A Sixmilebridge woman has travelled to County Offaly this weekend to represent the Banner County in the 2018 Queen of the Land festival.
Maeve Clune, who is a member of the Sixmilebridge branch of Macra na Feirme, will be among dozens of young women from around the country taking part.
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The pageant involves interviews in front of the judging panel, as well as on-stage ones, talent displays and other events and culminates in the 2018 Queen being crowned.
21-year-old Maeve, who is a psychiatric nursing student in Athlone IT, says it’s got a Rose of Tralee vibe to it.