‘The Rose of Tralee is lowkey one of the worst shows the RTÉ has ever aired’ Laois Rose Katelyn Cummins, from Ballyouskill, was ‘crowned’ the 2025 Rose of Tralee on Tuesday (August 19). The Rose of Tralee is an international Irish festival and beauty pageant, which takes place in Tralee, County Kerry, and celebrates Irish […]
4 months ago
They’ve missed a trick by not calling it The Bros of Tralee… The 2023 edition of the Westmeath Bachelor Festival will take place next month in Mullingar. Described as a “male alternative” to The Rose of Tralee, the competition aims to find Ireland’s most eligible bachelor. “The beautiful women of Ireland have always had a […]
2 years ago
A little confused? Let us explain. The Rose of Tralee is due for a massive shake-up and with this, the show could see a woman joining Dáithí Ó Sé on hosting duties for this year’s festival. Dáithí has held onto hosting duties since 2009 when he took over the show from Ray D’Arcy, who had […]
2 years ago
She called out the lack of people of colour. A former Rose of Tralee contestant has spoken out about the lack of diversity in this year’s contest and criticised the show for not including more people of colour. Speaking on air last week, broadcaster Brianna Parkins, the 2016 Sydney Rose, said that more needs to […]
3 years ago
Great news. The Rose of Tralee is getting a massive rule change and has announced that the event will now “welcome” anyone who identifies as a woman. While the event has been postponed the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, executive chair Anthony O’Gara confirmed on Radio Kerry that there will be a […]
4 years ago
She won’t partake if vaccines are complusory. There’s nothing we look forward to more in the year than the Rose of Tralee. The glam dresses, the chats with Dáithí Ó Sé and of course, any little bit of drama we can get. But this wasn’t the type of drama we anticipated for the 2022 show, […]
4 years ago