Caoimhe Kenny, daughter of ex-Ireland manager Stephen Kenny, crowned Miss Ireland 2025
Ms Kenny (24) was celebrating her victory and taking pictures with her family last night, including her grandmothers, Olive Whelan and Mary Kenny, and her father.
The new Miss Ireland is the daughter of former Ireland and Dundalk FC football manager, Stephen Kenny, who currently manages Dublin side St Patrick's Athletic FC.
Ms Kenny is one of Siobhán and Stephen Kenny's four children, along with siblings Eoin, Neave and Fionn.
Ms Kenny, who entered the competition as Miss Louth, from Blackrock in the county, is a beauty buying assistant for Brown Thomas and Arnotts.
She is also a volunteer with Save Our Homeless Dundalk and Hygiene Hub Louth.
Ms Kenny was the first runner-up in the final of Miss Universe Ireland 2024 held in Dundalk last year.
Previously, she worked for the Junk Kouture competition and attended the Oscar Wilde Awards in LA wearing a dress made from plastic created by teenage students in Ireland.
"My love of fashion took me on an incredible career with Junk Kouture," she said in a post on Instagram.
"Working closely with young creatives, my journey has taken me across the US, UK, Europe and Abu Dhabi, educating young people on sustainable fashion and empowering them to use their creativity to express themselves and drive change," she added.
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She has been a dancer since she was five years old, training in ballet, tap, modern dance and acrobatics.
The Miss Ireland pageant was established in 1947, and its previous winners include Rosanna Davison, Holly Carpenter, Aoife Walsh, Pamela Flood and Rebecca Maguire.
In recent years, the Miss Ireland franchise has raised more than €350,000 for various charities, including Laura Lynn, Temple Street, Alzheimer's Ireland, and Pieta House.
The winner of Miss Ireland receives an modelling agency contract and a host of prizes before jetting off to represent Ireland next year on the international stage at the Miss World Festival.
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