Rachel Duffy is the 2022 Rose of Tralee.
The 24-year-old who represented Westmeath, was crowned as the 62nd Rose of Tralee in front of a full house at the Kerry Sports Academy.
It’s the first time a Westmeath Rose has won the title.
Rachel Duffy was presented with her Rose of Tralee sash from Sinead Flanagan, who was the lonest-serving Rose of Tralee having claimed the crown in 2019, before the pandemic hit.
Rachel Duffy describes what it means to be crowned the Rose of Tralee:

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