The Director of the Small Firms Association, Pat Delaney, has said that consumer spending over the Christmas season will exceed €4bn for the first time.

Ringtones specialist MonsterMob today said it was well-placed to cash in on the latest mobile phone trend as it unveiled plans to launch a music player in time for Christmas.

JOSE MOURINHO has targeted Chelsea’s November 6 encounter with high-flying Everton as the day Arjen Robben will return to lift the Blues out of their striking crisis.

Walt Disney’s announcement that it will be co-financing and distributing the movie version of The Chronicles of Narnia, the Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, comes as no surprise after Lord Of The Rings swept the Oscars on Sunday .

Nicole Kidman has agreed to participate in the movie adaptation of the smash Broadway musical The Producers.