User:rorynoonanDate:09/03/2013Time:08:16:06Edition:09/03/2013Satsatecho090313Page:1Color:
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SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2013
EDITION NO. 34,855
Serving Cork for 120 years
‘You’re in my heart always’ By DEIRDRE O’REILLY
“YOU’RE in my heart always. Mommy” — those were the heartbreaking words written on a wreath by Rebecca McCarthy, as she said goodbye to her three-year-old daughter and husband who were laid to rest yesterday. Clarissa, aged three, was buried in the arms of her father, Martin aged 50, in a single oak coffin, in a family plot in Schull, amid heartbreaking scenes. Their bodies were recovered from the water at Audley Cove, near Ballydehob, just yards from the family home on Wednesday. Martin took the life of his daughter, then his own. Another wreath from the Schull Parent and Toddler Group reminded mourners of the young life lost, and read; “To Clarissa. You brightened up our lives. We will
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Rachel McCarthy, left, is comforted after the funeral Mass of her daughter, Clarissa, above, and husband, Martin. Picture: Dan Linehan
miss your smile.” A beautiful picture of Clarissa was placed on top of the coffin. Among the gifts brought to the altar included a cuddly toy lamb, a bronze statuette of a man and a dog, and two framed pictures. Chief celebrant of the funeral Mass, Fr Tony O’Mahony said
there were no words or actions that can help Rebecca or Martin’s family come to terms with the tragedy. “Although God did not call Clarissa and Martin, now they are with him. He will not turn them away, he will look after them.” ● See page four.
Credit card scam warning as jewellers hit for e3,000
BUSINESSES in Cork have lost thousands of euro in a credit card scam, ZULWHV 6HFXULW\ &RUUHVSRQGHQW $QQ 0XUSK\. Winds: E at 8-16 mph A local jewellers lost €3,000, while an electrical R F store and a number of motor factors shops in the city were also targeted. Business leaders and gardaí are now warning people to be on alert. The victims of the scam were hit through ‘card not present’ transactions — when people ordered items over the phone or through the internet using a stolen credit card. In the case of the jewellers, a credit card was used to pay €3,000 for a ring over the phone. The ring was then collected by somebody later that 09.03.13 day. However, the card had been stolen and while the Recommended owner of the card was refunded the money, the retail price jeweller lost out on the cost of the ring. €1.50 In the case of the electrical store, two televisions
were sold in similar circumstances earlier this year and the trader also lost out when it emerged that the card had been stolen. It is also understood that up to six motor factors shops, which sell car part and accessories, across Cork and Limerick were hit by the scam by a gang specifically targeting those types of businesses. They have been caught for sums of up to €1,000. Chief executive of the Cork Business Association, Donal Healy, said: “We want to warn business owners that this is happening at the moment and they need to ensure that the details they are taking in transactions over the phone or on the internet are correct.” Gardaí and the Irish Payment Services Organisation has also urged business owners to be cautious about credit cards. Fianna Fáil city councillor Ken O’Flynn warned businesses that they are not covered by insurance to cover their losses in such transactions.
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