to promote country’s ‘right to roam’ laws could lead to unregulated traffic and camping, causing damage to nature, say local tourism bosses
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Environmental group lodges objection to large wind farm proposed for Irish Sea off north Dublin
Q&A with Olive Heffernan; ‘We’re looking at taking this practice which is notoriously destructive, and allowing it encroach on one of our most fragile ecosystems’
In a happy turnaround, people who initially opposed the reintroduction of the species to Ireland now actively support it
Hanna Pylväinen has written a rich, lyrical and ethnographic tale of romance among the Sámi and their landscape
One price, home and away: Apartments in Hawke’s Bay and Ragusa, a waterside cabin in Valevag and more
The housing crisis, difficulties of balancing parenting with paid work, declining marriage rates and the limitations of assisted fertility all have a negative effect
One price, home and away: A condo in Quebec, two waterside homes in Bynesveien and more
Ireland, Spain and Norway to formalise decision on Tuesday
Micheál Martin condemns ‘barbaric’ Israeli air strikes on tents housing displaced people in Rafah
Months of co-ordination led to what is seen by participants as an imperfect attempt to revive moribund Middle Eastern peace hopes
Foreign minister Yisrael Katz describes move, done alongside Norway and Spain, as ‘parade of stupidity’ and warns of ‘dire consequences’
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One price, home and away: Including an apartment in Kingston and a three-bed near Carrigart
Idea has gathered momentum since Tánaiste hosted dinner of like-minded foreign affairs ministers in Brussels last month
Holiday homes in Fossingfjord and Viano Do Castelo, a B&B in Chateau-Garnier, an off-grid house in Gauteng or a 17th-century house in Ballingarry
Incident came after up to 60 people reported to have died last week in the Mediterranean after setting out from the Libyan coast
When two Oslo apartment blocks start falling apart, the inhabitants struggle to make sense of the problem
‘I just followed two things I loved, sport and music,’ says Mark O’Sullivan
Mass killer Breivik loses human rights case to end prison isolation
Cecilia Blomdahl spent part of her childhood in Dublin. Now, from her home near the North Pole, she blogs about life where the sun doesn’t shine for months at a time
Stocktake: Europe’s most valuable company last week exceeded a market value of $500bn after reporting better-than-expected earnings
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Norwegian state-owned group plans a 500MW offshore wind farm off the coast of counties Dublin, Meath and Louth
Far-right fanatic killed 77 people in in 2011 in Norway’s worst act of violence since second World War
Timing and cost are two things to consider when visiting northern Norway but the sheer quality of the experience makes a trip to Tromsø well worth it
The top places to holiday around the world, from the majesty of Petra in Jordan to new sail and rail routes to France for the Olympics in Paris
Concerns over safety at the crumbling building, as well as cracks in a reservoir of toxic sludge known as B30, have caused diplomatic tensions with countries including the US, Norway and Ireland
The Nobel laureate is a master of the short novel – but none of them rivals Septology, an 800-page, single-sentence masterpiece
One price, home and away: a waterside home in Rogaland, a condo in Bangkok, a three-bed in Guanajuato, an old stone house in L’Isle-Jourdain or a cottage in Liscannor
The American alt-pop songwriter moved to the Arctic Circle to make his new album, Hadsel. It was a perfect way to clear his head, he says
Veronica Cunningham left Westport on a windy day 24 years ago. After several international moves, she now lives in Singapore
Ex-Wagner commander arrested in Norway for attempting return to Russia
One price, home and away: A bed and breakfast in La Villetelle, a waterside cabin near Oslo, an apartment in a historic house in Torino, a villa in Alicante or a large detached house in Mountnugent
Governments in the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway want to restore the primacy of their languages at universities
Take5: An apartment on Paradise Island, a hamlet house in La Garde-Freinet or a thatched cottage in Curracloe?
What the UK and Norway did with their oil and gas wealth couldn’t have been more different. Both experiences provide valuable lessons for Ireland
Up north, near the Strondafjorden lake, the water level was reported to be 8.2ft higher than normal
Daniel O’ Brien (33), originally from Graiguenamanagh, worked as aviation engineer
Some 4,000 reportedly evacuated across the country with initial damages evaluated at €88m
Women’s World Cup 2023 team-by-team all you need to know guide
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One price, home and away: A riverside house in La Roque-Gageac, apartments in Lisbon and the Dominican Republic, a house with moorings in Sandnes or a four-bed on five acres in Ballyragget
Take5: A fisherman’s cottage in Degernes, an eco-friendly hotel apartment in Queenstown, spacious homes in Varmland and the Western Cape or a cottage in Borrisokane
Perhaps not the best place to start for someone new to Fosse, but essential to understanding his evolution
One price, home and away: Wooden houses in Quebec and Ulesund, a renovated farmhouse in Touraine, a waterside apartment in Aci Castello and an old hunting lodge in Newport
Ireland’s major contribution to the study of whales comes from an accidental stranding off the coast of Wexford
Ministers told PRSI increases needed to help bridge the gap
Take5: One-bedroom apartments in Lima and Quintana Roo, a converted boathouse in Kolnes, a farmhouse in Limousin or a three-bed cottage in Belmullet?
Study analysed reproductive histories of more than a million Norwegians born between 1984 and 2002
Study of movements of hunter-gatherers in Europe in last 35,000 years posits pigmentation change as evolutionary reaction to shift in diet
Engineer Bjorn Tveter accused of hiring Audi in 2020 and leaving the jurisdiction
Game show on NRK joked that ‘last man to the potato loses’ during challenge, ‘just like in Ireland in 1845′
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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