Post Tagged with: "Rose of Tralee 2016"

A YOUNG boy has teamed up with the Rose of Tralee Class of 2016 to launch a major fundraising campaign for Crumlin Children’s Hospital, where he was treated for cancer. The charity single It’s Time was officially launched by five and a half year old James McGowan on Thursday at SAM’s Bar on Dublin’s Dawson Street, […]

THE people at Eagle Sky Media were out and about during the Rose of Tralee International Festival and got some great drone footage of the fireworks. It gives an altogether different view of the colourful display. Have a look below…

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE 58th Rose of Tralee, Maggie McEldowney, carried out her first duty as new rose when announcing fireworks to commence at Midnight Madness. The Chicago Rose was the last to take the stage in front […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… AN appearance on Radio Kerry this morning, followed by a photoshoot in the Town Park was how Maggie McEldowney began her engagements as the new Rose of Tralee. The 27 year old from Chicago may […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE torrential rain returned to the Festival on Monday night, just in time for the Nathan Carter concert. Over 1,000 people still braved the downpours, with most of them able to squeeze into the […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… WE have a winner… Chicago Rose, Maggie McEldowney (27) looked delighted and shocked when her name was announced by Daithi at about 11.10pm. She is the first Chicago Rose to win since 1987. Maggie […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE Kerry Rose got a massive reception when she took the stage in the Dome tonight. Danielle O’Sullivan and Daithi got on like a house on fire and the Killarney woman spoke about her love of […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE  International Business Women’s Conference in conjunction with the Rose of Tralee International Festival was held on Monday in the Brandon Hotel and it was another great success. In its second year, the event gathered […]

ORGANISERS of the Rose of Tralee International Festival issued a statement, in the aftermath of last night’s stage invasion incident, that they are satisfied that adequate security measures are in place in the Festival Dome, A man, dressed as a priest in the audience, walked onto the stage while the Cavan […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE Roses and escorts showed their basketball skills when they turned up to a tournament in Mercy Mounthawk gym on Saturday. Organised by Tralee Imperials and sponsored by Premier Financial Services, the ‘Rose of Tralee […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee Parade is brought to you by AIB Tralee… WHILE it rained and the wind howled, the Roses and escorts cheered everyone up with their attitude at the Rose of Tralee parade on Saturday night. In what was the wettest parade in our memory, the […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE weather may have spoilt things somewhat, but it certainly didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the Roses and escorts who smiled, danced and sang in the rain and wind last night. The terrible weather ensured […]

HUDSON Taylor and Hermitage Green take to the Square stage tonight as the ticket-only concerts return after last night’s break, with gates opening at 9pm. The Square concert arrangements have come in for much criticism from members of the public due to the issue of access to some businesses and that they are […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE 65 Roses have now been shortlisted to 32 for the final to join Dáithí Ó Sé on stage live on RTÉ 1 on Monday and Tuesday night. The Kerry Rose was always guaranteed a […]

THE Rose of Tralee International Festival has had to go on radio to issue a statement after people thought a satirical article on Facebook, stating Nathan Carter had cancelled his concert, was true. The article on the satirical page, Inside The Kingdom, clearly stated from the beginning that it was a satirical […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE rain put a dampener on Thursday night’s entertainment around town, but some people still managed to get out and about before the real action kicks off tonight. Every seat was taken in the Square […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… The Festival is in full swing downtown and there’s loads of stuff to get up to this evening. Let’s just hope it stays dry… Head down to ‘De Bazaar’…   Look, it’s not too crazy in […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE Roses are having great fun since they arrived in town and yesterday were getting out and about in north Kerry. Ballybunion hosted some of the Roses who weren’t part of last night’s first qualifying […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… THE Roses arrived in town at 5pm yesterday, with the buses pulling into their base for the next week, The Rose Hotel. Owners Dick and Eibhlín Henggeler were there with the hotel staff to welcome each […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… AND so it begins. A big crowd turned out in The Square last night to welcome the 65 Roses and their escorts to the town with music, dancing and a lot of fun kicking off what […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose Of Tralee International Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… WELL it’s almost time now. The town is getting ready to party for the week and the Roses are heading for Tralee at last. The 65 contestants are set to arrive at their base in […]

The festival is almost upon us and excitement is building. Let’s see if you’re an expert on all things ‘Rosey’ in our quiz below…   [os-widget path=”/gockarocka/so-you-think-you-know-your-rose-of-tralee-stuff” of=”gockarocka” comments=”false”]

THEY’VE been arriving from all over the world over the past couple of days, but now the Roses are here and raring to go. The contestants, including Kerry Rose Danielle O’Sullivan met up yesterday to being their tour of various counties yesterday, at the Maldron Hotel Dublin Airport. The ladies then […]

WELL last week it was Paul Galvin and journalist Fergal Keane gracing our TV screens and this week there will another Kerry link to the ‘Saturday Night With Miriam’ show. The famed journalist, Miriam O’Callaghan (whose father hails from Kerry), will welcome Rose of Tralee Elysha Brennan and a whole host of […]

IN case you hadn’t noticed the Rose of Tralee International Festival is two whole days longer this year and that means there will be more street closures than usual. Once again this year, in order to accommodate the large crowds of people who are looking forward to enjoying all the […]

TASTE Kerry are organising a mouth-watering events in the Dome and the Square to highlight the best the county has to offer when it comes to cuisine during the Festival. Organised as part of this years Rose of Tralee International Festival, visitors will have the opportunity to taste and sample a […]

THE International Business Women’s Conference to be held in conjunction with the Rose of Tralee international Festival will take place on Monday, August 22 in the Brandon Hotel and there is still time to register. Rose of Tralee, Elysha Brennan, called to sponsors AIB at their Castle Street branch to help promote the event […]

SO the Dome is up. Yes, we’re not even into August, but the main sign that the festival is just around the corner is here. The exterior of the structure is erected and it looks even bigger this year with an extension at one end. It’ll need to be huge to […]

TRALEE Chamber Alliance is celebrating the upcoming extended Rose of Tralee International Festival with the publication of a Discount Voucher Booklet which will be distributed to nearly 11,000 homes in Tralee during the first week of August. Launched by the Rose of Tralee, Elysha Brennan, the booklet features 30 pages […]

ENTERPRISE Ireland this morning launched the International Business Women’s Conference to be held in conjunction with the Rose of Tralee international Festival on Monday August 22 in the Brandon Hotel. In its second year, the event gathers leaders from across the business and entrepreneurial spectrum to celebrate the business achievements and […]