Iceland

‘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

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