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Killarney’s annual hospice walk is back

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By Michelle Crean

After an absence of three years the popular Killarney Branch Kerry Hospice Good Friday Walk is back and looking for your support.

The annual fundraising walk is in memory of Vivien O’Shea, Sheila McGillycuddy, and all who passed away with life-limiting illnesses.

Registration is from 9.30am at The Garden Restaurant, Muckross House on the day and the walk begins at 10.30am.

There is a choice of two routes, an 8km walk from the Garden Restaurant via Dinis Cottage and a section of Torc Trail and return. The second shorter route is 6km from the Garden Restaurant to Brickeen Bridge and back.

There will also be fun quiz questions along the way for the kids and adults to enjoy.

There is no registration fee as there's a bucket collection on the day. Raffle tickets will also be on sale for some lovely spot prizes and complementary tea/coffee on return.

“Bring the entire family along and enjoy a leisurely walk through our stunning National Park while supporting a very worthy local charity,” Julett Culloty, Secretary, said.

"Suitable footwear is necessary in the interests of health and safety, especially along the section of the Torc Trail."

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Kerry Hospice Foundation is a voluntary organisation dedicated to providing palliative care services to people with life-limiting illnesses. This care, which is free of charge, is provided at the foundation's 15 bed inpatient unit and Palliative Day Care Unit at University Hospital Kerry and also through the Home Nursing Scheme.

Kerry Hospice Foundation has to raise €400,000 annually to co-fund the running of the new inpatient unit in conjunction with the HSE.

Additionally, it costs €100,000 to fund the remaining services. Since the Kerry Hospice Foundation was founded in 1990 the people of Kerry have been very generous supporters, donating in excess of €11 million  through various fundraising activities.

The magnificent palliative care facilities, now available at University Hospital Kerry, are a testament to their generosity.

"As our late departed county fundraiser Chairman, Ted Moynihan, used to say, “You may never need the hospice, but the hospice needs you”."

The walk is one of many taking place around the county. If unable to participate you can donate online by going to www.kerryhospice.com.

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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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