Rose of Tralee 2022

The 2022 Rose of Tralee Festival takes place between August 19th - August 23rd in Tralee Co.Kerry.After a 2 year absence, the festival returns!

I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work and in March 2020 I began my first role as a qualified social worker in a Child Protection Area team. I am the youngest in my family and a Rose among four thorns (sorry brothers!); I am the only girl. I am sitting my third and final set of accountancy exams this summer, the FAE’s – in the middle of the Rose tour! I am honoured to represent the Garden County at the Rose of Tralee this year. I am eternally grateful to have a career in oncology and aspire to continue progressing in the field. I first joined the Rose community as a Rose Bud in 2007 and I am so excited to be back in Ireland and have the chance to represent Philadelphia in this year's Festival. I recently graduated with my Masters in Public Relations & Sports Media from Syracuse University and am currently doing Sports Marketing for two large International companies. On my travels I have had the opportunity to volunteer with DCU Global Brigades in Ghana (2013) providing medical care to rural Ghanaian communities and as a nurse with the Elphin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes (2016). I split my time between the gym and Olympic weightlifting with the Honeybadgers Weightlifting Club. I love to see the empowerment women get from being involved in traditionally masculine sports. I am very excited to bring my family and friends to the 2022 Rose of Tralee festival, as well as the experiences that await us. I studied Sculpture and Combined Media in LSAD and my goals as a graduate are to gather as much experience and knowledge in the creative workforce as possible. I hope to keep working with and volunteering with various organisations in the future. In the future, I hope to pursue a Graduate Degree in English and work as an English professor at a university.