Irish casting agent Ros Hubbard discovered some of Ireland’s brightest acting talent, and cast everything from Lord of the Rings to The Commitments. No wonder she’s being honoured this month by the Irish film community in London, writes Esther McCarthy.

HEALTHCARE distributor UniPhar has signed a deal that could be worth about €40 million to buy the Whelehan Group, a distributor of pharmaceutical, beauty, agricultural and garden products that is owned by management and the Cork-based Barry family behind Barry’s Tea.