Francis Maloney and Mary Dougan. Photograph: Joe Buckley
Maloney Hardware have extended warm congratulations to Mary Dougan on her retirement from the Shannon store.
Mary worked with Maloney Hardware for over thirty years and in that time proved to be an invaluable member of our team. In business for over 35 years, Maloney’s has relied greatly on its long serving members of staff such as Mary, and she will be greatly missed not only by all the staff but also by our many loyal customers.
With her vast amount of knowledge and her friendly smile Mary served the community of Shannon and the surrounding areas with great distinction until her retirement at the end of May.
Originally from Northern Ireland, Mary moved to Shannon with her sisters in the 1970s and has become a central part of the community living in Cronan.
Manager of Maloney Hardware, Kevin Rowland spoke of the warmth Mary brought to their store in Shannon. “She was very friendly, she always greeted customers with a smile, she is very easy to talk to and chatty, she knew everyone and took an interest in their families and asked for people’s loved ones, she was very sociable and a vital part of our team”.
Kevin who has been part of the staff for twenty five years admitted that Mary has been a loss to the family environment at Maloney Hardware. “She is a loss, she is very reliable, if you ever needed someone to fill in at short notice, she was always available and put herself forward to help out at holidays, she was excellent in that way and a real team player. Francis Maloney is the owner and his wife Geraldine is Mary’s sister, their sister Eilish Ward worked here since the shop opened and retired a few years ago”.
To mark Mary’s final day, she was presented with a bouquet of flowers. “Most of the people that have worked here have been here for a long time, Mary’s son Darren works here, we’ve all worked here for a very long time, you get to know the customers and they get to know you, it is a real family orientated business and those of us who are not related feel like part of the family,” Kevin said.
Francis, Geraldine and all the staff past and present at Maloney Hardware would like to wish Mary a long and happy retirement and thank her for her many years of loyal and dedicated service.
