The US owner of Boots pharmacies in Ireland rated growth in sales in the Republic as “good” but gave no new details about whether it was mulling further expansion to its 86 outlets in the Republic and 84 stores in the North.

Britney Spears has sparked reports she is pregnant with her third child, after the troubled star was spotted shopping for home pregnancy tests in Los Angeles recently.

Stocks pulled back today after economic data pointing to weakness in regional manufacturing and a slowing US economy weighed on investor sentiment in light trading ahead of the holiday weekend.

Stocks pulled back today after economic data pointing to weakness in regional manufacturing and a slowing US economy weighed on investor sentiment in light trading ahead of the holiday weekend.

DUBLIN-BASED pharmaceutical company Alltracel moved into the €1 billion Asia Pacific market yesterday by signing a deal with a leading first aid manufacturer in the region.