2008 Rose Of Tralee, Aoife Kelly, was profiled in an extensive article in the Farmer's Journal.
Among her memorable quotes is the following;
"It just encourages younger teenagers that, often times, appropriate behaviour in a social context is rewarded and that taking coke and drinking like a lunatic isn't always the most rewarding way to go. I think it's important that they pick up the magazine and say, hold on a second, there's someone who's being rewarded for good behaviour, as opposed to outrageously, socially inappropriate behaviour, because there's a huge lack of that out there.
"The Rose of Tralee is all about what's inside: your values, your beliefs, and just to stay true to yourself. At the end of the day, it's not about pleasing the crowd. And often a nice person gets what they want in life."
It is well worth reading the entire article.
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