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Strong performances by Killarney Cycling Club members on Charleville two-day

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The 23rd edition of the Charleville Two-Day Road race took place in Cork last Saturday and Sunday, with a strong field for the last stage race of the year.

Killarney Cycling Club had Frank Doherty, John Blackwell, Luke Costelloe, Milo Donaldson and Shane Spellman lining out in the A2/A3/Junior race and Pierce Curtin taking to the start of the A3/Masters/A4 race.

Costelloe and Doherty were fortunate to slip through a late crash on Stage One to contest the bunch sprint and finished fourth and sixth respectively.

Luke continued his strong form, after recent participation in the Junior Tour of Wales, to make the winning break of Stage 3, to finish 11th on the stage and the General Classification for the weekend.

In his first season of racing with Killarney Cycling Club, Pierce Curtin has shown to be a natural, finishing eighth on the opening stage and second on the third test to secure fourth overall in the General Classification in the A3/Masters/A4 race.

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Round four of the Vitus Gravity Enduro Series continued in Carrick, County Wicklow last weekend, Jason Murphy took second in the Men’s Masters, with Patrick Cremin also securing a spot on the podium, finishing P3 in the Men’s Seniors.

Paddy Moore and Tom Costelloe kept up the fight going in what has been a long season, full of progress and finished 11th and 17th respectively in the Men’s Under 17s.

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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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