Student lives the dream in quest to be singing nun

A FORMER Rose of Tralee contestant yesterday revealed taking part in a television show in a bid to star as novice nun Maria in The Sound of Music on the West End was like a dream come true.

Student Aoife Mulholland, 28, from Salthill, Co Galway, is facing stiff competition in the BBC One show How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? which sees award-winning composer Andrew Lloyd Webber hunt for a new star.

But Aoife revealed she was delighted to be in the last nine after more than 7,000 people auditioned to take part in the show.