THE National Q Mark Awards 2017 nominations for Hygiene and Food Safety have been announced and SPAR Tralee outlets are among those up for awards.
SPAR Byrne Tralee Caherslee, SPAR Byrne Tralee Monavalley and SPAR Byrne Tralee Oak Park have been nominated alongside fellow Kerry nominees Fitzpatricks SPAR Express Cahersiveen, Keanes SuperValu Killorglin, SPAR Express Bridge Road Listowel and SPAR Market Street Listowel.
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The coveted Q Mark is awarded only to companies who achieve the highest standards of quality and excellence.
The Q Mark awards celebrate the success of businesses over a range of sectors that review 100% of their processes and procedures 100% of the time so that they continually operate best practice standards.
The glitzy, black tie ceremony, which will take place on Friday, September 29, will see over 450 people representing 135 companies converge at the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road in Dublin 4 to battle it out for the prestigious National Q Mark Awards.
.Margaret Carmody from Ardfert pictured after she won a a Hyundai i10 car in the “Win a Car with Byrnes SPAR” competition at Byrnes SPAR Tralee on Saturday with from left, Louis and Colette Byrne, proprietors. Photo: Don MacMonagle
AN Ardfert lady had a great Saturday afternoon when she was handed the keys to a brand new car after winning a competition which has going on for the last three months
To celebrate opening their new shop and service station in Caherslee, Byrnes Spar Stores ran a 12 week draw where all customers of Byrnes SPAR stores in Tralee got an opportunity to win a brand new Hyundai i10 car.
The “Win a Car with Byrnes Spar” draw saw a €50 fuel voucher winner announced every week, with one lucky winner driving away in a new car at the end of the 12 weeks.
That lucky winner is Margaret Carmody from Ardfert and she collected the car this morning where Francis Jones of Radio Kerry broadcast his programme. Happy driving Margaret!
Margaret Carmody and her husband Gerard from Ardfert pictured after she won a a Hyundai i10 car in the “Win a Car with Byrnes SPAR” competition at Byrnes SPAR Tralee on Saturday with from left, Louis Byrne, proprietor, Julianne Fitzgerald, Deirdre Fitzgibbon, Colette Byrne, John Hickey and in front, Clodagh Byrne and Eddie Mullane. Photo: Don MacMonagle
.Membersa of the Spa-Fenit Hospice, Christine Gallagher, Nuala Finnegan and Mairead Moriarty pictured with Louis Byrne, John Hickey, Julianne Fitzgerald and Deirdre Fitzgibbon pictured at the opening of Byrne’s SPAR in Caherslee, Tralee on Thursday. Photo: Don MacMonagle
FAIR City actor Ryan Andrews, better known as Sean Cassidy, the barman and shop assistant from Carrisgtown, officially opened Byrnes SPAR and TOP service station in Caherslee on Thursday.
There was a charity auction in aid of Kerry Hospice also held where members of the public bid on household goods, electrical items and other spot prizes kindly donated by Byrnes SPAR and their local suppliers. All funds raised went to Kerry Hospice.
In addition to supporting this worthy local cause, Ryan announced details of a 12 week draw where all customers of Byrnes SPAR stores in Tralee can get an opportunity to win a brand new Hyundai i10 car.
The “Win a Car with Byrnes Spar” draw will see a €50 fuel voucher winner announced every week on Radio Kerry, with one lucky winner driving away in a new car at the end of the 12 weeks.
Fair City’s Ryan Andrews along with Louis and Collette Byrne cutting the tape to officially Byrne’s SPAR in Caherslee, Tralee on Thursday. Also in photo are John Hickey, Store Manager, Colin Power and Anne Gallagher, SPAR, Julianne Fitzgerald. Photo: Don MacMonagle
.At the annual SPAR 5 Star Awards in Killashee House Hotel, Kildare were from left John Hickey, Debbie O’Halloran, Deirdre Fitzgibbon, Colette O’Sullivan, Julianne Fitzgerald and Louis Byrne from SPAR Oak Park, SPAR Caherslee and SPAR Monavalley, Tralee. Photo by Iain White/Fennell Photography Fennell Photography 2016
A TRALEE has won big at national retail awards.
