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Last year's Rose of Tralee Keely O’Grady at the launch of the festival on Monday, 6 January. Photo by Domnick Walsh Photography.
The Rose of Tralee has officially launched their search for the next International Rose of Tralee and Rose Escort of the Year.
Young women and men across Ireland and further afield are encouraged to show pride in their communities and heritage by applying to take part in the iconic competition.
Ireland's flagship family festival continues to grow in popularity with over 100,000 visitors making the annual trip to Tralee to enjoy all that is on offer across the five-day event.
The 2025 Rose selections will take place over the coming months across 34 Rose Centres around Ireland and the globe.
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The 2024 Rose of Tralee Keely O'Grady launched the official search on Monday, 6 January, alongside last year's Rose Escort of the Year Barry Lysaght.
The 2024 Rose of Tralee has urged anyone interested in taking part to make 2025 their year. At the launch on Monday, Keely said: "Taking part in the Rose of Tralee International Festival has truly been a life-changing experience. The one thing I can say to any young woman interested is go for it and apply!
"To think it’s been just five months since my name was called out by Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas in Tralee, and I’ve already had the opportunity to travel around Ireland and meet so many amazing people, visit Irish communities in Texas and Arizona in the US, and attend so many great events with all my Rose sisters and the Rose Escorts - it’s been a dream so far to say the least!"
Last year's Rose Escort of the Year also encouraged people to get involved, saying: "It’s been such an amazing experience already and we’re only halfway through the year! The Festival week in Tralee last August was such a great experience but it was only the start. I’ve made friends for life in the Roses and Rose Escorts from all over the world."
Barry added: "Since the Festival I’ve been lucky enough to get the opportunity to travel to Frankfurt, hosted by our German Rose Centre, and we even rang in the New Year together! This year we’ll be volunteering with Chernobyl Children International and the Happy Kids foundation, and I’m traveling to New York for the St Patrick’s Day parade."
The 2025 Rose of Tralee International Festival will take place from August 15 – 19.
If you think you could be the next Rose of Tralee or Rose Escort of the Year, then make sure to grab an application form and check out the full list of Rose selection events on the Rose of Tralee website.
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