'We don't need to follow tradition': Katelyn Cummins champions women in trades after Rose of Tralee win

Katelyn Cummins, a 20-year-old apprentice electrician from Laois, became the first woman from the county to win the Rose of Tralee

Katelyn Cummins has been named as the 2025 Rose of Tralee. Picture: Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD.

The new Rose of Tralee said she is delighted to raise awareness that women “don’t need to go to college” to succeed in life.

Interviewed immediately after winning last night, Katelyn Cummins was asked how she felt about the attention she has received as an apprentice electrician.