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Streetwise garda initiative concludes with awards

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A new initiative aimed at creating a greater awareness around crime and enhancing the personal safety of vulnerable people within the Killarney Community was marked with an award ceremony at Killarney Garda Station this week. This was the first award ceremony of its kind in Kerry.

The course was developed by St John Of Gods in conjunction with An Garda Síochána and was first launched in Kerry at the Kerry Parents and Friends Centre in Killarney two months ago. A large group from Kerry Parents and Friends attended Killarney Garda Station to receive their awards.

The Streetwise Programme provides vulnerable individuals with a greater awareness about crime, which in turn enhances the personal safety of the individual. It is delivered over eight weeks. To date it has been delivered to individuals in St John Of Gods and Kerry Parents and Friends Association. This award ceremony marked the first group to finish the Streetwise programme.

The course was conducted by Garda Mike Milner of Killarney Garda Station. At the ceremony, Sergeant Dermot O’Connell congratulated all the recipients on their achievement and thanked the management and staff of Kerry Parents and Friends for their support and assistance over the last eight weeks.

A range of topics were covered including the role of An Garda Síochána, increased vigilance in both the home and when out in the community and how to access the emergency services. It also outlines the consequences of vandalism and concerns around social media abuse.

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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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