Byrnes Spar shops with outlets in Oakpark, Monavlley & Caherslee Tralee have won eight national awards for their excellence in retailing, customer service and food safety/hygiene.
“To be independently audited using the most stringent criteria in the industry and to come away with eight different awards is a massive achievement and reflects the commitment of our wonderful staff,” said owner Louis Byrne.
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The Spar 5 Star Awards, held in association with the Excellence Ireland Quality Association, hononored Spar stores that demonstrated outstanding industry excellence following a year of comprehensive inspections, visits from mystery shoppers and stringent audits.
“Once again our staff in Oakpark, Monavalley and Caherslee have got just recognition for the enormous effort they make throughout,” added Louis.
On the night, Byrnes stores also won – ‘Top of the Tree’ awards in the following categories. Customer Service (Oakpark), Fruit/Veg (Monavalley & Caherslee) and Off Licence (Monavalley).
The Top of the Tree Awards are given to the top five Spar stores in Ireland in each category.
Finally, Byrnes Spar in Oakpark was one of just five Spar stores in Ireland to achieve a coveted level 3 Q mark award from Excellence Ireland for Hygiene and Food Safety.
Stephen and Sharon O’Callaghan with their son Darragh, who won a competition to carry the flag to lead out the Irish team on Sunday, pictured with Louis Byrne (centre) of Byrne’s Spar Oakpark, Tralee.
A TRALEE boy will carry the Irish flag leading the Irish team out for their vital European Championship tie against Scotland this Saturday.
Scoil Eoin pupil, Darragh O’Callaghan, from Oakpark, couldn’t believe his luck this week when he won a competition to be a flag bearer for the Republic of Ireland Soccer team at the weekend.
The six-year-old’s mum Sharon entered a facebook competition on the SPAR Ireland website to give her favourite Irish soccer memory.
She was amazed when SPAR contacted her telling her that her entry – Packie Bonner saving that penalty in the 1990 World Cup – won the chance for Darragh to lead the Irish team out in front of a capacity crowd of 50,000 with millions watching on live national TV.
Spurs fan Darragh will travel to Dublin on Saturday with his parents Stephen and Sharon and his older brother Joseph who will all have pitch side seats with VIP treatment compliments of SPAR and the FAI.
The O’Callaghan family are from Killeen Woods in Oakpark and are regular customers of Byrnes SPAR in Oakpark.
“We’re all really excited,” said Darragh’s dad Stephen when we contacted him on Wednesday. “It’s a great opportunity for him to meet all the players and hopefully get autographs. We haven’t been to an Irish soccer match in Dublin since 2005 so it’ll be nice to see the new Aviva stadium,” said Stephen.
Local SPAR retailer Louis Byrne, presented Darragh with a supporters pack in advance of his big adventure on Saturday.
“Louis Byrne has been great to us. He’s really involved in supporting the community and sponsors St Brendan’s Park FC among other organisations,” said Stephen.
Stephen said the whole family will be travelling up early on Saturday, with Darragh scheduled to attend rehearsals two hours before kick-off.
Republic of Ireland Manager Martin O’Neill, FAI Chief Executive John Delaney, BWG Group Chief Executive Leo Crawford and BWG Foods Managing Director Willie O’Byrne were at the Aviva Stadium where SPAR were announced as the title sponsor for the Primary School 5’s Programme; a national five aside competition for boys and girls in 4th, 5th and 6th classes. SPAR are also the new Official Convenience Retail Partner of the FAI.
KERRY schools received the good news over the weekend that the ‘SPAR Primary School 5s Programme’ is now allowing entrants from schools all over the county.
The programme is a national five aside competition for boys and girls in 4th, 5th and 6th class which will see them compete in a blitz format.
The teams will first compete at county level and if successful will move on to regional and national level.
With over 1,038 schools participating in the competition last year, the competition will be sure present some tough competition to those participating from Kerry.
With the prospect of an Aviva Stadium visit to play in the finals a possibility though, we’re sure that this will spur the schools and pupils on to higher levels.
The ‘SPAR Primary School 5s Programme’ starts this month and runs until May, with final being held on May 14.
Information on entering the SPAR Primary School 5s Programme has been sent to 1,000 schools. For more information please check out the website here.
To get a 2015 Application Form – please email ross.leonard@fai.ie for a copy of the application form/brochure.
