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Kerry Library Receives Fionán Lynch photograph

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A significant addition has been made to the Kerry Library Archives with the donation of a framed photograph of renowned Kerry native and Irish revolutionary, Fionán Lynch.

The photograph was presented by Lynch's grandnephew, Professor Tim Lynch, to County Librarian Tommy O'Connor.

The photograph, which features a bilingual account of Lynch's life, will be permanently displayed at Caherciveen Library.

Fionán Lynch, born in Caherciveen in 1899, was educated at Saint Brendan's College in Killarney, Rockwell College and Blackrock College.

He qualified as a teacher in Swansea, South Wales where he formed a branch of the Gaelic League and taught the Irish language there. On his return to Dublin in 1909 he trained as a primary school teacher and joined the Keating Branch of the Gaelic League. He was recruited into the Irish Republican Brotherhood, joined the Irish Volunteers and became captain of F company Battalion of the Dublin Brigade. He was actively involved in the Easter Rising and was subsequently imprisoned a number of times.

In a varied career he was a Sinn Féin TD for South Kerry in 1918 and for Kerry-Limerick West in 1921. Fionán was involved in the Treaty negotiations and later became Minister for Education in the provisional government. Post Civil War he served in the national army and was later elected a Cumann na nGaedheal T.D
He was Minister for Fisheries from 1922-28 and Minister for Lands and Fisheries 1928 -1932. In 1931 he qualified as a barrister and served as Leas Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil until 1939. He retired from politics in 1944 to concentrate on his legal practice and was subsequently appointed Circuit Court judge in the northwest district, retiring from the bench in 1959. Lynch died suddenly at his home in Dublin on 3 June 1966.

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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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