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Maria Walsh: ‘It’s hard when you’re a young female entrepreneur’

Maria Walsh has revealed that it can be hard when you’re a young female entrepreneur.

The former Miss Rose Of Tralee has set up her own wedding planning business, Juniper & Ruby, in January 2016 having said before that she would have loved to be a gay wedding planner.

“It’s actually really hard trying to figure [things] out and get your ducks in a row when you’re a young female,” she said.

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Entrepreneur: Maria set up her wedding planning business Juniper & Ruby with Avril Reilly | BRIAN MCEVOY

The Mayo native admitted that there are many difficulties that face her as a entrepreneur such as funding and marketing.

“We just came off an event in Network Ireland called Fearless Ambition that was in Cork.

“It was remarkable in terms of just all these women in the 32 counties that are just creating such impact in whatever stream they’re doing it,” she told the Irish Examiner.

“That gave us a bit of oomph to keep going but funding is really hard, getting your marketing and when you’re only a sole employer, it’s pretty difficult but no rest for the wicked.”

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