The sales of best-selling Chinese rope restraints and satin and lace blindfolds had the bosses of Ann Summers in Ireland smiling last year as the business returned to profit.

Blaming a pub owner for the alleged injuries of a woman during a rush to grab a spot prize at an Ann Summers sex toy party would fly in the face of common sense, a court has been told.

Lingerie retailer Ann Summers last year felt the chill winds of the economic recession as its main Irish unit went into the red.

ANN SUMMERS erotica is poised to become as rampant as her rabbits with plans to expand the number of Irish outlets from three to eight.