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Weather experts describe Tuesday’s storm as ‘violent rain’

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Killarney businesses and home owners are counting the costs after a record breaking deluge hit the town on Tuesday evening.

One of the most ferocious rain storms ever to hit Killarney caused widespread damage and disruption.

The deluge struck at around 4pm – at time when the town was very busy as the citizenship ceremony at the INEC had just finished.

The Metoroligical station at Killarney measured nearly 50mm in the rain gauge according to monitoring website Irish Weather Online.

“This is a very very wet day in of itself but the most notable aspect is 27mm of this fell within a 30-minute period,” said the website.

“This gives a rainfall rate of 54 millimetres per hour which is classified as violent rain. This follows on from another torrential rainfall event in Tralee last Saturday and other places on various days including Drimnagh in Dublin on Tuesday.

“The excess heat and humidity along with the exceptional warm sea surface temperatures, relatively speaking to norm that is, surrounding the island are likely aiding in the intense nature of these localised downpours.”

The storm caused widespread flooding in the wider Killarney area. The Park Road was impassable near the railway bridge. The Countess Road also witnessed severe flooding.

Also on the Park Road, a house with struck by lightning.

Emergency services were called to the scene in the height of the storm, and witnesses said there was a large gaping hole left in the roof of the dwelling house after the strike.

The Omniplex reported flooding damage, as did the Gleneagle Hotel.

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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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