The far-right has just won a place in Sweden’s ruling coalition, but had already made its presence felt, says Drude Dahlerup

The rise of a far-right party in Sweden has been linked to the narrow 'opinion corridor' deemed acceptable in that democracy

In 2002, he became the leader of Sweden Democrats’ national youth organisation, then took over the SD party leadership in 2005, when voter support was steadily about 1%

As in the US, formerly mainstream conservative politicians are becoming dangerously comfortable with breaches of democratic norms

Sweden's Electrolux announced plans to cut costs and warned its profit would drop as high inflation and low consumer confidence squeezed demand for its home appliances, while large investments in North America had yet to pay off.

Around one in six European households are in arrears when it comes to paying utility bills, as spiralling energy costs and the Ukrainian invasion by Russia continues to profoundly affect the continent.

Shares in the Stockholm-based company slid 14% on the news

From maternity cover to paternity leave, from annual holidays to minimum wage, Joyce Fegan spoke with Irish people abroad to see how the jobs market in each of their adopted homes compares to Ireland.

Irish people living abroad discover big differences in terms of the availability, quality, and cost of housing — infinity pool, anyone? But they also encounter similar problems including undersupply

Counsel for the accused said: “It was a moment of madness that he deeply regrets."

Angela Merkel is departing, and Sweden's first female prime minister resigned after less than 12 hours

Cianan Brennan speaks to three Irish families living in the Czech Republic, Sweden and Finland to compare childcare in those countries to what's available here in Ireland

It said it is also developing new products.

The accused claims to be a member of an online group called INCEL which comprises of men who are involuntarily celibate and unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one

Mainline juggles Scandinavian construction projects with contracts closer to home

Europe’s biggest home appliances maker Electrolux expects unusually strong demand to continue in the coming months after the stay-at-home trend during the pandemic boosted sales in the second half of 2020.

There is hope now for an end to the Covid-19 pandemic but many months to go before normality returns.

Sweden’s government is considering moving the country to a digital currency, marking another step into the unknown for the world’s most cashless society

More than one million deaths globally as WHO says toll could reach two million even with vaccine

A plainclothes garda caught a man with five sealed envelopes of cocaine on the street in Cork city and yesterday the culprit was jailed for four months.

Having spent recent weeks supplying more than a million face masks and hand sanitiser for workers around the globe, Bossard Ireland has opened a new warehouse focused on their core business with plans to further expand its workforce.

Green Party leader and Minister Eamon Ryan says without banning people entering the country, the Government's focus will be managing risk.

The new Health Minister says there is no commitment yet to when a list of countries Irish people can travel to without quarantining on their return will be published.

OECD data from 2017 showed that Ireland, alongside New Zealand, had the highest percentage of children attending private services at 99%, well above the OECD average of 34% and EU average of 27%. Picture: PA Ireland has the highest level of private childcare services in Europe and among OECD countries as well as a lower than average level of government investment.

Gardening with children is fun but don’t believe all you see on social media, says Esther N McCarthy.

Health officials say Covid-19 has essentially been suppressed in institutional settings like nursing homes.

Do creatures with big brains fare better in the trials of life than those with small ones? Developing a large brain requires an extended childhood, facilitating education.

It is a virus of a different kind: A study by NUI Galway has found people can feel overwhelmed by social media content, impairing their critical faculties and ultimately contributing to the spread of false information about Covid-19.

The European Commission has proposed a €1.85 trillion package to save Europe from economic devastation, as it pledged not to repeat past mistakes when millions were unemployed and countries were left nursing unsustainable debts.

The Republic of Ireland have never won in six visits to Wembley. Brendan O'Brien looks back to the famous European Championship qualifier in March of 1991 when Ray Houghton had the chance to break that duck for this week's 'Moment In Time'

No. Such a small word, but a powerful one.

A Kerry businessman is overseeing the biggest golf course construction project in Spain from his home in Ballybunion, due to Covid 19 travel restrictions.

In relation to the coronavirus - because at the moment everything is - why are countries led by women having better outcomes?

EU member states Austria, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands have stated their opposition to the French-German plan for a €500bn coronavirus recovery fund that would issue grants, calling for a loans-based approach instead.

As we’re nowhere near being out of the woods, it’s far too early for even the first rough drafts of the miserable history of the Codiv-19 disaster.

In the shop opposite Scoil Chríost Rí, a pack of Perry’s Crisps cost a silver thruppenny bit, the one with the Irish hare on the back.

The TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s love story of Marianne and Connell is going global with Endeavor Content landing multiple international sales for the smash hit Normal People.

Ireland has a rate of 301 Covid-19 deaths per million population — the eighth highest rate in excluding small states. Maresa Fagan looks behind the figures

Sports bodies are seeking clarification from government as to whether high performance athletes can be considered “outdoor workers” under the roadmap for re-opening the country and return to training bases under the necessary restricted conditions.

Drinagh Co-op anticipates only 1c per litre milk price cut up to midsummer

However, questions will have to be asked about the current testing and tracing times which will have to be looked at “really seriously.”

The commencement of new laws offers recognition and protection for some contemporary, more diverse forms of ‘family life’, but this is not a panacea for all ills, writes Brian Tobin

Success in climate policy is measured in delivered reductions rather than rhetoric. Ireland has scored high in the latter and the worst in Europe in the former.

Q: What was your childhood ambition?