Pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of the maker of such popular consumer health products as Calpol, Benylin, and Listerine increased by 3% to €5.3m in 2017.

Simon Cowell keeps weights and mouthwash in his 'Britain's Got Talent' toilet.

A series of multibillion dollar acquisitions gave Wall Street a modest advance today although many investors remained cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates later in the week.

Healthcare brands including Listerine and Nicorette were today sold to Johnson & Johnson in a deal worth $16.6bn US dollars (€13.2bn).

US stocks dropped today, extending investors’ losses for the third straight session and pushing the Dow Jones industrial average below 11,000 for the first time since March 9.