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CLICK ON THE ARROWS ABOVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROFILES OF ALL 13 LONGFORD ROSE HOPEFULS Laura Shanley - Sponsor: Andy Byrnes PubArt is a big passion of 18-years-old Laura Shanley and in 2015 she finished second in the Irish League of Credit Unions art competition. She spends much of her time honing her artistic skills and plans to go to college to study art next year. Laura says it is her dream to pursue forensic pathology and she describes Marie Cassidy, who was State Pathologist from 2004 to 2018 and the first woman to hold the position, as amazing and someone she looks up to. Currently, working as a waitress in the Longford Arms Hotel, Laura is also a talented makeup artist.
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CLICK ON THE ARROWS ABOVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROFILES OF ALL 13 LONGFORD ROSE HOPEFULS Shannon Brady - Sponsor: JPA Brenson LawlorShannon Brady, from Longford town, is 25 years old and she works as an accountant and is studying for her final set of exams to become a chartered accountant. Growing up, she was a member of the Kiernan School of Dancing and Backstage Youth Theatre. She enjoys going to the gym, likes to get outdoors for walks and coffee with friends, go to gigs and travel. She grew up watching the Rose of Tralee and as a little girl, she always wanted to be a Rose so she decided this was the right time for her to give it a shot.
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CLICK ON THE ARROWS ABOVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROFILES OF ALL 13 LONGFORD ROSE HOPEFULS Emily Reilly - Sponsor: Longford Arms HotelDescribing herself as ‘a proud Longford girl’, Emily Reilly is 22 and she is studying Business and Management at TU Dublin and is currently working as an intern in SOSU Cosmetics. Gaelic Football is a big part of her life and she was a member of the history making Longford Slashers ladies football team who captured All-Ireland, Leinster and county club glory during 2022. One of her proudest achievements to date was when, as part of a college project, she and her friend Katie organised the Brian McGinnity memorial Truck Run which raised €25,000 for two charities - Vita House and Cian's Kennels.
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CLICK ON THE ARROWS ABOVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROFILES OF ALL 13 LONGFORD ROSE HOPEFULS Katie Gallagher - Sponsor: St Mel’s Musical SocietyKatie Gallagher is a secondary school teacher in Athlone Community College. She’s best known for her career as a musician under the alias, KTG, and will soon release her second album ‘The Long Road Home’. Her song ‘Yesterday’ helped raise funds for DCU Alzheimer's Research and it was recorded with Longford's own Paul Gurney. She also had the privilege of winning the Tipperary International Song of Peace with her song, 'Borders'. She has just recently come off the stage with St Mel's Musical Society where she ditched the guitar and became Rusty, in the hugely successful production of Footloose.