ARDAGH, the Irish glass and bottling specialist, has further diversified within the international packaging market by agreeing to buy the Boxal group of companies for around €85 million.

Liv Tyler has been announced as the new spokesperson for Pantene.

Gisele Bundchen has been named the world’s top earning model for the seventh year.

IT’S not enough that they are sickeningly beautiful, but most of the world’s top models are also multimillionaires — with the top five raking in $70 million (€45m) between them last year.

In the first winner announcement from The Irish Film and Television Awards, double Oscar winner Hilary Swank has won this year’s Pantene Best International Actress Award for her performance in 'PS I Love You'.

The competition was red-hot at this year’s Irish Film and Television Awards as stars of the stage and screen strutted their finery on the carpet.

HOLLYWOOD celebrities Penelope Cruz and Kate Winslet head the nominations for the glitzy Irish Film and Television Awards.

Procter & Gamble is buying razor and battery maker Gillette for about $57bn (€43.7bn) in a stock deal that would create the world’s largest stable of consumer products, the companies have announced.

Consumer products company Procter and Gamble (P&G) today announced a 22% jump in its second-quarter profits to $1.82bn (€1.44bn), led by lower manufacturing costs and the acquisition of hair-care giant Wella.

WOMEN could be wasting their money by buying expensive shampoo brands rather than low-cost alternatives, a survey by the consumer magazine Which? has found.