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SYDNEY ROSE OF TRALEE ENTRANTS 2017
Aisling Walsh
Cailey McCarthy
Emily Gorry
Aisling, 27, is a registered nurse from Co Kerry. She has been living in Sydney for four years and hopes to become a permanent resident this year. She loves keeping fit and has a great love for Irish music.
Cailey, 19, is a university student who was born and raised in Australia. She lives on the Central Coast. Her grandparents are from Co Cork. Cailey is studying or a Bachelor of event management.
Emily, 23, grew up in Sydney’s western suburbs. Her grandfather lived in Co Westmeath before migrating to Sydney in 1953. Emily is in her final year of law school and volunteers at local legal centres.
Isabella Kearney-Nurse
Joanne Cunney
Laura McLarnon
Isabella, 25, is a singer-songwriter living in Sydney’s Inner West. Isabella is professional musician and has recently performed in New York and Nashville. She advocates for refugees’ rights.
Joanne Cunney, 22, is a primary school teacher living in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. She was born in Sydney to Irish parents from West Cork and is a very passionate South Sydney Rabbitohs’ supporter.
Laura, 26, is an Irish and history teacher from Dingle, Co Kerry and has been living in Sydney for 3½ years. She is a special needs’ teacher in a school for autistic children in Randwick.
Leah Sheridan
Michelle Haughney
Miriam McMahon
Rachel Gallagher
Leah, 26, is a Galway woman living in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. She has been living in Australia for more than four years but still calls Ireland home. She is an office manager for an organic skincare company. She enjoys running, fashion and spending time with friends and family.
Michelle, 27, is a secondary schoolteacher living in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. She came to Australia from Cork in 2013. Michelle prides herself on being a role model to her students. She is happiest in the water and loves to swim in the ocean and paddle board on lakes.
Miriam is an Irish nurse and Gaelic football enthusiast living in Sydney. Born in Co Offaly, she came to Australia in 2016. Miriam is an experienced oncology nurse who is sponsored by a nursing agency in Sydney. She plays Gaelic football with the Cormac McAnallens club.
Rachel, 23, is a postgraduate education student from Sydney’s Northern Beaches whose ancestors hail from Co Clare. She is is a competitive Irish dancer, a member of the Irish fusion troupe Cross Rhythm Dance Company, and plays the bodhrán.
Sinéad Carroll
Sinéad McGee
Valerie Gould
Vanessa Lynch
Sinéad, 27, is a radiation oncology nurse from Cork, who moved to Sydney two years ago. She has a keen interest in sport, having played ladies football at county level, and is now involved with a local Sydney team. Sinéad has a soft spot for animals and advocates for animal shelters.
Sinéad was born and raised in Gaoth Dobhair, in the heart of the Donegal Gaeltacht. She works as an accountant in North Sydney and lives in Coogee. Sinéad has volunteered with The Kennedy School of Irish Dancing and the Sydney St Patricks Day Committee. She loves to run.
Valerie, 20, lives on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. She is a part-time singer-songwriter at the Australian Institute of Music, a part-time sales assistant and a part-time music teacher. She was born in Manly. Her mum is from Co Cork. Valerie would like a career in music therapy.
Vanessa Lynch lives in Coogee and works in Bondi as a sales and marketing manager. She was brought up on a farm in Co Galway and has a huge love for animals, especially horses and dogs. She has competed in showjumping and eventing, and she also enjoys boxing.