VIDEO: Maria Walsh skydives into Rose of Tralee festival

Maria Walsh made history yesterday, becoming the first ever Rose of Tralee to parachute into the annual festival.

The Mayo woman, who is celebrating her last weekend as the reigning rose, completed the tandem skydive yesterday afternoon and touched down in Tralee Town Park where a crowd had gathered to cheer her on.

The jump was originally supposed to take place earlier in the day, along with the much-anticipated CPC.ie SkyFest Air Display, but had to be called off due to adverse weather conditions.