It has been about four months since I was named the 2023 International Rose of Tralee. I can confidently say that my life has been forever changed. I replay the night of August 22nd in my head every day. I felt an overwhelming sense of peace throughout the whole night, even after I was selected.…
MONDAY 21 AUGUST: Kildare man, Tommy Cunningham has topped the poll of the 32 International Roses and Rose Escorts to become the Benetti Menswear Rose Escort of the Year at the 2023 Rose of Tralee International Festival. Kathryn Thomas and Dáithí Ó Sé announced the result live on RTÉ One during the first night of the Rose of…
It is my pleasure on behalf of myself and the 2023 Roses, to welcome you to this year’s Rose of Tralee International festival. Although I must admit, it is with a heavy heart that I find myself writing this, because it means that my time as the 2022 Rose of Tralee is coming to an…
MARY O’Connor lived in the middle of Tralee town, in Brogue Lane, which took its name from the broguemakers (or shoemakers) who lived and worked there. Mary lived in a thatched cabin with her parents, sisters Brigid and Ellen and younger brother Willie. Her father was a broguemaker, and her mother worked as a dairymaid.…
In 1973, 19-year-old Belfast born Veronica McCambridge became the Rose of Tralee – the second Belfast Rose to have done so. It changed her life completely! Like a fairy tale of old, Veronica fell madly in love with her Rose Escort, Rowland Blennerhassett, and moved to Tralee where they married and had three children.
What did…
Planning a visit to Tralee, Co Kerry? Go to these famous four locations, where all kids and kids at heart entertainment needs are met! The Omniplex cinema, Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre, the Playdium and the highly popular Aqua Dome!Tralee Quartet of Adventures!
Go to these famous four locations, where all kids and kids at heart…
Meadowlands Hotel
A unique, elegant and stylish four-star hotel that offers a traditional Céad Míle Fáilte to all who walk through its doors. This family-owned hotel set in a tranquil corner of Tralee is a hidden gem and just 1km from Tralee town.
Phone: (066) 718 044
Website: www.meadowlandshotel.comThe Rose Hotel
The Rose Hotel, formerly Fels Point,…
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 the August.Thirty-two young girls have been selected as Rose Buds during for the Rose of Tralee International Festival which will…
The Rose of Tralee International Festival marked 60 years in 2019, and has gone from strength-to-strength since. The Festival is a celebration of Irish culture and heritage held every year during the month of August. The five day festival culminates in the crowning of the Rose of Tralee, a year long ambassadorial role for this…