Video: End of era at Dogs Trust as Mary Carney retires
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Dogs Trust Ballymena Manager, Mary Carney is well known to generations of dog owners across the country having re-homed thousands upon thousands of rescued dogs.
And to mark the occasion a surprise party was thrown in her honour by friends and colleagues to show their appreciation for her decades of hard work.
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Hide AdA tireless worker on behalf of canine companions, last year Mary received the Ballymena Times ‘Person to be Proud of’ award.
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![Mary Kearney (centre), who is retiring from the Dogs Trust after 30 years, is pictured with staff members at a special function in her honour. INBT51-238AC](/img/placeholder.png)
Although Mary is retiring, she won’t be staying away from the centre completely.
Mary started out as a volunteer and now in retirement her aim is to return to this role.
She said: “I will probably come back and just do voluntary work, I couldn’t stay away from the place. I will get to spend more time working with the dogs.”
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Hide AdSpeaking about her time at the centre, she added: “It was very rewarding, you wouldn’t really call it a job.
“It was great to find them all homes and great that if they weren’t homed they could stay here for the rest of their life. I have to admit, I wil miss it.”
“I would like to thank the public for all their support and for keepin their hard work, support and help over the years.”