Quartet of famous faces conferred with honorary doctorates by University College Cork

Recipients David Puttnam, Jeremy Irons, Adi Roche, and Dominic Casey at the honorary conferring ceremony at University College Cork yesterday. Picture: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision.
The Cork founder of a charity which has raised more than €100m to help children affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster; a hugely successful rowing coach; an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony-winning actor, and a former member of the House of Lords and multi-award-winning filmmaker have all been conferred with honorary doctorates at University College Cork.