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Iceland

Last week
31st May 2026 - 6th June 2026
join the club
Trump's policies and a 'crazy world' are forcing another country to reconsider joining the EU
2 Jun
36.1k
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Last month
May 2026
join the club
This country is expected to hold a referendum on joining the EU
8 May
33.7k
46
This year
2026
It could be EU
Iceland to hold referendum on restarting EU membership talks after decade-long pause
7 Mar
9.2k
29
Dublin
Seven years after Jón Jónsson's disappearance, gardaí renew appeal for information
9 Feb
8.0k
5
at it again
Icelanders call for rejection of proposed US ambassador after 'joke' about country becoming '52nd state'
16 Jan
17.2k
Last year
2025
end of the line
Breidablik call an end to Shamrock Rovers’ European adventure
Graham Burke’s opener quickly cancelled out.
11 Dec 2025
1.3k
3
Eurovision
Iceland becomes fifth country to withdraw from Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete
10 Dec 2025
20.3k
newsletter
Iceland, like Ireland, is in a housing crisis - and it's pushing climate down the political agenda
12 Oct 2025
19.7k
110
Unpopular Plan
Trump wants to annex Greenland. Next door, Icelanders think it's a 'hare-brained' idea
What do Icelanders make of Trump’s plan to take over their nearest neighbouring landmass?
5 Oct 2025
21.3k
59
tip of the iceberg
How Icelanders are grieving the loss of 'dead' and melting glaciers
Iceland’s glaciers are disappearing. For locals, it’s a profoundly sad loss.
Lauren Boland
Reports from Sólheimajökull, Iceland
Updated 5 Oct 2025
18.7k
44
Up and Running
Norway battle back to beat hosts Switzerland in Euro 2025 opener
Finland also secured an impressive win against 10-player Iceland.
Updated 2 Jul 2025
1.5k
0
Iceland
French father and daughter killed in Iceland were resident in Ireland, local media reports
16 Jun 2025
45.9k
Kristrún Frostadóttir
Trump's Greenland plans 'gravely concerning', says Iceland's PM ahead of referendum on EU talks
9 Apr 2025
15.4k
25
Eruption
Town and spa evacuated as formerly dormant volcano erupts in Iceland
1 Apr 2025
8.6k
0
All time
Workplace Relations Commission
Former Iceland worker awarded €51,000 after being laid off without notice while pregnant
11 Oct 2024
15.9k
Workplace Relations Commission
Former Iceland worker awarded €8,300 for being penalised over her role as shop steward
9 Sep 2024
12.8k
Breidamerkurjokull
One dead and two missing after ice cave collapse in Iceland as search continues today
26 Aug 2024
17.6k
8
Iceland
Volcano near evacuated town in Iceland erupts for the sixth time since December
23 Aug 2024
7.3k
17
Reykjanes Peninsula
Volcanic eruption in Iceland ‘beginning to slow down’ after ‘intense’ eruption yesterday
30 May 2024
5.4k
3
The Morning Lead
Government urged to prevent ‘crazy’ deal that could grant Iceland access to Irish fishing waters
19 Mar 2024
33.2k
52
State of Emergency
Iceland volcano erupts for fourth time in three months, prompting fresh evacuations
17 Mar 2024
9.2k
7
Naeem Maniar
Ex-legal secretary for former Iceland owner awarded €77k over 'intolerable' contract breach
22 Feb 2024
15.3k
JON JONSSON
Gardaí renew appeal for Icelandic man Jon Jonsson who went missing in Dublin five years ago
9 Feb 2024
12.6k
Natural Disaster
Iceland facing 'tremendous forces of nature' after lava from volcano destroys homes
15 Jan 2024
23.9k
0
Lava flows
Evacuations in Iceland and Indonesia due to volcanic eruptions
14 Jan 2024
25.4k
4
Eruption
Volcano erupts in Iceland after weeks of earthquakes
19 Dec 2023
18.3k
16
Grindavik
Explainer: How much damage could a possible Icelandic volcano eruption cause?
16 Nov 2023
12.0k
17
Grindavik
Residents evacuated by Icelandic town damaged by earthquakes allowed to return briefly
14 Nov 2023
9.8k
4
Grindavik
Residents get brief return to volcano-risk Icelandic town to collect belongings
13 Nov 2023
10.5k
1
Grindavik
Icelandic town evacuated as volcanic eruption expected 'within hours or days'
12 Nov 2023
23.2k
25
Grindavik
Iceland declares state of emergency as fears of volcanic eruption grow after earthquakes
11 Nov 2023
29.6k
15
FactCheck
Debunked: An old image of Leo Varadkar has been altered to promote a climate change conspiracy
11 Oct 2023
746
WRC
Discount retail boss accused of 'trying to pull the wool over the eyes' of tribunal
21 Sep 2023
33.5k
Iceland Dispute
Final Iceland stores in Ireland close, as company enters liquidation
7 Sep 2023
39.0k
3
Iceland
Whaling to resume in Iceland tomorrow after two-month hiatus
31 Aug 2023
15.5k
38
Iceland Dispute
Siptu members in Clonmel and Waterford reach agreement in Iceland dispute
26 Aug 2023
10.3k
10
The Morning Lead
Unions demand answers after Homesavers staff allegedly remove stock from Iceland shops
25 Aug 2023
31.1k
Iceland
Siptu demands 'immediate' meeting with Iceland examiner as Waterford staff face 'forced closure'
Updated 23 Aug 2023
15.0k
39
High Court
Frozen food ban on Iceland stores lifted as extension granted on efforts to save the company
Updated 21 Aug 2023
35.7k
Iceland
'Some amount of skulduggery going on': The Iceland Saga
19 Aug 2023
39.6k
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