Joe was a former council member of Hardware Association Ireland and with his late wife Helen great supporters of the HAI Golfing Society. Joe began his working life in the late 1940’s under the guidance of his father Joe, Managing Director of J.P. Newsom and Co. of William Street, Limerick, serving in all departments including hardware, plumbing, paint and steel.
In October 1958 he answered his calling to set up his own business directly across the street at 51 William Street, together with his late wife Helen, of O’Neill’s Granary and Grocery Store. Through the years Daly’s Hardware would continue to grow under their guidance. Joe, always with a keen interest in new ideas and innovation, introduced a paint tinting system in the mid 1960’s, a first for Limerick. A lighting department would soon follow and remains an integral part of the company 60 years later; a testimony to his business acumen.
Sadly, Helen passed away in March 2002, and Joe continued in business with his sons Tony and Roger, and in recent years his grand-daughter Alison. Always interested in the business he loved, he would continue to request, and receive with satisfaction, reports from the shop in the weeks leading up to his death. Joe officially retired from J.C Daly and Co. on the 29th July 2023.
Sadly missed by his family, staff, and customers alike. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
