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Eclectic mix of moody portraits and landscapes

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Killarney Camera Club had a huge response to its recent ‘moody’ themed competition attracting an eclectic mix of portraits and landscapes.

The top three in the Unrestricted category were:

1st Place: Terry MacSweeney, Image 20, Storm Brewing, 168 points
2nd Place: Julia Deady, Image 21, Moody Arthurs, 160 points
3rd Place: Conor Healy, Image 14, Ross Castle Pier, 158 points

Terry gave an insight into the photographic process of his sublime winning image of the iconic 1903 Sunbeam wreck on Rossbeigh strand with its ghostly skeletal ribs jutting out from the sands.

“Following storms in the winter of 2017 the Sunbeam wreck was washed away from the beach at Rossbeigh and I was resigned to thinking that I would never get to photograph it again," Terry said.

"Luckily I met a friend who told me that it had actually been washed down to the island at the end of the beach. The island was only accessible at low tide and my friend and I took some photos of the wreck when the tide came in. It was quite atmospheric with distant ominous storm clouds creating a fitting backdrop to the wreck, as it floated on the incoming tide. I didn't mind getting soaked by the sea as I took my photographs which turned out to be the last ones I would take of the Sunbeam. A few days later, storms broke the wreck up even more. A small fragment of it can still be seen at low tide at the far end of the island."

A video of the trip is on his YouTube channel www.youtube.com/TerryMacSweeney.

Conor Healy's image 'Ross Castle Pier', taken on the pier at Ross Castle the day after Storm Eunice, also won the Novice category with 158 points.

"The water level was extremely high. It was a 25 second exposure taken at 5.30p," he said.

Other winners in the Novice category: 2nd place: Eoin Foley, Image 4, Fight Night, 146 points and 3rd place: Maryann Heidtke, Image 18, Sean,141 points.

Check out all the competition entries on www.killarneycamerclub.ie. The club continues to meet fortnightly on Thursday night via Zoom and new members are always welcome. Anyone interested in joining can email secretary@killarneycameraclub.ie.

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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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