PHOTOS: Meet The Kerry Rose 2017 Contestants (Part 2)

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Earlier we brought you 12 of the Kerry Rose 2017 contestants in the selection on this Friday night in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel (click here if you missed them). Here’s the other 12 ladies and a little bit about them…

JANICE HEALY

JANICE HEALY SPONSORED BY CASTLEROSSE HOTEL

Janice studied Hotel Management in Cork and now works in the Castlerosse Hotel as Sales & Marketing Executive.

She has a passion for working with people and loves to promote Kerry as a holiday destination. The 27 year old loves to travel and explore new cultures. She also has a keen interest in photography, music and returning home to help on the family farm.

GAA is a big part of her life, she loves to support Kerry and her local club Tuosist.

KATIE GALVIN

KATIE GALVIN SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL KERRY

Katie is a 26-year-old Nurse, working in University Hospital Kerry. Having lived in America and Australia, she has settled back to her native hometown Moyvane and is very involved in her local community.

Katie is an avid thespian and has acted in, directed and wrote amateur dramas. She had a small role in the film Glassland with Jack Reynor and Toni Collette and her dream is to one day, be on stage in the Abbey Theatre.

GAA is Katie’s passion and she is the current PRO and fundraising officer for Moyvane GAA. Her other hobbies include travelling, music and running.

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KATIE LUCEY

KATIE LUCEY SPONSORED BY CONCRETE INNOVATIONS

Katie is a Primary School teacher with a Bachelor of Education from Mary Immaculate College and also holds a Master of Arts in Irish Traditional Music Performance from The University of Limerick.

Katie currently teaches senior infants in Scoil Bhríde, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare. The 26-year-old from Listowel has had a huge interest and involvement in Irish music from a very young age and is a regular competitor at the Fleadhanna.

Katie is also a community cast member of Siamsa Tíre Tralee, The National Folk Theatre. She was the receiver of an All-Ireland scholarship and 3 All-Ireland titles at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann.

KATIE SUGRUE

KATIE SUGRUE SPONSORED BY CRAG CAVES

Katie is a first year student in Business Studies in the Institute of Technology Tralee. She also works part time in Crag Cave as a tour guide.

The 20 year old from Knocknagoshel has been a member of Scartaglin G.A.A club for the last 7 years. As well as having a great interest in football, she also participates in her local boxing club Sliabh Luachra.

She spends a lot of her free time with family and friends and loves taking care of her grandmother. She has been involved in many mental health workshops through out the years.

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LISA ENGEL

LISA ENGEL SPONSORED BY FOSSA HAIR SALON KILLARNEY

Lisa Engel, raised in Dingle and now living in Fossa, Killarney is a 26 year old mother of two and co-owner of Fossa hair & beauty salon in Killarney.

Lisa’s passions are family and fashion. She is currently a Style advisor in Dorothy Perkins Killarney. Lisa enjoys designing jewellery and plans to launch her own brand later this year.

In her spare time she enjoys walking the local beaches and countryside with her two children Ella & Holly.

MICHAELA BROSNAN

MICHAELA BROSNAN SPONSORED BY LOWE’S BAR BALLYDUFF

Michaela is a full time Arts student at UCC, where her goal is to complete her HDip to become a secondary school teacher focusing on her passions of English and Geography.

The 19 year old from Ballyduff is a keen equestrian beginning her show jumping career at the age of 4 coming through the ranks of the Kingdom pony club and currently competing in SJI (Show Jumping Ireland) affiliated competitions with her the 10yr old horse Shady Beach.

In addition to show jumping, she enjoys running, walking, the cinema and playing the piano.

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MICHELLE O CONNOR

MICHELLE O CONNOR SPONSORED BY ELAINES HOME BAKING

Michelle, who hails from the scenic parish of Fossa, Killarney is a secondary school teacher in Cork. She has a first class honours degree in Maths and Geography from University College Cork.

Michelle believes in the importance of having a healthy body and healthy mind and she enjoys exercise, sport and solving Maths puzzles to achieve this. She enjoys adventure sports and has completed a skydive in aid of Cystic Fibrosis.

She also loves travelling and has visited many European cities. This summer, Michelle hopes to travel to Vietnam to volunteer on education projects. She will also visit a Vietnamese orphanage and experience the local culture.

REBECCA STRYKER

REBECCA STRYKER SPONSORED BY KERRY CORK HEALTH LINK BUS

Rebecca is currently a student in University College Cork studying to become a Music and Geography teacher.

The 19-year-old from Knocknagoshel comes from a musical background, which influences her passion for both singing and playing. Rebecca began her singing tuition with the Kerry School of Music over 8 years ago and now sings for weddings, concerts and regularly in her local church.

In addition to Music, she also enjoys nature and keeping active and has just returned from a geography excursion in Italy which included a hike up the Alps. Rebecca enjoys the outdoors and exploring new areas and hopes to travel to see the world in the coming years.

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ROSALEEN HIGGINS

ROSALEEN HIGGINS SPONSORED BY BEA’S CAFÉ

Rosaleen is a graduate of IT Tralee and an entrepreneur. Together with her sisters she opened a café in Castleisland two years ago, which they named after their grandmother Bea.

The 27 year old has been a volunteer with Special Olympics Ireland for the last seven years, attending two world games. Passionate about her community, being an avid tidy towns helper she is very keen on supporting everything local.

She has undertaken many successful fundraising projects including for the Irish Cancer Society and Special Olympics Ireland. She

won young entrepreneur of the year with Connect Kerry Women in Business in 2015. Rosaleen loves to travel and discover new places and cultures.

SARAH LOUISE

SARAH LOUISE SPONSORED BY SEALODGE WATERVILLE

Sarah Louise has just completed a 4 year degree in the BA Psychology and Sociology at the University of Limerick.

The 22 year old from Cahersiveen is a swimming instructor with Irish water safety and plays music in a trad band at the weekends. In addition to music she enjoys swimming, singing, running and being outdoors.

She has seen quite a bit of the world having studied in New Zealand and travelled parts of Australia.

She enjoys working with children and worked with the People to People organisation for 5 years teaching American students how to Irish dance.

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SIOBHAN BUSTIN

SIOBHAN BUSTIN SPONSORED BY BEBÉ CRECHE & MONTESSORI SCHOOL

Siobháin works as the preschool leader at Bebe Montessori in Killarney. She is also currently studying with Mary Immaculate College to become an inclusion coordinator, as inclusion of those with additional needs is an area close to her heart.

The 24-year-old from Killarney has been heavily involved with Killarney Musical Society since 2008, both on and off stage.

She has played a variety of roles and this year she became the society treasurer. Siobháin is also involved in the Kilflynn Fairy Festival, where she plays the tooth fairy!

In her spare time, Siobháin loves to travel, recently returning from the famous Coachella.

STACEY O LEARY

STACEY O LEARY SPONSORED BY CAROL KENNELLY MILLINERY

Stacey from Kilcummin a Home Economics and Business teacher has a strong passion for lifelong learning, she has recently graduated from U.C.C with a Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership.

She has numerous interests, one of which is to support local Kerry designers. Having been selected on both national and international platforms such as the Galway Races and the Dubai World Cup, she considers herself very fortunate to bring local design to the world stage.

Stacey relishes a challenge and an opportunity to help those around her combining these two she has set out to cycle the Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle in aid of Recovery Haven.

See the other 12 contestants here

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