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“For the first time during the war they smiled”

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Local hairdressers treat women and children to new hairstyles

Did you know that it is very important for Ukrainian women to maintain their beauty? Self-care is a basic need for us. Therefore, a new hairstyle or manicure - becomes a real therapy for our women.

Well-known stylist from Killarney Sean Taaffe and his team made a pleasant surprise for Ukrainians a few days ago. They arrived at the Innisfallen Hotel and gave people new hairstyles. The women were happy, and for almost the first time during the war they smiled.

Sean Taaffe told us that it was the least he could do for Ukrainian women and their children.

Iryna Sirotyna from Kyiv came to Ireland with three children. Her youngest son, 18-month-old Makar, sat in his mother's arms while Sean Taaffe cut his hair. Irina says that the hairdresser has found an approach to her son and she is very happy. The mother of three now also looks like a real model. Her eyes are smiling.

The Sean Taaffe team packed their suitcases and headed to the Killarney Hotel, where more Ukrainians were waiting for them.

The next day Niall Ashe from Lincoln Skins Killarney arrived at the hotel to make our men and boys beautiful.

Organiser Daniel East modestly stood aside and watched the magic of transformation. He had no idea what an important event he held. In addition to new hairstyles, he gave 200 Ukrainians a sense of joy and satisfaction, feelings that brought us back to a peaceful life.

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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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