Kerry’s Rose Escorts at their coffee morning fundraiser at the Brogue Inn on Fridauy. From left; Kevin Ross, Ballyduff; Connor O’Donoghue, Tralee; Simon Corridon, Ballyheigue; Ethan O’Connor, Ballyduff and Daithi Fitzgerald, ArdfertTHERE was a great show of community spirit at Kirby’s Brogue Inn on Friday morning as the five Rose Escorts from Kerry for the 2026 Rose of Tralee Festival held a special event for a great cause.
Daithí Fitzgerald, Ethan O’Connor, Kevin Ross, Simon Corridon and Connor O’Donoghue were the hosts of a Coffee Morning in aid of Youth Suicide Prevention Ireland and they received a great response from the public.
The event marked the beginning of the group’s “Up & Down Challenge”, a fundraising campaign that will also see the Escorts climb Ireland’s highest mountain and complete a skydive to raise vital funds and awareness for Youth Suicide Prevention Ireland (YSPI).
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.The lads chose the charity in recognition of the growing mental health challenges facing young people, particularly in rural communities.
The lads wished to thank Kirby’s Brogue Inn, Paddy Storm who played a few tunes and everyone who contributed, to making the morning such a success.
You can support the campaign through the group’s GoFundMe page, “Kerry Rose Escorts Fundraising for Youth Suicide Prevention Ireland,” which is also linked in each of the Escorts’ social media profiles and at https://gofund.me/64ac3b0ee Scroll down for photos…
Young Cian and Lucy Minogue with Kerry Rose Caoimhe Lynch and Kerry Rose Escort Simon Corridon at the Kerry Rose Escorts coffee morning in aid of Youth Suicide Prevention Ireland at Kirby’s Brogue Inn on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Kerry Rose Escort Conor O’Donoghue with Jane O’Donoghue and Jamesie O’Donoghue at the Kerry Rose Escorts coffee morning in aid of Youth Suicide Prevention Ireland at Kirby’s Brogue Inn on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Aileen West and Bernie O’Sullivan at the Kerry Rose Escorts coffee morning in aid of Youth Suicide Prevention Ireland at Kirby’s Brogue Inn on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Kerry Rose Escort Daithi Fitzgerald with Marie Loughran, Claire Murphy and Deirdre Sheehy at the Kerry Rose Escorts coffee morning in aid of Youth Suicide Prevention Ireland at Kirby’s Brogue Inn on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Musician Paddy Storme with Kerry Rose Escorts Kevin Ross, Simon Corridon, Ethan O’Connor and Connor O’Donoghue at the Kerry Rose Escorts coffee morning in aid of Youth Suicide Prevention Ireland at Kirby’s Brogue Inn on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Rose O’Callaghan and Eileen O’Sullivan with Kerry Rose Escorts Kevin Ross, Simon Corridon and Ethan O’Connor at the Kerry Rose Escorts coffee morning in aid of Youth Suicide Prevention Ireland at Kirby’s Brogue Inn on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
