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Irish surfer Eoin McCarthy Deering goes surfing on ice in Iceland - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:33:20 PDT

Eoin McCarthy DeeringOne of GoPro’s newest videos features Eoin McCarthy Deering enjoying a unique surf in IcelandGoProCamera sent the Irish surfer Deering to Iceland where he documented his journey enjoying the freezing waves and jumping through icebergs The video was GoPro’s video of the day on April 15th and already has over 110,000 views on YoutubeWatch as Deering doesn’t bat an eye at the unimaginable temperature and is seen taking a quick relaxation break on an iceberg READ MORE

Iceland had the last laugh on Ireland says top financial writer (IrishCentral)

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 05:04:09 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

Writing for the Sunday Independent, Dan White explains why Ireland should have taken more cues from Iceland in back in 2008 regarding economic and financial choices.

Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano eruptions - photo gallery (IrishCentral)

Tue, 24 May 2011 07:41:42 PDT

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Writing for the Sunday Independent, Dan White explains why Ireland should have taken more cues from Iceland in back in 2008 regarding economic and financial choices.

Icelandic ash cloud will cause fresh air travel chaos – VIDEO & PHOTOS (IrishCentral)

Tue, 24 May 2011 04:49:32 PDT

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PHOTOS - Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano eruptions - photo gallery

Icelandic volcano eruption threatens air travel again (IrishCentral)

Mon, 23 May 2011 04:46:05 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Irish aviation is bracing itself for another volcanic ash cloud crisis after another Icelandic volcano eruption.

NY Times suggests Ireland should have let banks go like Iceland (IrishCentral)

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:06:20 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

In 2008 Iceland's banks fell, now nearly four years on their economy is beginning to recover. As Ireland realizes their taxpayers cannot bear the high-price of the banks' misdeeds the New York Times in an editorial suggests that Ireland learn a lesson from Iceland .

What Ireland can learn from Iceland’s economic recovery (IrishCentral)

Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:50:58 PST

By: GERALDINE O’CONNELL CUSACK

There is much Ireland can learn from other European countries at this present moment.

Iceland Eyjafjallajokull Volcano photos...AMAZING! (IrishCentral)

Fri, 14 May 2010 11:40:35 PDT

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Iceland volcano ash may force new airline routes to Ireland, Europe (IrishCentral)

Sat, 08 May 2010 08:50:37 PDT

Authorities in Ireland and the rest of Europe are starting to think the worst about the Iceland volcano ash -- that it may ruin the vacation season this yearIt could not have come at a worse time for European countries,especially Ireland which are battling very tough economic conditions to begin with and now face disruption from the ash cloud for the foreseen futureLast time this particular volcano erupted back in the 1820s it lasted for three years which would force entirely new transatlantic routes to be plannedAlready many planes are flying over the Arctic or taking a southern route to get to Europe to avoid the volcanic ash altogether READ MORE

Iceland volcano was never dangerous to air travel says stunning new report (IrishCentral)

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:50:31 PDT

Was the dangerous ash cloud that grounded all European flights and caused billions in losses and stranded passengers everywhere all a big load of nonsense?Yes, says the Daily Mail newspaper in an extraordinary investigation that says European authorities, including Irish completely over reactedAmong their findings were : The main agency making the calls, the London Volcanic Ash Center, did not have any on-site observations as the only plane equipped had been stripped down and groundedInstead they depended on their British Met computer models, which last year showed a very warm summer and mild winter, both way offThe models predicted heavy ash from Russian to Newfoundland, but on most of that area there was no ash at all READ MORE

Giant Iceland volcano's ash cloud closes Ireland's airports (IrishCentral)

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:32:31 PDT

By: PATRICK COOPER

A huge volcanic dust cloud emanating from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano eruption in Iceland has effectively closed Irish airports, with all flights canceled until 6am Irish time Friday morning.