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Pamper yourself with a body scrub

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By Jill O'Donoghue from Killarney Toning and Beauty Studio

We look after our facial skin twice a day so why wouldn't we look after the rest of our body. Body scrubbing can really pamper your skin, making it feel softer, smoother and healthier.

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Some of the main benefits of body scrubbing would be to look and feel healthier. The skin will feel better and so rejuvenated after a good scrub. You'll feel lighter in yourself and so much fresher. The fragrances from the body scrub also give your mood a lift. If you have any body bumps on the back of the arms, back, or thighs, scrubbing regularly will help remove them and prevent more from appearing. As it's the summer now, our bodies will be more on show.

It's usually easiest to do a body scrub in the shower or bath. I would always turn the water away in the shower or stand up in the bath. Apply your chosen scrub in circular motion; spend a bit of time doing this on all the parts of the body you can reach, before removing fully.

Doing a homemade scrub can be so beneficial and easy to do. One of my favourite homemade scrubs is half a cup of coffee, half a cup of sugar, two tablespoons or olive oil and a Vitamin E capsule. It smells amazing, feels great and leaves the skin silky smooth.

If coffee isn't for you, try a half cup of coconut oil and half a cup of sugar. Mix them together to make a thick paste and apply to your body in circular motion to help exfoliate the dead cells away. The oil leaves the skin silky soft and if you have any extra scrub left over it will keep for a few days in air tight jar.

If you have any beauty questions please call Jill on 064 6632966.

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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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