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Further concerns raised regarding Port Road development

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By Sean Moriarty

Additional residents in the Millwood Estate have raised concerns about a new 228-unit development that could be built in their area.

Last week the Killarney Advertiser reported that locals were up in arms over the potential development.

A company called Portal Asset Holdings has lodged planning permission for the development at the rear of the District Hospital and to the rear of the cottages on Port Road.

Worried residents believe a development of this size is not suitable for the area and last week outlined several concerns.

Since the Killarney Advertiser published that story a second group of residents have raised their apprehension about the proposed plans.

They say there are two issues at stake; they are worried about the size of the development and that it could extend to three or four storeys in height.

They are also concerned that an access route will be created between the new development and the existing Millwood Estate which could lead to anti-social behaviour in their long-established estate.

“We accept that housing will be built here, but it must conform with the other housing on its boundaries, so nothing over two storeys,” group spokesperson,John Fitzgerald, told the Killarney Advertiser.

“As for the access, it is totally unacceptable that Millwood be used as an access point for this development. Extra activity and traffic will only increase safety issues, crime, anti-social behaviour and trash – scale the development down to blend in with the adjoining neighbourhoods.”

The Killarney Advertiser has made repeated attempts to contact the developer and its engineering and architecture partners, but so far have been unable to get a comment from them.

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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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