Lean business consultancy Leading Edge has signed five contracts worth a combined $350,000 (€275,000) with clients in their Canadian territories.

The state agency that oversees coastal development in California has again come out against a proposal led by U2 guitarist The Edge for a cluster of mansions overlooking Malibu.

U2 GUITARIST The Edge is facing local opposition to his plans to construct a development of luxury houses in an exclusive area of Malibu, California.

U2’S the Edge was on hand to announce details of a unique Amnesty International 47 countries, 1,000 concerts event to highlight human rights and environmental issues.

PAUL McGUINNESS, the manager of U2 for more than 30 years, has joined an argument that involves a growing number of disparate producers of all kinds of goods.

I FIND it most encouraging that the GAA and Cork City Council are seeking to develop Páirc Uí Chaoimh into a 60,000-seater stadium (Irish Examiner, October 17).

A Chinese freshwater dolphin has been declared extinct after desperate efforts to rescue it came too late.

The Edge insists U2 have enjoyed such longevity in the music industry because the four bandmembers compliment each other perfectly.

LEADING Edge Project Management Ltd has appointed Conor Reilly as director. Mr Reilly has worked in the construction industry for several years.

Body Shop founder Anita Roddick is returning to the shop floor to mark the 25th birthday of the green cosmetics chain.