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Ukrainians preparing to welcome guests for Easter

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When a local charity offered to bring sweets and gifts for Easter, the Ukrainians staying in the Innisfallen Hotel decided the best way they could thank them was with a concert.

DOLLS: Fedorchuk Milana Brindyna Milana and Innesa Kyrenko are preparing traditional talismans - motanka dolls and other souvenirs as a thank you to volunteers who are dropping Easter treats.

CRAFTING: The motanka dolls are one of the most ancient handmade items in Ukrainian households.

'Consider it Cakes' is a nationwide charity who have a group of volunteers living around Killarney who bake for free and will deliver the treats to the women and children.

Some of the Ukrainians are talented musicians and using a synthesizer and guitars that they have are now putting the final touches to their concert.

The women have already started rehearsals and are preparing a small concert and plan to perform both traditional Ukrainian and modern Ukrainian songs.

"We will perform the ancient military march of the Ukrainian insurgents 'Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow', which is sung by all Ukrainians today to raise the fighting spirit," said Victoria Volkova, a music teacher and one of the organisers of the concert.

Legendary musician Pink Floyd recently played ''Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow' together with the Ukrainian musician, Andriy Khlyvnyuk, who is currently fighting in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This song, which can be viewed on YouTube: Pink Floyd - Hey, Hey, Rise Up (feat Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Boombox), became famous all over the world.

Women with children are already preparing traditional talismans - motanka dolls and other souvenirs.

"We can unite with the local community in the context of culture and tradition. We can get to know each other better through our songs and traditions,” Victoria added.

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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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