'I grew up thinking it was unattainable:' Why this year's candidates for Rose of Tralee wanted to enter
We asked the Roses why it meant so much to them to enter and how the festival is keeping up with a world of modern women.
We asked the Roses why it meant so much to them to enter and how the festival is keeping up with a world of modern women.
Surely this was intentional.
It’s that time of year again.
It’s that time of year.
“Never mind Brexit, who won Legs-it?” – YOU WHAT NOW?
Who will win the coveted title? Only one way to find out…
Wayne Beag in da gaff.
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Of course, they ALL have a lovely leg.
Of course, they ALL have a lovely leg.
Lovely moment by lovely moment.
Of course, they all have lovely bottoms.
“Did anybody see The Late Late Show last night?”
The organiser has taken aim at “boorish nonsense from uninformed opinion writers”.
All the lovely loveliness, as it happened.
Last year’s Monaghan Rose says the festival has had a hugely positive effect on her life and she’ll take a bit of slagging because she’s proud to be part of it all.
The Miss Ireland finals beckon.
Looks don’t count… for now.
Do you want to be ‘Miss Personality 2014?’.
There’s a whole lotta fun and a canteen of silver cutlery to be won.
A live marriage proposal, kissing a cod, and bedtime stories… it was a strange evening.
Don’t even try to resist, guys.
It can’t get better than last night, can it?
While The Rose of Tralee prides itself on being different to other pageants there are plenty of other ‘alternative’ competitions around the world.
Every Rose. Every one of Dáithí’s ‘jokes’. As it happened.
It’s one of the most-watched programmes in Ireland every single year, but it’s also criticised for being outdated and irrelevant. Will you watch?
The Queensland Rose may have won, but she wasn’t the real star. Hold on to your chair and watch this dance…
The battle for Tripoli rages on, the bishop of Cloyne breaks his silence, Ireland’s latest viral sensation and… can we turn light bulbs into wifi routers?
Which of these 10 Irish and 22 international entrants are ‘lovely and fair’ enough to become the 53rd Rose of Tralee?
The final of the Rose of Tralee 2010 is tonight – but how far has the festival come since the 1950s?
Here’s a pick of alternative beauty contests to help you pick. Don’t they all have lovely bottoms?