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Under age drinking parties on the rise

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AFTERMATH: A Killarney business owner was met with these scenes on Monday morning.

 

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By Sean Moriarty

 

There are concerns in the town that the lack of events and social outlets for young people is leading to an increase in illegal drink and drug parties in secluded areas throughout the town.

 

A local businessman discovered the remains of one illegal party near his town centre premises on Monday morning.

He and his staff spent four hours cleaning up empty beer cans, spirit bottles, cigarette papers and other litter after what he suspects was a large group gathering near a town centre laneway over the weekend.

The businessman did not want to be named as he is worried that the illegal parties could have a negative effect on his trade as people could be afraid to visit his premises as a result of the litter left there – especially in a time when people are extra cautious about personal hygiene.

“Parents need to know where their teenagers are going once they are dropped into the town centre at night,” he told the Killarney Advertiser. “Shopkeepers need to be vigilant too. They are buying the drink in local shops and taking with them some empty coffee cups from the coffee stand – it’s obvious why they need the cups.”

The town centre incident comes on the back of repeated, but unconfirmed, reports of underage drinking parties and bonfires in the National Park.

“We will investigate all reports of underage drinking,” a Killarney Garda spokesperson told the Killarney Advertiser.

Members of the public can immediately report a crime or any incident of anti-social behaviour by texting KILLARNEY, along with a brief account of the incident and the location to 50555.

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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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