LIVE: Tipperary Rose Tara Brady now 7/2 to be crowned Rose of Tralee in next few minutes

"She is the winner," a spoon player and an Irish dancer, social media was driven into a frenzy as it reacted to Tipperary Rose Tara Brady's appearance on RTÉ on Tuesday night at the Rose of Tralee Festival in Tralee. 

Bookies now have her at 7/2 to take the crown.

The 23-year-old student from Ballina was the third last on stage in Kerry Sports Academy at MTU.

Tara is the daughter of Enda and Anne Brady. Her father Enda originally hails from Drumcondra in Dublin whereas her mother Anne is from just across the river in Killaloe. Rest assured that despite her mother’s family being from the Clare side of the River Shannon, Tara is a “proud Tipp woman”.

Tara has one brother Jack who is a teacher in Terenure College and a talented goalkeeper, he played for Tipperary’s Minor Gaelic Football team and was a stalwart of Ballina’s team for a number of years. He is now putting these talents to use as goalkeeper for Longford Town soccer team.