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Westmeath rose Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh arriving at the Meadowlands Hotel on Friday afternoon to be greeted by their escorts. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD ©THE 32 Roses received a rapturous welcome to Tralee this afternoon when the Rose bus pulled into The Meadowlands Hotel which will be their base for the next five nights.
The Rose Escorts, Rose Buds and Rose Buddies formed a guard of honour as they made their way into the hotel where many of their families and friends were also gathered.
They were also told which Escorts they will be paired with and they duly escorted them to the Rose Buds and Buddies party in the hotel this afternoon where they had a wonderful time. Their next duty is the Civic Reception at the Island Of Geese this evening (4.30pm).
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The Roses had a great time in north Kerry over the past couple of days visiting Ballybunion Golf Club and sampling the local hospitality in the town.
They also enjoyed a function last night at the Listowel Arms and this morning it was onto Finuge for some trad music and storytelling. Scroll down for photos…
Dublin Rose Suad Mooge arriving at the Meadowlands Hotel on Friday afternoon to be greeted by their escorts. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD ©
New Zealand rose Rachel Keane arriving at the Meadowlands Hotel on Friday afternoon to be greeted by their escorts. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD ©
Cavan Rose Grainne Burns arriving at the Meadowlands Hotel on Friday afternoon to be greeted by their escorts. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD ©
New York Rose Ciara McGinty.arriving at the Meadowlands Hotel on Friday afternoon to be greeted by their escorts. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD ©
Toronto rose Kylie Paliani arriving at the Meadowlands Hotel on Friday afternoon to be greeted by their escorts. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD ©
Donegal rose Emma Nelis.arriving at the Meadowlands Hotel on Friday afternoon to be greeted by their escorts. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD ©
Cork rose Lexi Linnane arriving at the Meadowlands Hotel on Friday afternoon to be greeted by their escorts. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD ©
Waterford rose Cara Comerford arriving at the Meadowlands Hotel on Friday afternoon to be greeted by their escorts. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD ©
Sligo Rose Bethany McLoughlin arriving at the Meadowlands Hotel on Friday afternoon to be greeted by their escorts. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD ©
Kerry Rose Caoimhe Lyncharriving at the Meadowlands Hotel on Friday afternoon to be greeted by their escorts. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD ©
Rose escort Conor Sheeran finds out he will escort Rachel Walsh the Kilkenny Rose.Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD ©
Rose escort Dan McCabe finding out that he will escort Jodie Kenny the Galway Rose. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
Connor O’Donoghue finds out his will escort the San Francisco rose Sarah Johnston. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
United Arab Emirates Rose Enya Crone is served an ice-cream by Namir at Namir’s Restaurant in Ballybunion on the Rose Tour ahead of the 2026 Rose of Tralee International Festival.Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
Tipperary Rose Fiona Kennedy serves an ice-cream to Kerry Rose Caoimhe Lynch at Namir’s Restaurant in Ballybunion on the Rose Tour ahead of the 2026 Rose of Tralee International Festival.Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
Cavan Rose Grainne Burns, Derry Rose Cará Hamilton and Carolina Rose Grace O’Halloran enjoy an ice-cream cone at Namir’s Restaurant in Ballybunion on the Rose Tour ahead of the 2026 Rose of Tralee International Festival. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
Sligo Rose Bethany McLoughlin serves an ice-cream to Cavan Rose Grainne Burns and Derry Rose Cará Hamilton at Namir’s Restaurant in Ballybunion on the Rose Tour ahead of the 2026 Rose of Tralee International Festival. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
New Zealand Rose Rachel Keane pictured with Billy Keane at John B Keane’s Pub in Listowel as the Rose Tour reaches Kerry ahead of the 2026 Rose of Tralee International Festival.Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
Tipperary Rose Fiona Kennedy pictured on the move in Listowel as the Rose Tour reaches Kerry ahead of the 2026 Rose of Tralee International Festival.Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD .
Louth Rose Chloe Moran, Wicklow Rose Carolann McDonald and Galway Rose Jodie Kenny pictured at the Listowel Arms Hotel as the Rose Tour reaches Kerry ahead of the 2026 Rose of Tralee International Festival.Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD ©
Newfoundland and Labrador Rose Kathleen Murphy and Westmeath Rose Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh pictured at the Listowel Arms Hotel as the Rose Tour reaches Kerry ahead of the 2026 Rose of Tralee International Festival.Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD ©
Toronto Rose Kylie Paliani and Melbourne Rose Mikaela Whitty pictured at the Listowel Arms Hotel as the Rose Tour reaches Kerry ahead of the 2026 Rose of Tralee International Festival.Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD ©
Kilkenny Rose Rachel Walsh and Cavan Rose Grainne Burns pictured at the Listowel Arms Hotel as the Rose Tour reaches Kerry ahead of the 2026 Rose of Tralee International Festival.
Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
