Norway

Q&A with Olive Heffernan; ‘We’re looking at taking this practice which is notoriously destructive, and allowing it encroach on one of our most fragile ecosystems’

In a happy turnaround, people who initially opposed the reintroduction of the species to Ireland now actively support it

Hanna Pylväinen has written a rich, lyrical and ethnographic tale of romance among the Sámi and their landscape

One price, home and away: Apartments in Hawke’s Bay and Ragusa, a waterside cabin in Valevag and more

The housing crisis, difficulties of balancing parenting with paid work, declining marriage rates and the limitations of assisted fertility all have a negative effect

One price, home and away: A condo in Quebec, two waterside homes in Bynesveien and more

Ireland, Spain and Norway to formalise decision on Tuesday

Micheál Martin condemns ‘barbaric’ Israeli air strikes on tents housing displaced people in Rafah

Months of co-ordination led to what is seen by participants as an imperfect attempt to revive moribund Middle Eastern peace hopes

Foreign minister Yisrael Katz describes move, done alongside Norway and Spain, as ‘parade of stupidity’ and warns of ‘dire consequences’

A studio in Ibiza, a geodesic dome in Eleuthera, a ski cabin in Rena, a condo in Chiba or a converted farmhouse in Battlebridge

One price, home and away: Including an apartment in Kingston and a three-bed near Carrigart

Idea has gathered momentum since Tánaiste hosted dinner of like-minded foreign affairs ministers in Brussels last month

Holiday homes in Fossingfjord and Viano Do Castelo, a B&B in Chateau-Garnier, an off-grid house in Gauteng or a 17th-century house in Ballingarry

Incident came after up to 60 people reported to have died last week in the Mediterranean after setting out from the Libyan coast

When two Oslo apartment blocks start falling apart, the inhabitants struggle to make sense of the problem

‘I just followed two things I loved, sport and music,’ says Mark O’Sullivan

Mass killer Breivik loses human rights case to end prison isolation

Cecilia Blomdahl spent part of her childhood in Dublin. Now, from her home near the North Pole, she blogs about life where the sun doesn’t shine for months at a time

Stocktake: Europe’s most valuable company last week exceeded a market value of $500bn after reporting better-than-expected earnings

A converted post office in Autignac, apartments in Cadiz and Buenos Aires, a cabin in Valdres or a cottage in Annagry

Norwegian state-owned group plans a 500MW offshore wind farm off the coast of counties Dublin, Meath and Louth

Far-right fanatic killed 77 people in in 2011 in Norway’s worst act of violence since second World War

Timing and cost are two things to consider when visiting northern Norway but the sheer quality of the experience makes a trip to Tromsø well worth it

The top places to holiday around the world, from the majesty of Petra in Jordan to new sail and rail routes to France for the Olympics in Paris

Concerns over safety at the crumbling building, as well as cracks in a reservoir of toxic sludge known as B30, have caused diplomatic tensions with countries including the US, Norway and Ireland

The Nobel laureate is a master of the short novel – but none of them rivals Septology, an 800-page, single-sentence masterpiece

One price, home and away: a waterside home in Rogaland, a condo in Bangkok, a three-bed in Guanajuato, an old stone house in L’Isle-Jourdain or a cottage in Liscannor

The American alt-pop songwriter moved to the Arctic Circle to make his new album, Hadsel. It was a perfect way to clear his head, he says

Veronica Cunningham left Westport on a windy day 24 years ago. After several international moves, she now lives in Singapore

Ex-Wagner commander arrested in Norway for attempting return to Russia

One price, home and away: A bed and breakfast in La Villetelle, a waterside cabin near Oslo, an apartment in a historic house in Torino, a villa in Alicante or a large detached house in Mountnugent

Governments in the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway want to restore the primacy of their languages at universities

Take5: An apartment on Paradise Island, a hamlet house in La Garde-Freinet or a thatched cottage in Curracloe?

What the UK and Norway did with their oil and gas wealth couldn’t have been more different. Both experiences provide valuable lessons for Ireland

Up north, near the Strondafjorden lake, the water level was reported to be 8.2ft higher than normal

Daniel O’ Brien (33), originally from Graiguenamanagh, worked as aviation engineer

Some 4,000 reportedly evacuated across the country with initial damages evaluated at €88m

Women’s World Cup 2023 team-by-team all you need to know guide

A period house and gite in Navarrenx, new homes in Benijofar and Phuket, a waterside cabin in Farsund or a two-bed cottage in Stoneybatter