After an “absolutely breath-taking” couple of weeks, newly crowned Rose of Tralee Elysha Brennan plans to spend the next few days at home with family and friends. The Co Meath woman said she is overwhelmed with the win and needs to figure out what her next steps will be.

Meath Rose Elysha Brennan has been crowned this year’s Rose of Tralee after a whirlwind festival of poems, party pieces and all the parades a town could handle.

Meath Rose Elysha Brennan is the 2015 Rose of Tralee.