PICTURES: All the glamour from Miss Universe Ireland as Limerick's Aideen takes home crown

PHOTOGRAPHER Brian McEvoy shared some superb photos of all the glitz and glamour at Miss Universe Ireland on Saturday night.

It was a great night for Limerick as Castletroy’s Aideen Howard, aged 22, was crowned the winner and Leah Marie Sheehan, 23, of Annacotty, was named first runner-up.

Aideen is pictured above with her best friends and fellow models with the Holman Lee Agency, Erika and Ashling.

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Natalia Rybakowska, aged 19, from Adare, also did her county proud in the competition which featured young women from all over Ireland.

Aideen will now go forward to the Miss Universe global final