Rebecca crowned Strawberry Queen
Rebecca O’Connor was crowned the 49th Enniscorthy Strawberry Queen on Sunday evening at the Athenaeum.
Following stage interviews with all of the eight Princesses MC Liam Sharkey invited the judges to take 10 minutes to make their final deliberations and come back with a winner.
Less than five minutes later Nadia Donohoe was back with the verdict, confirming that it had been an extremely difficult task to pick one from the eight beautiful and accomplished Princesses, each one of them a most deserving winner but finally they had decided on Rebecca whom she was sure would make a most excellent Ambassador for the town and a most worthy contestant for the Rose of Tralee.
Rebecca is studying to become a primary teacher telling Liam Sharkey earlier that she knew it was the job for her having done it as her work placement in secondary school. Rebecca would like to spend some time in Dubai when she qualifies having heard that teaching is a most lucrative job there. She is sponsored by Enniscorthy Credit Union where her mam works and told the packed auditorium that the Credit Union actually began in the Athenaeum over 50 years ago.
A beautiful, accomplished and confident young lady who enjoys life and loves her family and her town and will be a wonderful Ambassador for it and should be utilized to promote all things happening in and around Enniscorthy.
Just a suggestion to the powers that be - Rebecca as the 2016 Strawberry Queen should number one guest of honour at any and all functions in the town or to do with the town - it is high time we used these lovely, young, smart women to best advantage and I mean that in the best possible way and in the best possible taste.
Good luck Rebecca I wish you a fantastic year as our Strawberry Queen, and well done to all the Princesses who were all brilliant over the course of the festival.