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hobbies
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Elizabeth Mccarthy

Elizabeth Mccarthy

Bruree,Limerick

Summary

Diligent conscientious professional,with four years experience of hosting a country period property.

Twelve years experience of running a small successful equine business.

Demonstrates exceptional organisational skills,problem solving independently and flexibilty.Thrives on responsibility,attention to detail with a professional caring approach. Fundamental computer knowledge, holds a full Irish clean driving licence. Possesses a manual handling certificate.

Committed to maintaining high standards, while seeking opportunities for career growth within the industry.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work history

Garden centre horticulture associate

pat morris
Charleville, County Cork
01.2022 - Current
  • Delivering customer service and horticulture knowledge in a positive, efficient and caring manner.
  • Designing hanging baskets,window boxes,planters with in the horticulture industry for customers orders.
  • Making up the orders to attention to detail and meeting deadlines at all times.
  • Stock taking.
  • Answering phones in a professional orderly manner.
  • Driving delivery van as and when is needed.

Airbnb property Host of Rathcannon house

self employed
Athlacca, Limerick
05.2017 - 11.2021
  • Managing and maintaining a country period guest house to a very high standard.
  • Caring for guests needs,making sure they're comfortable,attended to,and have everything they need,in a friendly professional manner.
  • Taking great pride in preparing the house to a high standard of attention to detail of cleanliness,with crisp white bed linen all hand ironed,with special homely thoughtful touches.
  • Taking care of reservation and bookings enquiries.
  • Assisting guests by personally driving them to hair appointments for when there attending weddings,tourist destinations for those that had no transport.
  • Achieving sixty seven 5 star reviews,with a superhost status.
  • Taking care of reservations and booking enquiries.
  • Administrator of the guest house page on the website.


Please see below links to my previous guest reviews:

https://www.flickr.com/people/liz_mccarthy/

(open the link and click on photo stream)

Rathcannon house stud

self employed
Athlacca, Limerick
01.2005 - 04.2017
  • Maintaining a country period house and 22 acres of mature gardens.
  • Running my own business in the equine industry.
  • The daily care of boarding of mares, foals and liveries.
  • Foaling mares for clients,nursing new born foals.
  • .Preparing store horses for sales, which have gone on to be successful race horses on the track.
  • Taking in injured equines into my care,nursing them under veterinary advice.
  • The handling of youngstock and long reining in preparation for breaking.

Please see article that was featured in the Irish field newspaper on the achievements and success of my equine business.

Please click on link below:

https://www.theirishfield.ie/horse-sense-simple-steps-to-sale-success-269254


Skills

  • QQI level 5 book keeping manual/computerised sage 50
  • Hosting of a country period property
  • Running of a small equine business
  • Strong organisational skills
  • Full Irish driver's licence
  • Certified in manual handling



References

References available upon request.

Accomplishments

QQI level 5 book keeping manual/computerised sage 50

Achieving winning status at charleville agriculture show for my designer hanging baskets.

hobbies

learning new skills

I am a member of kilmallock A/C running club as a volunteer.

Enjoy yoga and gym.

walking my much loved dog.

Timeline

Garden centre horticulture associate

pat morris
01.2022 - Current

Airbnb property Host of Rathcannon house

self employed
05.2017 - 11.2021

Rathcannon house stud

self employed
01.2005 - 04.2017
Elizabeth Mccarthy