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Young Killarney director hoping for film festival success

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By Sean Moriarty

A young Killarney filmmaker is hoping for national success at the Fresh Film Festival in the Youth Short film competition category.

Glen Bowler’s period drama ‘The Legend of Patrick Greenwood’ was shot on location in several Killarney locations including the National Park, Muckross House and Gardens, Ross Castle and Muckross Traditional Farm.

Set in the 1800s, ‘The Legend of Patrick Greenwood’ tells the story of a solider who returns from a war to resume life as a gardener at a stately home (Muckross House).

Lord Montenotte wants to reward Patrick (played by Aghadoe man Mikie Galvin), for his loyalty as a gardener.

His new found wealth puts his life in danger as a jealous rival plots to kill him.

“It is a fictional story but it is historically accurate,” Glen, who both wrote and directed the short film, said.

Glen has entered the 15-minute movie into the Limerick-based film festival.

Last year the West End House School of Arts student won the Regional Audience Award for his feature length ‘Inner Journey’.

“This time I wanted to tell a compact story, to condense the story into 15 minutes but still make an impact was a challenge.”

‘The Legend of Patrick Greenwood’ won’t go on general release until after the Fresh Film Festival which runs from March 27 until April 1.

The Killarney Advertiser got a sneak preview for review.

‘The Legend of Patrick Greenwood’ captures the beauty and splendour of Killarney National Park and its surrounds. For 15 minutes viewers are given a trip back in time, showing what life might have been like in Muckross two hundred years ago. It is well written, beautifully directed with a wealth of local acting talent – many of the students at Michael Fassbender's and the late Donal Courtney’s West End House School of Arts - are given the opportunity to showcase their skills.

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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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