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Donegal: Clare O’DonnellClare is representing Donegal at this year’s Mary from Dungloe following in her aunt Siobhan’s footsteps who was the Donegal Mary 40 years ago in 1984.Born and raised in Letterkenny, Clare is a 26-year-old Pharmacy Technician, having completed her studies at Donegal ATU in Letterkenny and now works in Brennans Pharmacy. “I am passionate about keeping fit and love the outdoors, I often walk in Glenveagh with my dogs Cosmo and Orbit,” she says.
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Philidelphia: Scarlett CatalfamoThe Philidelphia representative, Scarlett Catalfamo graduated from Temple University with a bachelor's degree in Advertising concentrated on media planning. Scarlett now works full-time as a Legal Clerk for the Civil Court of Common.
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New York: Caitlin Ward A 24-year-old from the Bronx is the 2024 New York Mary. Caitlin has just graduated with a master’s degree in speech-language pathology and works as a part-time substitute in the Department of Education at Iona University. Caitlin describes herself as “Irish American with my father being from Laghey and my maternal grandmother being from Dungloe. My maternal grandfather was from Clare.”
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Birmingham: Niamh Kerrigan This year’s Birmingham Mary is 26. Niamh Kerrigan studied a BSc in Geography at Aberystwyth University and went on to complete an MSc in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Birmingham. She currently works as a stakeholder engagement regional manager on major infrastructure projects. “My granny was from Tipperary and my grandad Mayo,” she says. “They were both very musical and their love for music has been passed down to us. The live music is one of the things I am most excited about at the Mary from Dungloe Festival. I am honoured to be the 2024 Birmingham Mary, there is a huge Irish community in Birmingham, which I am so grateful to have grown up in and been a part of.”