Tributes paid to Barry Group founder James A Barry

James A Barry with his Son Jim Barry, Barry Group Mallow. File picture: Tony O'Connell Photography.

Tributes have been paid to the founder of the Barry Group, one of the leading wholesale groups in Ireland, who died this weekend at the age of 92.

James A Barry founded the Barry Group, the group behind the Quik Pick, Costcutter, and Carry Out franchises, in 1955.