Dundalk stylists among those awarded at the Peter Mark Long Service Awards

^{Above: Pictured (seated) with Mark Keaveney, Co-founder Peter Mark, are (l to r) Rachel Stack, Style Club South William Street and Michelle Fay, Peter Mark Nutgrove, with (standing, l to r) Alan Russell, Peter Mark Laundry; Tracey Reilly, Peter Mark Blackrock; Peter O’Rourke, CEO Peter Mark; Tracy McCabe, Peter Mark Scotch Hall; Julie McGuinness, Peter Mark Dundalk; Gemma O’Reilly, Peter Mark Nutgrove; Rachel McCudden, Peter Mark Lucan; Natalie Phelan, Peter Mark O’Connell Street; Denise Moynihan, Peter Mark Grafton Street; Catherine Kavanagh, Peter Mark Rathfarnham}

Peter Mark has honoured 117 members of its team for their valued contribution and long-standing service to the company, at the Peter Mark Long Service Awards, held at the College Green Hotel, Dublin. 

The Peter Mark Long Service Awards recognise employees from salons across the island of Ireland who have worked with the company for 10 years or more.

Of the 117 honoured, the average length of service was 20 years, with the years of service honoured from 10 years to 40 years.  Collectively, the team members ranging from stylists to head office staff have over 2,000 years of experience in the hairdressing industry. 

The Louth based colleagues awarded for their long-standing service were:   

• Leanne Lyons (10 years), Peter Mark Scotch Hall
• Nicole Dowling (10 years), Peter Mark Scotch Hall
• Emma Rankin (15 years), Peter Mark Dundalk
• Jane McCoy (15 years), Peter Mark Scotch Hall
• Sharon Browne (20 years), Peter Mark Dundalk
• Julie Mcguinness (25 years), Peter Mark Dundalk
• Tracy McCabe (25 years), Peter Mark Scotch Hall
• Emma Fitzpatrick (30 years), Peter Mark Dundalk
• Alice McAvinny (40 years), Peter Mark Dundalk  

Commenting on the Long Service Awards, Peter O’Rourke, CEO of Peter Mark said: "We are delighted to honour over a hundred of our colleagues for their long-standing service to the company.

"We pride ourselves on our strong track record in retaining our talent and strive to provide our team with a lifelong career in the industry, offering continuous professional development through our world-class training programme.

"Our talented team is at the heart of our business, and I would like to sincerely thank each of them for their passion and continued dedication to the Peter Mark Group.”  

Peter Mark is Ireland’s leading hairdressing group with 66 salons on the island of Ireland employing almost 1,400 people in towns and cities.