# Iceland

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AS IT HAPPENED

England v Iceland, Euro 2016

With one more quarter-final place on offer, a meeting with hosts France on Sunday evening is the reward for the winner.

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Jun 27th 2016, 7:00 PM

# Euro 2016

Sterling starts as England make 6 changes for Iceland clash

The Manchester City winger returns despite struggling in England’s games against Russia and Wales.

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Jun 27th 2016, 6:37 PM

# reader routes

My Best Road Trip: taking in volcanic views, glaciers and geo-thermal pools in Iceland

Taking in all the breath-taking scenery Iceland has to offer with my mates in a Land Rover Defender.

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Jun 27th 2016, 4:09 PM

# Priorities in Order

A lot of Icelanders are too busy watching Euro 2016 to vote for their new President

Around 10% of the country’s population are in France as voters go to the polls.

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Jun 25th 2016, 5:16 PM

# Ice Ice Baby

Icelandic chihuahua prepares to chase the England rhino

Elmar Bjarnason has revealed Iceland’s unusual source of motivation ahead of their clash with England.

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Jun 24th 2016, 2:41 PM

# Euro 2016

'It shows what you can do when you're not playing for yourself' - Iceland midfielder's dig at Ronaldo

The minnows finished ahead of Portugal in Group F.

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Jun 23rd 2016, 12:37 PM

# Euro 2016

Iceland 2-1 Austria: Win keeps fairytale going for islanders

England now lie in wait for Lars Lagerback’s underdogs, who made the knockout stages in breathtaking fashion thanks to Arnor Traustason’s last-minute winner

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Jun 22nd 2016, 7:16 PM

# monsters of men

After 'hammering' Portugal, Icelanders are training their ire on Ronaldo

That “small mentality” jibe isn’t going down at ALL well.

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Jun 15th 2016, 1:36 PM

# column

Greater depth of feeling will be the fruit of Platini's expanded tournament

The former Uefa president is begging for an invite to the party he organised.

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Jun 10th 2016, 8:13 AM

# out from the cold

The footballing revolution that helped the smallest-ever country qualify for the Euros

With a population of less than 330,000, Iceland is finally ready for the big stage.

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Jun 4th 2016, 8:00 AM

# panama fallout

Icelanders are still feeling angry, hurt and disappointed after a bizarre few weeks

In the wake of the Panama Papers controversy, what’s the national mood in Iceland? TheJournal.ie visited, to find out.

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May 28th 2016, 9:00 AM

# Panama Papers

Iceland's prime minister is gone and now protesters want the whole government to resign

Hundreds of demonstrators massed on the square outside parliament in Reykjavik, urging the entire centre-right government to quit.

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Apr 6th 2016, 9:17 PM

# Leaked Documents

Iceland's prime minister resigns in wake of Panama Papers controversy

He is facing allegations he and his wife used an offshore firm to hide investments.

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Apr 5th 2016, 10:48 PM

# ecumenical matter

Father Ted's famous protest sign has caused some confusion in Iceland

Careful now!

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Apr 5th 2016, 5:44 PM

# Fighting Fit

Pictures: this amazing Irish cancer survivor has conquered a huge Icelandic glacier... on crutches

Nikki Bradley is a woman with a level of determination that might make an average person feel very small indeed.

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Mar 3rd 2016, 6:10 AM

# via Reykjavik

Low-fare carrier offers one-way flights to LA and San Francisco for €199

The route involves a two-hour stopover in Iceland.

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Jan 12th 2016, 2:45 PM

# Ryanair

A low-fare airline is about to start flying from Ireland to Los Angeles and San Francisco

Are you watching, Michael O’Leary?

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Nov 6th 2015, 12:30 PM

# Mighty minnows

Iceland have become the smallest country ever to qualify for the Euros

Czech Republic also secured their place at next summer’s tournament in France.

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Sep 6th 2015, 11:55 PM

# originality

Celtic's Champions League opponents are famous for their genius goal celebrations

They’re the guys who brought us ‘The Toilet, ‘The Bicycle’ and ‘The Fish’.

