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€30,000 prize bonanza for Killarney Credit Union members

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Mairead Courtney from Beaufort got a great surprise when she received a call from Killarney Credit Union to find out she had won a brand new Toyota Yaris in the Killarney Credit Union Members' Draw.

Mairead picked up the keys of her new car from Karena McCarthy, Marketing Officer, at a prize giving ceremony at the credit union on Thursday, July 9 at the credit union headquarters.

“We currently have just over 2,300 members in the draw which is held twice a year," Karena said.

"Our prizes include a new car and cash ranging from €250 to €5,000 cash. Our next draw will take place in January 2021.”

Members can apply for the Members Draw at any of the branches or apply online on www.killarneycu.ie. €12 will be taken from the members' account twice a year as an entry fee for the members draw.

The 13 cash prize winners in no particular order were: Paul McCarthy, Margaret Kelliher, Karina Mulchinock, Dermot Tuohy, Denise McSweeney, Tim Moriarty, Delores O'Callaghan, Mary O'Sullivan, Josephine Cronin, Anthony McGuiness, Julie Payne, Miriam O'Sullivan, Michael O'Keeffe.

The draw was adjudicated by Garda Twiss and Griffin from Killarney Garda Station and KCU Risk and Compliance Manager Shane Foley in the credit union offices.

“The draw is limited to members of Killarney Credit Union and anyone over the age of 18 can apply to join, so for €2 a month, you can be entered into the draw. You are over six thousand times more likely to win the car than win the national lotto jackpot for just €2 per month! We would encourage members to sign up, if they haven’t already, as the saying goes,"if you’re not in, you can’t win",” she concluded.

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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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