Whistleblower Edward Snowden’s attempts to seek refuge have hit problems after he cancelled his asylum bid in Russia and several European countries said any applications would not be considered if they were made from abroad.

Anti-treaty campaigners accused the yes side of using empty threats and false promises and called on the electorate to pass a damning verdict on “austerity politics” in tomorrow’s EU treaty vote.

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said it is not unreasonable for Ireland to commit €1.27bn to a pot of European emergency funds.

Chart veteran Paul Weller will tonight take on past winner Dizzee Rascal and hotly-tipped acts such as The xx to claim the Barclaycard Mercury Prize.

THE Health Service Executive has clarified that its controversial mid-west review of hospital services will create six new advanced paramedics for north Tipperary — instead of six ambulances as had been claimed by a junior minister in the region.

Many community nurses do not intervene in cases of elderly abuse according to a new study.

SOMETIMES you’d wonder if we’d be better off if Darby O’Gill and the Little People were running the country.

IRELAND’S first Centre of Excellence for Successful Ageing is to use pioneering technology to boost older people’s quality of life.

PEOPLE who don't go to Mass regularly should not seek church weddings, or send their children forward for baptism, First Communion, or confirmation, Bishop of Kerry Bill Murphy said yesterday.

The nationalist Swiss People’s Party swept to victory with the highest share of the vote in parliamentary elections today following an anti-foreigner campaign, according to projections by state-owned Swiss television. The Greens and Social Democrats also picked up seats.