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Northern Ireland’s Nations League playoff in Iceland postponed due to snow
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The Irish Times
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Northern Ireland’s Nations League playoff second leg against Iceland in Reykjavik has been postponed due to heavy snow. Tanya Oxtoby’s side were scheduled to play Iceland at their national stadium Laugardalsvollur on Tuesday night, but due to...
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Northern Ireland's Iceland clash falls foul of snow
Northern Ireland's Nations League play-off second leg against Iceland in Reykjavik has been postponed due to heavy snow. Tanya Oxtoby's side were scheduled to play Iceland at their national stadium Laugardalsvollur on Tuesday night, but due to...
Owner: Irish Government
Teachers Warn of Falling Icelandic Proficiency Among Students
A veteran elementary school teacher says the decline of the Icelandic language has become clearly visible in classrooms, with teachers increasingly forced to simplify their speech to ensure students understand. Guðrún Elva Sverrisdóttir, who has...
Owner: Viktor Ólason
Northern Ireland vs Iceland playoff postponed
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The Irish News
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TONIGHT’S Nations League promotion/relegation play-off second leg between Northern Ireland and Iceland has been postponed due to heavy snow. The game was set to take place at Laugardalsvollur Stadium in Reykjavik this evening at 6pm but will now...
Owner: Fitzpatrick Family
Volcanic activity worldwide 30 Oct 2025: Fuego volcano, Karymsky, Klyuchevskoy, Merapi, Semeru, Shiv...
Thu, 30 Oct 2025, 21:00 1761858003 | BY: SEVERAL CONTRIBUTORS Map of today's active volcanoes Svartsengi (Reykjanes peninsula, SW Iceland): The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) reported that by 23 September around 10 million cubic meters of...
Owner: Tom Pfeiffer
Iceland reported its first mosquitoes and it’s a harbinger of Arctic warming
The mosquito (Culiseta annulata) has now been detected in Iceland for the first time. In the picture there is a female fly (left) and a male fly (right). Credit: Matthías S. Alfreðsson On October 16, Björn Hjaltason spotted an unfamiliar insect...
Owner: Andrei Mihai & Tiberius Puiu
Geothermal wellness destination Laugarás Lagoon opens in Iceland
Job opportunities University of Warwick £31,236 - £34,610pa + excellent pension + benefits location: Coventry, UK, United Kingdom Formby Pool Trust up to £33,000pa + pension + benefits location: Formby, Liverpool, United Kingdom Laugarás Lagoon, a...
Owner: Elizabeth Terry
NPR Is Wrong, Iceland’s Mosquitoes Are Imports, Not Climate Refugees
In NPR’s article, “Mosquitoes appear in Iceland for the first time, as climate warms,” reporter Joe Hernandez claims that climate change is bringing mosquitoes to Iceland for the first time in recorded history. Hernandez describes how three...
Owner: Heartland Institute (Non-Profit)
Truenorth lines up Icelandic drama based on ‘national epic’ medieval saga
L-R: Benedict Andrew, David Óskar Ólafsson, Kristinn Thordarson and Leifur B Dagfinnsson Saga Sig/Truenorth Icelandic production company Truenorth has unveiled Fury, a new drama series inspired by the country’s medieval Sturlunga saga....
Owner: David Jenkinson
Benedict Andrews & Truenorth Team For Icelandic Epic ‘Fury’: “It’s Iceland’s Answer To Shakespeare & ‘Game Of Thrones’ Rolled Into One”
EXCLUSIVE: Fury, a drama series inspired by the legendary Icelandic Sturlunga saga is in the works with Seberg and Una helmer Benedict Andrews attached as director and showrunner. Reykjavík-based studio Truenorth is making the series, which is...
Owner: Jay Penske
Europe’s Geothermal Moment: What Iceland’s Energy Revolution Teaches Us
Europe stands at a critical juncture in its energy transition. The imperative to strengthen competitiveness, slash emissions, and shield citizens from energy price shocks has never been more urgent. Geothermal energy—local, steady, and...
Owner: Social Europe Publishing & Consulting GmbH
Icelandair Pushes Boeing 767 Retirement Forward To 2026
Iceland-based flag carrier Icelandair will end all widebody flying before retiring its fleet of Boeing 767-300ER aircraft by the end of 2026, ultimately accelerating a plan that previously saw the jet staying in service all the way until 2029....
Owner: Sam Youseff
Defensive ace reveals the key combination that can fuel NI’s bid to overturn two-goal Nations League Play-Off deficit in Iceland
Iceland’s 2-0 win at the Ballymena Showgrounds last Friday has put them in pole position to win the Women’s Nations League Play-Off battle and retain their place in League A. After that game, Northern Ireland manager Tanya Oxtoby was adamant that...
Owner: Van Puijenbroek & Baert Families, Thomas Leysen
Icelandic Literature Essential to Protect the National Language, Says Minister
The Minister of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education, Logi Einarsson, has said that Icelandic literature is central to protecting the nation’s language as new technologies increasingly challenge its use.” In an interview with mbl.is, Logi said...
Owner: Viktor Ólason
How A One-Day Women’s Strike Turned Iceland Into A Model Of Gender Equality
REYKJAVIK — Imagine ordinary life, but no one shows up. Anywhere. Not at high school or kindergarten, not at the office or the shop, not in the fields or on deck — not at the stove or the changing table. That is what Icelandic women did. On...
Owner: Jeff Israely
Best Of Reykjavík 2025: Best Goddamn Restaurant
Best Goddamn Restaurant Winner Austur-Indiafjelagid (I)* Hverfisgata 56 It bears testimony to just how vibrant the food scene in Reykjavík is that choosing the winner in this category becomes increasingly challenging each year. If you thought that...
Owner: Hilmar Grétarsson
Best Of Reykjavík 2025: Best Ice Cream
There are guides and there are guides. Longevity sets us apart and for 20-plus-years we have dined, wined, ordered takeaways and visited spots once, twice, a dozen times in our quest to find the city’s best burgers, bakeries, brews and more. The...
Owner: Hilmar Grétarsson
Best Of Reykjavík 2025: Best Late Night Bite
Best Late Night Bite Joint Winners Arabian Taste Laugavegur 87 Whether you walk into Arabian Taste at 2 p.m. or 2 a.m., you will be greeted with the same warmth and small talk by the friendly family at the counter. Sharing a taste of Syrian...
Owner: Hilmar Grétarsson
Best Of Reykjavík 2025: Best Brunch
There are guides and there are guides. Longevity sets us apart and for 20-plus-years we have dined, wined, ordered takeaways and visited spots once, twice, a dozen times in our quest to find the city’s best burgers, bakeries, brews and more. The...
Owner: Hilmar Grétarsson
Best Of Reykjavík 2025: Best Seafood
There are guides and there are guides. Longevity sets us apart and for 20-plus-years we have dined, wined, ordered takeaways and visited spots once, twice, a dozen times in our quest to find the city’s best burgers, bakeries, brews and more. The...
Owner: Hilmar Grétarsson