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Managing Director of Blackberry Hearing Matthew Gleeson.
Donegal Hearing in Moville has been purchased by the Irish owned firm Blackberry Hearing as its founder Michael Forsythe has decided to retire after 30 years in business.
The Donegal Hearing outlet will now become part of Blackberry Hearing which was established 10 years ago and has 60 outlets across the country. The company is headquartered in Kildare and operates with a team of 15 audiologists.
Blackberry Hearing just recently developed a new partnership with Tesco and is an official Tesco Rewards Partner.
The family owned and locally based Donegal Hearing has been led by Michael Forsythe who has been working as an audiologist since 1994 in Moville.
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Commenting on his retirement and the future of the business, Michael said: "The time was right for me to step back from the clinics, and when I met with the team at Blackberry Hearing I knew my customers and patients would be in great hands as the company was born from the founders’ personal experience with the challenges of obtaining high quality hearing devices for their own parents.
"This was important to me as I know personal experience fuelled their commitment to providing affordable, high-quality hearing solutions. I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported my business in Donegal over the years and wish the team at Blackberry Hearing every success."
Managing Director of Blackberry Hearing Matthew Gleeson said on the company's expansion into Donegal: "Donegal Hearing is a trusted and valuable service provider to the people of Donegal and the northwest. The company has built a loyal customer base due to its attention to detail and great customer care.
"Donegal Hearing’s customer-centric approach in in line with our mission of always putting the patient first. We are excited about our latest expansion in the area and look forward to providing important audiology services to the people of Donegal."
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