The Blue Jean Country Queen Crown has returned The Déise for the first time in 22 years, on Sunday 1st June as Amy Coffey was crowned 2025 Blue Jean Country Queen. Amy took home the 2025 Blue Jean Country Queen this past June Bank Holiday weekend sponsored by Le Chéile Credit Union and organised by Meath Macra na Feirme and the community of Athboy.
Amy, a 22 year old secondary school teacher is a member of Cappoquin Macra na Feirme club, who recieved a perpetual trophy, golden sash and tiara as well as €1000 from festival main sponsor Le Chéile Credit Union. Her victory marks the second time Waterford Macra has produced a winner, and the first since 2003 when Amy’s own aunt Carol Byrne won the coveted title.
Second prize went to Heather O’Connell from Avondhu, an Ag Science student from Awbeg Macra who recieved €500 from Turmec Recycling. Limerick’s Mary O’Reilly, a Qualitty Control Coordinator from Limerick Macra claimed 3rd Prize and received €300 from Farrelly Tree Care.
Throughout the weekend, Amy and her 20 fellow Queens took part in a hectic and fun-filled weekend which saw them do everything from taking part in a pub crawl and on-stage interviews, playing fancy dress football, attending a BBQ with main sponsors, Le Chéile Credit Union and singing Karaoke with the festival organizers and judges.
The festival began on Friday 30 May in a casual fasion with the Queens taking a trip to Causey Farm where they took part in a team building exercise that saw them bake bread, dance, and spend time puppies, alpacas, and other animlas on the farm. This was followed by the festival’s official opening in the Darnley Lodge Hotel and The Nana Moon’s Pub Crawl that brought the Queens on a tour of the town.
The real hard work began Saturday with private interviews with judges former Mr Personality winner John Martin Carroll, Aileen Harte McMurtry 1997 Meath Blue Jean Country Queen and Linda Croston of Croston Flood Recruiting, Consulting, and Events, New York. Amy and all the other Queens then spent their day at the Le Chéile Credit Union BBQ and Fun day before heading to Floods Bar to sing karaoke. That evening they had the McNamara Feeds Queens’ Interviews hosted by iRadio’s Conor Woods in front of a crowded St. James’ Hall before partying the night away with The Fógues in the Darnley Lodge Hotel.
Sunday morning the Queens gathered at the Darnley Lodge Hotel to prepare for a game of Heroes vs Villians themed Fancy Dress Football. The match served as the opening event to an afternoon long family fun at the Meath Farm Machinery Ltd Lark in the Park fun day that included live music, children’s races, a petting zoo, puppets shows and the Toy Tractor Run. After that it was off to the Houlihan Engineering Gala Banquet in Athboy Convent Community Centre and once the winners were announced the Queens celebrated to Simon Casey, followed by DJ Conor Woods in The Darnley Lodge Hotel.
When asked about her reaction to winning the 2025 Blue Jean Conutry Queen, Amy said: “It is a great honor to be the second Waterford winner… I really, really, was shocked, I don’t think I’ve still understood it to be honest!”. Reflecting on the past weekend Amy remarked: “It’s been an amazing weekend, I loved every second of it. I met some amazing girls, the committee, sponsors, the local people in Athboy, my host family, my own family and supports have all been amazing!” On her fellow Queens she noted “Everyone really clicked and gelled together, we were like a really sister group!”.
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