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Home draw for Celtic in FAI Junior Cup

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KILLARNEY CELTIC have been handed a home fixture in the draw for the last 16 of this season's FAI Junior Cup.

Last year's semi-finalists will play either Ballymun United (Dublin) or North End United (Wexford) who face each other on February 3 in the last 32.

The winners of that tie will make the long trip down to Killarney to face the Celts on February 10/11.

Ballymun beat Carrig Celtic on penalties in the 5th round while North End have the distinction of knocking out one of the pre-tournament favourites, Janesboro, away from home on a 2-1 scoreline.

Celtic, meanwhile, made light work of Castlebar Celtic in the last 64 before defeating Willow Park 2-1 last weekend in Athlone.

FAI Junior Cup Last 16 Draw (ties to be played February 3/4):

Usher Celtic (Dublin) v Moyne Rangers (Wexford)

Dungarvan Utd (Waterford) v Pike Rovers (Limerick)

Newfoundwell (Louth) v Ayrfield United (Dublin)

St Michael's (Tipperary) v Tolka Rovers (Dublin)

Newmarket Celtic (Clare) v Grattan United (Cork)

Shannon Town (Clare) or Oliver Bond (Dublin) v Evergreen (Kilkenny)

Ferrybank (Waterford) v Mervue United (Galway)

February 10/11

Killarney Celtic (Kerry) v Ballymun United (Dublin) or North End United (Wexford)


 
Above: Celtic captain John 'Smiley' McDonagh. Pic: Paudie Healy.

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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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