33 WHO ROSE

MONAGHAN ROSE Rachel Woods (20) loves farming life and hopes to become an occupational therapist.

ROSCOMMON ROSE Bernie Ryan works as a nurse manager in critical care in the Mater Hospital.

KILKENNY ROSE Molly Coogan (20) is a Business and Law student who works as an activity instructor.

QUEENSLAND ROSE Eimear Naughton (29), who is originally from Brisbane, is a history and English teacher.

KERRY ROSE Edaein O’Connell (27) is a freelance journalist and avid reader.

TEXAS ROSE

Arden Stringer (29) attended Ballymaloe Cookery School in 2017 and hopes to open a wedding cake business.

FLORIDA ROSE Jennifer Rose Waldeck has a BA in Fine Arts in Fashion Design from Parsons in New York.

NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR ROSE Jennifer Mackey (28) is a nurse who has volunteered to provide medical relief in Haiti.

GALWAY ROSE Clare Ann Irwin completed an embalming course and joined her family’s funeral business.

PHILLY ROSE

Tara Ryan (24), whose mother is from Mayo, works in sports marketing and advocates for girls in sport.

DUBAI ROSE Aileen McAlister (28), from Antrim, is a primary school teacher and Irish dancing enthusiast.

CORK ROSE Jenny Byrne is a Ph.D researcher studying employment opportunities for disabled women in Cambodia and Rwanda.

MEET the 33 talented women set to vie for the nation’s affections in the Rose of Tralee grand finale.

For the first time in three years, the RTÉ Rose of Tralee International Festival is back, with 33 new International Roses ready to take to the live stage and screen on Monday and Tuesday.

OHIO ROSE Sarah McInerney (30), from Clare, has a Ph.D in Integrated Bioscience and has travelled across Europe, Central America and Africa for work.

TORONTO ROSE Maysen Tinkler (20) is on the autism spectrum and hopes to earn a Ph.D.

PERTH ROSE Olivia Duffy, from Meath, is a radiation therapist and volunteer with St John’s Ambulance.

LONDON ROSE

Hayley Reynolds (29), whose dad is from Roscommon, is a personal trainer who hopes to own a gym one day.