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Jun 22nd 2015, 2:20 PM

# Norn Iron

Here's every single 'Game of Thrones' location in real life

This comes as part of a promotional drive by a Moroccan travel agency.

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Jun 6th 2015, 8:30 PM

# mirage

Here's what happens when you try to drink some water in Icelandic winds

Oh the pain of it all.

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May 25th 2015, 10:00 PM

# straight outta reykjavik

Meet the "accidental airline owner" planning to fly us to America for next to nothing*

*Relatively speaking. And via Reykjavik, it should be added.

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Feb 7th 2015, 5:00 PM

# Holiday

You can now get direct flights from Ireland to Iceland

Nice one.

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Jan 15th 2015, 2:35 PM

# minge pies

Iceland's Christmas 'minge pies' are going viral... but they're fake

Tragically.

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Oct 28th 2014, 1:45 PM

# mind the gap

Ireland makes the top 10 in global study on gender gap

Iceland came out on top while Yemen was listed last.

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Oct 28th 2014, 8:41 AM

# Fight Fight Fight

Angry driver tries to fight car park barrier, loses

Nobody beats the barrier.

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Oct 23rd 2014, 2:30 PM

# Human Rights

Journalist wins case against Iceland over report on addiction centre sex abuse

It is the second case against Iceland Erla Hlynsdóttir has won.

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Oct 21st 2014, 5:16 PM

# Wanderlust

11 once-in-a-lifetime winter holiday experiences to make your friends jealous

Weather getting you down? Here are some dreams.

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Oct 18th 2014, 1:00 PM

# Munster

Iceland's 'master plan' for Ireland continues with two new shops

The supermarket chain is opening two new stores, one in Cork and one in Waterford, which will create at least 44 new jobs.

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Oct 15th 2014, 4:42 PM

# arresting

Icelandic police's adorable Instagram will restore your faith in humanity

Everybody be cool this is a robbery. A robbery of your HEART!

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Oct 2nd 2014, 9:54 PM

# cough cough cough

What's that smell? Fumes from Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano reach Ireland

Higher-than-normal levels of sulphur dioxide reached Ireland over the weekend.

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Sep 9th 2014, 10:20 AM

# Watch Out

Iceland issues red alert after new eruption near volcano

Earlier this week, airspace was closed near the volcano after an eruption on the glacier.

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Aug 31st 2014, 11:30 AM

# Iceland

Airspace reopened after eruption next to Icelandic volcano

There was a “fissure eruption” on the glacier surrounding Bardarbunga

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Aug 29th 2014, 12:18 PM

# Uh oh

Iceland volcano hit by most powerful earthquake since tremors began

There is currently an orange alert in place indicating an increased potential of an eruption.

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Aug 26th 2014, 2:15 PM

# No-Fly Zone

Iceland lowers aviation risk from volcano to orange alert

Iceland’s Meteorological Office said there is no sign of an eruption.

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Aug 24th 2014, 12:02 PM

# Thar She Blows

How Irish scientists are keeping the government up to date on that Icelandic volcano

Remember Eyjafjallajokull? Everyone’s trying to make sure that that doesn’t happen all over again…

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Aug 23rd 2014, 10:15 AM

# Volcano

Iceland evacuates tourists over heightened volcano eruption risk

The Irish Aviation Authority has told TheJournal.ie it is ‘closely monitoring’ the situation.

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Aug 20th 2014, 1:20 PM

# Volcano

Iceland warns of possible volcanic eruption, raises alert level

Volcano at Barðarbunga is registering ‘intense earthquake swarm’ activity but there are no signs of magma coming to the surface.

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Aug 19th 2014, 8:52 AM

# gregor clegane

The Mountain from Game of Thrones can lift 71 stone in weight

Gregor Clegane is a beast of a man.

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Jun 4th 2014, 7:56 AM

# On your Own

VIDEO: Gareth Bale scored a magnificent solo goal against Iceland

Wales’ talisman inspired a 3-1 win by scoring one and setting up the other two.

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Mar 6th 2014, 10:09 AM