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Tuesday 28 November 2023 Dublin: 5°C

# Norway

All time
Celtic managerial target Ronny Deila 'flattered' by the interest
It seems only a matter of time before the Norwegian is unveiled as the club’s new boss.
Forget Britain's Got Talent and watch this 8-year-old sing Nancy Sinatra
Eight. She’s eight.
Norway police try to identify man with no memory (but who speaks five languages)
The man speaks five languages and doesn’t know anything about how he turned up in Oslo.
Sherlock struggles with auto-correct in brilliant Norwegian parody
The laughter is elementary.
Norway's memorial to Utoya island massacre is stunning
The winning entry from Jonas Dahlberg shows part of a nearby promontory cleaved in two.
Kid who crashed car and told police he was a dwarf steals second vehicle
If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again.
Norwegians react wonderfully to freezing boy at bus stop
We’re not crying, it’s the wind.
Brevik wants to hunger strike for better video games
The mass murderer has described the conditions in prison as ‘torture’.
10-year-old drives parents' car into a ditch, claims to be a dwarf who'd forgotten his licence
Ah, the old dwarf defence…
Norwegian ad takes yet another stab at Russia's anti-gay sentiments
The world is watching, Russia.
These hideous Winter Olympics uniforms have sent the internet into a frenzy
They’re just Sochi-c.
Fire rages in Norway heritage village
Almost 180 people were admitted to hospital following the fire.
Incredible time lapse video of the Northern Lights
It’s looking like a beautiful day…
Idris Elba and Lena Dunham send flirty texts and pictures to random strangers
The divils.
Brilliant advert for guide dogs imagines other animals in their place
They’re not very good at the job.
Watch as unbelievable winds blow Christmas shoppers off their feet
Thought we had it bad? Think again.
Bitcoin suffers blow as Norwegian government says it's not real money
The country will treat Bitcoin as an asset as it doesn’t “fall under the usual definition of money or currency.”
Coveney facing "exceptionally tough" negotiations on fishing quotas
Proposals put forward by the European Commission would severely cut quotas for some of the stocks of vital importance to Irish fishing communities.
Footballer's wife sparks outrage after posting a sexy selfie three days after giving birth
The Norwegian fitness blogger has ignited a debate with the picture.
WATCH: Prank sees people trapped in pretend Ikea rooms
Oh Ikea. The land of mass confusion.
Three killed after man armed with knife hijacks bus in Norway
The identity of the suspect, who was himself injured according to Norwegian media, as well as the motives for the attack were not immediately clear.
'Breaking Bad? Oh that's great stuff': TDs talk TV at another Seanad photo-op
Fine Gael’s Richard Bruton and Eoghan Murphy discussed the hit television show as they held another Seanad referendum photo-op in Dublin today.
Here's what happened today: Sunday
Everyone is talking about Priory Hall, Syria and hurling.
Norway has 'so much money that it literally doesn't know what to do with it'
Well for some…
Oslo university snubs killer Breivik's application to study
The man who killed 77 people in July 2011 attacks wanted to study political science by distance learning.
Dozens in hospital after Norway tunnel fire
A firefighter said that it was “pure luck” that no one has died.
Anders Behring Breivik wants to study political science at Oslo University
The man behind the terrorist atrocities that left 77 people dead in July 2011 has applied to study at the University of Oslo.
Concern about right wing websites with Irish contributions
Online hate speech accounts for about 10 per cent of all cases of racism reported to the Immigrant Council of Ireland.
Neo-Nazi linked to Breivik arrested amid fears of 'major terrorist act'
Kristian Vikernes, who is said to have been linked with Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik, was arrested by intelligence officers in France earlier today.
Extract: ‘If I were Mr de Valera, I would keep a watch on all ports, communications and wireless in his territory’
A confidential report on a meeting with Neville Chamberlain in 1940 shows the British Prime minister wanted to pass on advice to the then Taoiseach, Eamon de Valera about the threat of Germany.
Breivik gives up his inheritance - to stop Norway giving it to his victims
Anders Behring Breivik would have inherited money from his late mother, but doesn’t want it to go towards his victims.
Ukraine gay rights activists hold first ever march
Around one hundred gay rights activists marched in Ukraine today despite fears of violence and a court ban – marking the first gay pride event in the ex-Soviet country.
Top readers' comments of the week
Here’s our round-up of the best, the most interesting and the most commented-on pieces from the past week. Did you make it in?
As Norwegian PM boycotts Ryanair, O'Leary insists staff not treated like slaves
Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg said he would never travel Ryanair as it is sued by two former stewards for unfair dismissal.
Breivik files complaint over "aggravated torture" in prison
Breivik, who is serving a 21-year jail sentence for killing 77 people, has complained about being kept in isolation for too long.
Poll: Should Ireland have compulsory military service?
Though it’s unlikely to happen, some Nordic countries and Austria are among those to operate a compulsory draft. Should Ireland have one too?
Algeria: Details sought on missing hostages as Britain confirms deaths
British prime minister David Cameron has confirmed that three Britons are dead and another three are presumed dead as other governments scramble for information on their citizens.
EU and Norway sign agreement in fisheries negotiations
Minister Simon Coveney said the agreement would now allow fishermen and fish factories “to get on with their business in the normal way”.
VIDEO: This show-reel got a Norwegian kicker an NFL tryout
His name is Havard Rugland and he’s talented.
Coveney warns of difficult negotiations on fishing quotas
Coveney said proposed cuts to quotas will have serious implications for Irish fishermen and jobs.