Cork bodybuilder and teacher Eva gives a lesson in following your dreams

To compete as Ireland's youngest bikini bodybuilder, Cork secondary school teacher Eva Roche needs to have a strict day-to-day routine. She tells Sarah Horgan how she does it

Eva Roche came first in the bikini category at the Physical Culture Association contest in the UK. 'I'm really grateful to have achieved this level of success so early on.'

A Cork secondary school teacher is giving a lesson in determination after becoming the youngest bikini bodybuilder in Ireland to hold a pro card.

Teaching Irish and PE at Cork City's Gaelcholaiste Mhuire AG by day and training by night, 25-year-old Eva Roche is just one of three women in Ireland competing professionally in her category. She recently reigned supreme in the Muscle Contest Ireland competition which is an International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation (IFBB) event.