Beyond the PLAYground: Tourism Reacts to the Airline’s Demise

On 29 September, PLAY, Iceland’s major low-cost airline, ceased operations and cancelled all flights with immediate effect. This decision had been preceded by a series of events that can now be interpreted as warnings. On a few occasions, PLAY...

UK Drive: The Isuzu D-Max AT35 takes whatever nature prepares to throw at it

What is it? The D-Max is Isuzu’s bread and butter when it comes to commercial vehicles, as it’s by far its best-selling model. It comes with lots of off-road capability, while packing a tough diesel engine, several body styles and is designed to...

Liverpool suffer fresh injury woe as Ibrahima Konate sent home from France duty

Ibrahima Konate has been sent home from France duty ( Image: Anadolu via Getty Images) Ibrahima Konate has been sent home from international duty due to injury concerns. The defender remained on the bench against Azerbaijan and will not travel to...

Ibrahima Konate sent home from France duty in injury blow for Liverpool

Ibrahima Konate has been sent back from international duty due to injury worries. The defender was benched against Azerbaijan and will not be travelling to Iceland. The Liverpool defender arrived injured at Clairefontaine and hasn't been able to...

Colin Sheridan: What life in a war-torn country taught me about Irish football 

When yours truly was deployed to the former Yugoslav province of Kosovo as a peacekeeper over 20 years ago, the most striking thing about the landscape wasn’t the remnants of war, but the domes inflated across the countryside.These weren’t...

Laufey fulfills Nashville dream with Bridgestone 'Matter of Time' show 

It was only "A Matter of Time" before jazz-pop singer Laufey fulfilled one of her Nashville dreams: headlining Bridgestone Arena. On Oct. 13, the 26-year-old Icelandic-Chinese artist will hit the stage with opener Suki Waterhouse on her biggest...

PLAY Airlines declares bankruptcy and cancels all flights

Icelandic low-cost carrier PLAY Airlines announced its bankruptcy on Monday, September 29, following a sustained underperformance since the pandemic, driven by low sales and internal changes within the company. In Reykjavik, the capital of...

Soccer-Mbappe withdraws from France squad due to ankle injury

(Reuters) -France captain Kylian Mbappe has withdrawn from Monday's World Cup qualifier against Iceland due to a right ankle injury sustained during his side's 3-0 victory over Azerbaijan, the French Football Federation (FFF) said on Saturday. The...

Mbappé to return to Madrid with ankle injury

France captain Kylian Mbappé will miss his team's World Cup qualifier against Iceland on Monday because of a right ankle injury, France's football federation (FFF) said Saturday. The Real Madrid star scored in France's 3-0 victory over Azerbaijan...

Mbappe withdraws from France squad due to ankle injury

France captain Kylian Mbappe has withdrawn from Monday's World Cup qualifier against Iceland due to a right ankle injury sustained during his side's 3-0 victory over Azerbaijan, the French Football Federation (FFF) said on Saturday. The...

Richard Esling, On the Grapevine: Vignobles Des Verdots – an unexpected wine tourism destination

In the heart of the Périgord Pourpre, perched above the gentle slopes of the Dordogne, lies the Vignoble des Verdots: an estate that is quietly rewriting the narrative of wine in Bergerac. The Verdots name appeared in the renowned Édouard Féret...

New Sales Leadership Appointments Reflect atNorth's Continued Growth Across the Nordics

The business has promoted Sales Director Camilla O'Leary to Director of Client Management and has announced two new sales roles; a Director of Hyperscale Sales and an additional Sales Director based in Norway REYKJAVÍK, Iceland, Oct. 10, 2025...

Injury-time Portugal defeat 'painful' - Hallgrimsson

While he was content with their defensive efforts, Hallgrimsson was left to rue the Republic of Ireland's inability to threaten Portugal at the other end. The Icelandic boss maintains, however, the positives in Lisbon outweighed the negatives as...

Video Premiere: Íris Thorarins Spotlights The Guzheng In ‘A Duet Of Distant Strings’

Icelandic composer Íris Thorarins releases the video to her latest art piece, “A Duet Of Distant Strings.” Described as a “musical dialogue,” the piece features the Chinese guzheng and viola in constant interplay, dotted with scenes of...

Manchán Magan made Irish profound and important 

Last year, I heard that Manchán Magan was writing a book on Ireland’s links with Iceland. Having moved to Reykjavik myself in 2023, I was intrigued and started to follow him on Instagram.The more I read about him, the more I admired him. Manchán...

Exploring Nature: Wonderful Waterfalls

I love a good waterfall. And over the years, I have visited some of the best in the world, including the marvelous Victoria Falls. Located in Botswana, Africa, this mighty waterfall is located where the Zambezi River plunges 328 feet into the...

Airline cancels all flights and ceases operations with immediate effect

Icelandic carrier PLAY has today halted operations, with all flights cancelled with immediate effect. The decision is anticipated to strand thousands of travellers and result in approximately 400 staff members losing their jobs. The announcement...

United Airlines Adds New Service To Bari, Glasgow, Split, And Santiago De Compostela

United Airlines announced four new transatlantic routes set to launch in 2026, including destinations in Croatia, Italy, Scotland, and Spain. The carrier also plans a new route to Iceland and South Korea and increased service to Israel. Let’s...

Arrive Before You Leave: The 1 Long-Haul Transatlantic Time Traveling Route This Winter

So-called time-traveling flights are a straightforward concept. They are when you arrive at your destination airport before you have left from your origin airport. It exists when the block time of a particular route is lower than the timezone...

88% of crypto airdrops flop, here’s how to break the curse

Airdrops are a common practice among new crypto projects, but as much as 88% of airdropped tokens lose value within three months, according to data collected over the last seven years. A Sept. 18 report by DappRadar analyst Sara Gherghelas found...