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Job losses as Nike Factory Store to shut its doors

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By Sean Moriarty

After weeks of speculation it has been confirmed that the Nike Factory Store will cease trading at the Killarney Outlet Centre - resulting in the loss of many jobs.

The sports goods company, who have been the anchor tenant at the centre for nearly 23 years, will be shutting up shop on March 5. Management at Killarney Outlet Centre say they are now “actively looking to find new and exciting retailers” following the store's announcement.

Centre manager Paul Sherry said the decision to close the store “is a matter for Nike” and that he will be sorry to see them go.

“Sadly, part of life as a shopping centre operator is that tenants come and tenants go. From our perspective, we are very disappointed to see Nike Factory Store come to the end of its occupation here and, as always, we are actively looking to finding new and exciting retailers for the centre,” Mr Sherry told the Killarney Advertiser.

It has not been confirmed how many jobs have been lost as a result of the closure.

“It is a really sad day for those who will be losing their jobs as a consequence, some of whom have worked here with us for over 20 years,” added Mr Sherry.

“[The Nike Factory Store] has helped hundreds of families and students to fund themselves whilst in third-level education and it has provided a steady income for many homes and families for almost 23 years.”

Nike is the second major sports store to close in Killarney in recent years. Lifestyle Sports never re-opened its Killarney branch following the first pandemic-related lockdown.

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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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