Katelyn Cummins, the Laois Rose who was crowned the 2025 International Rose of Tralee.

Katelyn Cummins, the Laois Rose who was crowned the 2025 International Rose of Tralee.

Katelyn Cummins, Rose of Tralee, Dancing with the Stars contestant, apprentice electrician, disability advocate and camogie player, isn’t one for backing down from a challenge.

Seeing opportunities rather than hurdles is a life philosophy forged at home on the dairy farm, and those principles have already yielded considerable dividends in a mere 21 years.