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Joinery Jackpot – Co-workers from Munster Joinery scoop lotto win

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A group of 14 co-workers from Munster Joinery in Cork has hit the jackpot, winning a whopping €500,000 in the EuroMillions Plus draw. The syndicate, led by their charismatic head Seamus Buckley, travelled to Dublin to collect their prize at the new National Lottery headquarters on 1 George’s Quay. The win on Friday, September 20th, marks their biggest success in 13 years of playing together, and each member will take home an impressive €35,714.

The syndicate, which consists of colleagues from both Cork and Kerry, has been consistently buying tickets for over a decade, pooling their money to play in the hopes of hitting the big time. They’ve had a series of smaller wins, racking up €8,000 in various EuroMillions draws over the past few months. But the win on September 20th was their most substantial prize yet, with their ticket in the EuroMillions Plus draw delivering the life-changing €500,000 jackpot.

Seamus, who has been managing the group’s entries, shared the excitement of their victory: “I’ve been collecting the money and buying our tickets at Kearney’s Centra in Ballydesmond for 13 years. The morning after the draw, I saw on social media that the shop had sold a winning ticket. Our group chat went into overdrive! Everyone was asking, could it be us? I went in to check, and the machine told me ‘You’ve won big, contact the National Lottery.’ That’s when I knew!”

Buckley admits that his fellow syndicate members were skeptical at first, unsure whether he was joking. “Some of them didn’t believe me at all,” he laughed. “I’ve a reputation as a bit of a joker, but I wouldn’t mess about with something like this – I’d be in trouble at work on Monday if I lied!”

The excitement of the win quickly spread throughout the local community, with friends, family, and neighbors pouring in with congratulations. After confirming their win, the group made sure to return to Kearney’s Centra, where the winning ticket was purchased, for a celebratory photo.

Despite the thrill of winning such a large sum, Seamus and the rest of the syndicate remain humble about their good fortune. “We’re all absolutely delighted,” he said, “but things went back to normal very quickly. There’s still plenty of work to be done at Munster Joinery!”

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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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