THE Irish Rugby Union Players Association (IRUPA) announced their nominations for Irish rugby’s BT sponsored Players Player of the Year.

THE Batchelors food company, which was bought by the Barry family and Bank of Scotland just over a year ago, recorded a fall in profits just in its last financial year.

BARRY’S TEA has entered a joint venture arrangement with Bank of Scotland’s ICC Venture Capital arm to spend €62.25m to buy Batchelor’s and Beck Smith, the Irish operations of British giant Northern Foods.