Meet the 2026 Rose Buddies
There’s more to the Rose of Tralee than being a Rose or a Rose Escort because boys from all over Ireland will each be paired with an International Rose during the Festival in Tralee. Thirty-two boys have been selected as Rose Buddies for the Rose of Tralee International Festival From Friday, August 14th to Tuesday, August 18th.
Rose Buddy Pairings
Carolina Rose
paired withCillian Todd
Cavan Rose
paired withOllie McCarthy
Chicago Rose
paired withFionn Doyle
Clare Rose
paired withHarry O’Dea
Cork Rose
paired withCharlie Moloney
Derry Rose
paired withOisin O'Connell
Donegal Rose
paired withEdward Casey
Dublin Rose
paired withEvan O Connor
Galway Rose
paired withTommy Faherty
Kerry Rose
paired withPaddy O Neill
Kildare Rose
paired withRían Kelly
Kilkenny Rose
paired withOisín Reidy
Leitrim Rose
paired withNoah Holohan
London Rose
paired withBradley O Donoghue
Louth Rose
paired withTadhg McLoughlin
Melbourne Rose
paired withJamie Barry
Monaghan Rose
paired withBobby O Connor
Newfoundland & Labrador Rose
paired withTeddy Duggan
New York Rose
paired withOisin Carmody
New Zealand Rose
paired withRobin Houston
Perth Rose
paired withFinn MacDonald
Roscommon Rose
paired withFinnleigh Naughton
San Francisco Rose
paired withSean Faherty
Sligo Rose
paired withBryan Dillon
Texas Rose
paired withPatrick OConnor
Tipperary Rose
paired withLuke Kennedy
Toronto Rose
paired withOliver Barry
UAE Rose
paired withBobby Harrington
Waterford Rose
paired withHarry Comerford
Westmeath Rose
paired withPaddy McNamara Reynolds
Wicklow Rose
paired withMichael Condon
Yorkshire Rose
paired withKeelan Clifford