Controversial Fine Gael member Barry Walsh has resigned from the party's executive council with immediate effect amid an avalanche of criticism over his Twitter comments about party colleagues.

The Irish Women’s 4x100 relay team has failed to qualify for the final at the Spar European Championships in Gottenburg, but did manage to set a new national record in a very competitive semi-final.

EMPLOYERS' group IBEC launched a €500,000 publicity campaign yesterday urging a Yes vote in the Nice Treaty.