Celine Shines As Kerry Rose In TV Interview

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Kerry Rose Celine O’Shea on stage with Daithi O Se in the Dome for Monday nght’s Rose TV show at the Rose of Tralee International Festival. Photo By Domnick Walsh

THE Kerry Rose charmed the audience in the Dome on Monday night as she was interviewed live on stage by Dáithí.

The 25 year old from Foilmore looked beautiful in a red dress and also cleared up that she isn’t from Cahersiveen, but from Foilmore, a short distance away.

Celine, who was the second Rose interviewed on the night, spoke about dementia in Ireland and the amazing facilities they have in St Luke’s Home in Cork where she works as a social care worker working as a Dementia activities facilitator.

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“The focus is on the quality of life for the residents. It’s not just the physical needs but also the psychological needs. The need for closeness, the need for identity, the need to basically be seen as a person,” she said.

It was also revealed that her mom Eileen was a festival queen in Waterville back in the 1970s, which is a good omen for tonight.

Celine said her brother Kieran was watching from Canada while she was also supported by brother Shane, her two sister in laws Tracy and Courtney and three little nephews…and the whole of Kerry of course!

Daithi asked if she felt any pressure being the Kerry Rose.

“I don’t really see it as pressure. Especially since we got to Tralee I’m bursting with pride, with the values of what it means to be Kerry…I’m so proud of this festival it brings so many communities together, generations and families together. It’s everything I always thought it would be in terms of the magic,” she said.

“There’s little girls coming up to you looking for autographs and I’m looking at them thinking about how excited I was if a Rose even looked at me,” said Celine, who explained she came to town many times to get those autographs. A great interview then and a worthy successor to all the other Kerry Roses down the years.

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