Beauty tutor sitting pretty with training award

A Kerry beauty therapy instructor has won a top international award, in the face of competition from 36 countries.

Tara O’Halloran Cronin, from Fenit, Co Kerry, has been chosen as International Tutor of the Year at a beauty industry-organised event in Birmingham.

Ms O’Halloran Cronin, who works at the Kerry Education and Training Board Training Centre, Tralee, was selected for the quality of her work with her students and the achievements of former students who now work in spas and health centres.