Meet the 2026 Rose Buds
There’s more to the Rose of Tralee than being a Rose or a Rose Escort because young girls from all over Ireland will each be paired with an International Rose during the Festival in Tralee. Thirty-two young girls have been selected as Rose Buds for the Rose of Tralee International Festival From Friday, August 14th to Tuesday, August 18th.
Rose Bud Pairings
Carolina Rose
paired withKiera O’Shea
Cavan Rose
paired withIvy Rose Hughes
Chicago Rose
paired withLucy Shanahan
Clare Rose
paired withGrace Broderick
Cork Rose
paired withAurelia O'Callaghan
Derry Rose
paired withSophia Gilsenan
Donegal Rose
paired withElla Timoney
Dublin Rose
paired withCarine Sugrue
Galway Rose
paired withKatie Houlihan
Kerry Rose
paired withEllis Gleeson
Kildare Rose
paired withMolly Hayes
Kilkenny Rose
paired withAlice Farr
Leitrim Rose
paired withMéabh Fitzgerald
London Rose
paired withIarlaith Slattery
Louth Rose
paired withNiamh Carey
Melbourne Rose
paired withElla Ní Mhóráin
Monaghan Rose
paired withIsobel Blennerhassett
Newfoundland & Labrador Rose
paired withRia Scanlon
New York Rose
paired withJessie Foley
New Zealand Rose
paired withNiamh Ryan
Perth Rose
paired withAudrey Ahern
Roscommon Rose
paired withEsme Comerford
San Francisco Rose
paired withMolly Hickey
Sligo Rose
paired withRomy O Shea
Texas Rose
paired withCassie Cahill
Tipperary Rose
paired withPippa McGuire
Toronto Rose
paired withIsabella O'Brien
UAE Rose
paired withAlison O'Riordan
Waterford Rose
paired withFrancesca Cahill
Westmeath Rose
paired withRenesmee Taylor
Wicklow Rose
paired withAli Farrell
Yorkshire Rose
paired withAva Durran