Lee O’Connor admits Ireland’s U21s will have to break Icelandic resistance today to stay on track for a first ever European Championship finals.

While Stephen Kenny has reaffirmed his support to teen sensation Troy Parrott following his red card on Thursday, the Ireland U21 boss feels there’s sufficient talent in his ranks to continue their surge in Iceland on Thursday.

“I’m feeling very well. Obviously I had a stay (in hospital) in Sweden and there is probably not a better health system you could have than in Sweden so it wasn’t the worse place to be not well in.

Kevin Markham visits Iceland and discovers a natural health supplement with rejuvenation properties

Paddy McNair’s first international goal saw Northern Ireland snatch a 1-0 win over Belarus and make it four wins out of four in Euro 2020 qualifying.

Cities, which are home to more than half the world’s population, are stepping up efforts to slash pollution, often wresting the fight against climate change away from national governments.

The collapse of Icelandic airline Wow Air has sparked renewed calls for all travel providers to require bonding in order to prevent holidaymakers being left out of pocket.

The airline, which employs around 1,000 people, has now confirmed that it has entirely ceased operations.

These will be their first Irish shows since they headlined Slane Castle in 2015.

Ólafur Arnalds has provided the soundtrack for TV show Broadchurch but also has a clubbier outlet with Kiasmos. He performs in Cork and Dublin next week, writes Ed Power.

To prepare for his job of keeping Lionel Messi quiet in Iceland’s opening game of the World Cup, defender Birkir Saevarsson worked as a salt-packer at a warehouse in an industrial zone of Reykjavik, the Icelandic capital. 

Almost a decade after Reykjavik was forced to reinvent itself, it remains wonderfully weird, perhaps more than ever, writes Cynthia Rosenfeld.

Scientists have expressed concern about an increase in seismic activity at one of Iceland’s most dangerous volcanoes.

Alvaro Morata and substitute Iago Aspas each scored twice as Spain continued to cruise towards the World Cup finals with an 8-0 win over Group G whipping boys Liechtenstein in Vaduz.

Cathy Desmond talks to Liam Byrne, who is to bring the sound of the viola da gamba to Kilkenny as part of the city’s arts festival.

The launch of Cork Airport’s first direct transatlantic service last month helped boost its July passenger figures.

Town planning firm Coakley O’Neill argues that simplifying the planning process to build more homes is not the same as fast-tracking prjects. Pádraig Hoare talks to the firm’s Aiden O’Neill

Wow Air is axing its Cork to Reykjavik service from October, just five months after its launch.

STJARNAN 0 - 2 SHAMROCK ROVERS: Gary Shaw’s first-half goal brought Shamrock Rovers victory at the Stjörnuvöllur in Reykjavik last night to mark a milestone 100th win in European club competition by a League of Ireland side.

Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley will give Luke Byrne every chance to prove his fitness ahead of tonight’s clash with Stjarnan in Reykjavik.

Cork Airport is on course for 5% passenger growth this year despite feeling the first “chill effects” of Brexit.

Increasing competition for the long-haul, low-cost transatlantic market will be a boon for passengers as airlines tussle for a share of the market, a leading aviation analyst has said, writes Padraig Hoare.

Increasing competition for the long-haul, low-cost transatlantic market will be a boon for passengers as airlines tussle for a share of the market, a leading aviation analyst has said.

Cork Airport is heralding a new era in transatlantic travel thanks to Wow Air’s new direct service to Iceland.

Passengers on Norwegian Airline’s new low-fares transatlantic flights from Ireland will be able to avail of US preclearance facilities at Dublin and Shannon airports. But Cork Airport said its lack of such facilities shouldn’t be an issue.

Transport Minister Shane Ross has ruled out providing US pre-clearance facilities at Cork Airport for people who want to board transatlantic flights.

Details of the first direct transatlantic flights from Cork to the US will be unveiled today, with special one-way introductory offers of €69 expected, writes Eoin English of the Irish Examiner.

Details of the first direct transatlantic flights from Cork to the US will be unveiled today, with special one-way introductory offers of €69 expected.

Flights from Cork to the US will provide a huge opportunity to attract business tourists to the south-west region, according to Fáilte Ireland.

The annual awards of Cork Business Association — which is celebrating its 60th birthday in 2017— has heard rousing calls for Cork people to embrace what they have in their city if it is to thrive to its full potential.

Tourism chiefs will aggressively market the Cork and wider region to American and Canadian cities in order to capitalise on the first transatlantic flights this summer.

Passenger numbers at Cork Airport increased by 8% last year to just over 2.2m as new routes and airlines make their mark.

Rome calling

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Icelandic airline WOW has announced low-cost fares on its services from Ireland to the United States, via Reykjavik in Iceland.

Ed Power says the new flight connections direct from Cork to Reykjavik offers an opportunity to explore stunning landscapes and a magical city