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Total employment in the company is approximately 300 people. Hickey’s Pharmacies have ambitious development plans and project further growth in the coming years. These additional outlets will be a mixture of new openings and acquisitions, and will be both within Dublin and in significant provincial towns. It is intended that new, larger stores will carry a wider range of fragrance, beauty, toiletry and photographic lines, in addition to the normal medical and prescription product ranges.

At Hickeys Pharmacies we pride ourselves on the service we offer our customers. Over the years, we have won awards, all of which can be associated with our staff. In 2001, the company received the prestigious “Excellence Through People” award in recognition of its outstanding Human Resource policies and practises, from FAS, the national training authority. This accreditation was renewed in 2002, and it is a core company objective to train and develop a staff of exceptional calibre to provide a unique selling proposition to both our customer and landlord partners

Hickeys are an equal opportunities employer and welcome the opportunity to talk to ambitious people looking for a career in the pharmacy sector. We offer all our staff personalised development programmes if they wish to train with us. We actively promote from within, encouraging staff to develop themselves both professionally and personally. Opportunities are not limited to your chosen department, promotion is judged on the potential and enthusiasm shown by individuals.

Training is offered to all our employees, encouraging technical and personal development. We also support employees taking further education or additional education which is seen to be beneficial to the Company. November 2006 Hickey’s Pharmacy are proud to launch their DIT Diploma Course in Retail Pharmacy Management (DIT Aungier St). This is an exciting opportunity for personal and professional development for a store manager or aspiring store manager. A two year course specifically tailored for the Hickeys Group by the DIT.
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