Ed is wonderful, Wayne not so much…

Abercrombie & Fitch plunged the most in more than 21 months after forecasting profit for the current quarter that was less than analysts estimated amid declining traffic at its stores.

From fashion designers to actors and businesswomen to models, the next generation of young Irish people has thrown up some significant talent across a range of professions. These young people are among a pool of highly-accomplished achievers whose remarkable successes to date are bucking recessionary trends and putting their country back on the map.

ASSET quality indicators at Irish banks, many of which saw their share prices jump yesterday, are deteriorating as a property market slump forces more borrowers to default on loans.

MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson is under investigation by South African police following a complaint of indecent assault.