Mary Bowe is a senior engineering inspector at TII (Transport Infrastructure Ireland) who is responsible for all aspects of the management and delivery of TII capital projects within her region, and hailing from New Ross, it was her dream come true to work on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge.

“I was acting as the authority’s representative on the N25 New Ross bypass, which includes the construction of a 900m-long bridge with two main spans of 230m. On completion, it will be the longest main span concrete extradosed bridge in the world and the longest bridge in Ireland,” recalls Mary.

“Seeing the scheme delivered in my home-town is the fulfilment of a major career ambition, said Mary with a smile.

But there is another side to Mary Bowe; “My main interest is the gym and Olympic weightlifting. I have two silver European Masters medals and several national medals. I am also involved in Roller Derby, which is an all-female sport played on quad skates, and I managed ‘Team Ireland’ at the Roller Derby World Cup in 2018.”

All that aside MARY BOWE stood proudly on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge and told reporter DAN WALSH and video cameraman FINBAR FLANAGAN what the occasion meant to her…