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Double award win for Jessie Buckley

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Killarney-born actress Jessie Buckley celebrated a historic weekend by securing Lead Actress awards at both the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) and the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA).

Buckley was honoured for her role as Agnes in the film 'Hamnet', becoming the first Irish woman ever to win the BAFTA for Leading Actress.

The weekend of success began on Friday night in Dublin, where she was presented with the IFTA for Lead Actress by Stephen Rea.

Buckley, who grew up in Killarney, described the homecoming as deeply emotional, stating that the recognition meant a great deal because of her love for mothers and women.

She also paid tribute to her co-star Paul Mescal, who won Supporting Actor at the same ceremony.

On Sunday evening, Buckley jetted to London for the BAFTA ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall, where fellow Irish actor Cillian Murphy presented her with the Leading Actress award.

During her acceptance speech, she admitted she never imagined as a little girl that she would be allowed to make a film.

Buckley dedicated her win to the women who have inspired her and encouraged her to break traditional moulds. "This really does belong to the women past, present and future who taught me and continue to teach me how to do it differently," she said.

In a moving moment, she also shared the award with her young daughter, who has travelled with her throughout the production of the film.

She described being a mother as the "best role" of her life and promised to remain "disobedient" as a parent.

Her goal, she explained, is to ensure her daughter can belong to a world in all her "complete wildness" as a young woman.

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How will our Kerry TDs vote tomorrow?

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Tomorrow, Sinn Féin will be tabling a motion of no confidence against the Government after the protests that took place nationwide during the week.

Earlier today we asked our readers how would they vote in a no confidence motion against the Government?

Most of our readers said they would vote no confidence, while some said, yes they do have confidence in the Government.

One reader said: “Vote confidence. The only proper leadership over the last few days came from government. Courage came when needed despite how unpopular it looked in the moment. By contrast, opposition politicians wanted the country to burn to suit themselves”.

Another reader stated: “No confidence. Shambolic and heavy handed handling of protests this past week”.

However, some people didn’t have any confidence in either side with a reader saying: “No confidence in the no confidence! Different wings of the same bird! We need a complete overhaul of the political system”.

We asked the question to our 5 Kerry TDs before lunch-time today, asking them what their vote will be tomorrow.

We received one reply from Sinn Féin’s Kerry TD Pa Daly.

He will be voting no confidence in the Government tomorrow along with his party.

Other media outlets are reporting that Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae is undecided at the moment.

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Town centre-based software firm marks two years in business

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A Killarney-based software company is celebrating two years in business since expanding into the European market.

QT9 Software Ltd, which is located on Bohereencaol was established in 2024 as part of the company’s move to better serve customers across Europe.

The business is part of a US-based company founded 20 years ago in Chicago by Brant Engelhart.

Its Irish office is headed by Killarney resident Angela O’Sullivan, who serves as Operations Director.

QT9 Software currently employs four full-time staff members in Killarney and plans to increase that number by an additional two this year.

The company provides quality management software to businesses worldwide, with the Irish office helping to support European customers within their own time zones.

As part of its continued European expansion, the software company also opened a new data center in Amsterdam in 2025 to meet data storage and compliance requirements.

QT9 Software works with businesses that must meet quality standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 13485, as well as industry-specific regulations across sectors, such as automotive, aerospace, food and life sciences.

Speaking about the milestone, Angela O’Sullivan said: “We’re very proud to have grown QT9 Software here in Killarney over the past two years. It has been a really positive journey so far, and we’re looking forward to continuing to build our team and support more customers across Europe.”

The company is also currently recruiting for an IT Systems Administrator, with details available in the appointments section on page 46.

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