Norwegian billionaire left to rue Mainstream Renewable deal as losses hit €1.2bn
Fisherman-turned-industrial tycoon Kjell Inge Roekke will now have to hold Irish company tighter under his wider empire
Norway
Is putting some of corporation tax windfall into long-term funds the right thing to do?
And will we resist pressure to raid these reserves as happened to the National Pension Reserve Fund during the financial crisis?
Supreme Court refers to Europe dispute over which country damages claim can be fought in
Former director of Irish-registered equities firm and an insurance company are contesting whether he should fight his case in Ireland or Norway
Vaim by Jon Fosse: Nobel-winning author shows his playful side
First of three related novels has a mysterious, folk tale quality to it
Ireland in deepening row with Norway over proposed fishing quotas in EU waters
Minister seeks vote against access to blue whiting fishing for country that ‘robbed us of our breakfast, lunch, tea’
Jazz musician Daniel Herskedal: ‘I wanted to feel those deep bass sounds. It was like a whole-body experience’
Herskedal makes a rare visit to Ireland this month, appearing with the pianist Helge Lien and the percussionist Helge Andreas Norbakken on a five-date tour
‘Oh my God. I have no words’: María Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize – and dedicates it to Trump
US president’s actions counter to prize criteria, analysts say
Trump snub shows Nobel committee placed ‘politics over peace’, says White House
To Donald Trump, the announcement has once again been awarded to someone else risks registering as the latest ignominy in a lifetime of rejection by elites
Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize
Norwegian Nobel Committee said before Gaza deal was agreed that it had reached a decision about 2025 laureate
How did a doctor lacking basic skills and suspended overseas maintain a licence in Ireland?
Gavriel Simha Furedi is operating as an eye specialist in Romania despite findings of investigation
Doctor suspended abroad was still licensed in Ireland, investigation finds
Gavriel Simha Furedi was found to lack basic medical knowledge, including how to perform injections
Germany will take steps to counter ‘high’ threat from unidentified drones, says minister
More drones spotted overnight near military sites in Denmark, with possible sightings close to air force base in Norway
The country that got too rich? Public spending dominates Norway election
Value for money has become a key campaign issue as voters go to the polls
‘I remember the terrible feeling of that fall’: How a hiker survived six days with a broken femur and no water
Hiker Alec Luhn miraculously survived, badly injured and alone, for six days in a remote Norwegian national park
Norway to provide Ukraine with air defence systems worth nearly €600 million
Ukrainian drone attacks spark fires at Russia’s Kursk nuclear plant and Novatek’s Ust-Luga terminal
‘No country is safe’: Deadly Nordic heatwave supercharged by climate crisis, scientists say
Historically cool nations are now seeing hospitals overheating, surge in wildfires and toxic algal blooms
Film-maker Dag Johan Haugerud: From laid-off librarian to Golden Bear-winning director of the Oslo Stories trilogy
The Norwegian director on writing a convincing teenage girl, how the camera embellishes beauty, and achieving international success at the age of 60
What will €215,000 buy in Spain, France, Norway, Mexico and Co Mayo?
One price, home and away: A townhouse in Mojácar, a thatched cottage close to Westport and more
Why didn’t Ireland stand up for Palestine at the ICJ?
It is one of only six states that made submissions but did not also present oral arguments
Norwegian consultancy firm DNV to create 200 jobs in Ireland
Majority of the jobs at rebranded Enviroguide will be based in Dublin and Cork
Fiction in translation: Swedish bestseller Colony an impressive study of community, secrets and trust
Works by Annika Norlin, Malgorzata Lebda, Torborg Nedreaas, Robert Seethaler, Cheon Seon-ran and Alba de Céspedes
How a chance meeting in a Norwegian songwriting camp inspired Ireland’s Eurovision entry
Laika Party, the story of the Soviet dog in space, is an unlikely subject for a Eurovision song
Saving Irish salmon needs more than a clever new technology from Norway
Ella McSweeney: A recent incident in Killary Harbour provides further evidence that the salmon farming system carries too much risk
What will €230,000 buy in the Dominican Republic, Norway, La Gomera, Fuerteventura and Mayo?
A sleek villa in the Caribbean, an apartment on Norway’s western seaboard, a country-style house on La Gomera, a townhouse on the edge of Fuerteventura’s capital or a semi-D with a 100m-long garden in Ballina?
We like our meats smoky: Nordics lobbied EU over flavouring ban
Documents show several states raised concerns about EU plan to phase out smoky flavourings for meats and crisps
Government must tackle green energy challenges, Norwegian firm warns
Electricity multinational Statkraft calls for greater security of electricity supply and the meeting of climate targets
What will €185,000 buy in Norway, Croatia, France, Italy and Kilkenny?
Scandi-chic island home, new apartment off the Dalmatian coast, rustic French farmhouse and more
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, beginning tonight
November 10th-15th: From the return of Wolf Hall to a Blindboy tale about one man and his giant fridge
The Place of Tides by James Rebanks: A tender and open-hearted account of life on a tiny Norwegian island
The author’s sensitive writing quietly captures nature’s exquisiteness and captivates the human heart
A trip on one of world’s most beautiful railways highlights Norway’s uneasy climate compromises
Oil-rich country attempts to balance care for nature and green ambitions with rising tourist demand
Oslo tram derails and crashes into computer store
Driver and three others are injured after tram carrying some 20 passengers crashes in Norway’s capital
We could be having too much of an economic good thing
‘Dutch disease’ is when a bonanza turns into an inflation shock. State could yet suffer a mild bout of it
Ukraine fends off Russian drone barrage as Kremlin vows to achieve ‘all goals’ of invasion
Nato outgoing chief Jens Stoltenberg urges West not to fear ‘reckless Russian nuclear rhetoric’
Why Ireland has Scandinavian prices but without the salaries to justify them
There are several partial explanations for Ireland’s high-price culture but there’s no smoking gun
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