Daithi - upcoming wedding and the Kerry Rose

Daithi O'Se and Rita Talty pic c/o irishcentral.com

Daithi continues with his writings for irishcentral.com. The article is mainly about the Kerry Rose Selection - but he sneaks in some info on his upcoming marriage to Rita Talty - 2008 New Jersey Rose. A Daithi gem from the article "I get to meet all the Roses during the day. They were all up of the craic which makes life a lot easier for me. I love having fun with them during the day, I think they think I’m normal and not full of it and that puts them at ease. The stage part is always a lot of fun too".

Read it all here at irishcentral.com

Behind the scenes - Dublin Rose 2008

Dublin Rose of Tralee - Dublin Rose 2008 DVD Clip - Preview on MUZU.TV.

Click the link to get to MUZU.TV

Daithi again......



Frank McGrath/herald.ie

Yes, Daithi just can't be kept away from the media, fair play to him. According to reliable sources (the good people at herald.ie) it seems Daithi and Rita Talty will not be tying the knot in 2011. You remember Rita of course - she was the 2008 New Jersey Rose.

Daithi explains all at herald.ie.


Daithi picks his Rose

Daithi has admitted that he is stepping out with a Rose - the 2008 New Jersey Rose. That's her, Rita Talty, up there!

Click the pic - it's huge!

A Lady of Influence

Rita Talty was the New Jersey Rose for 2008. She has been profiled in the 'Women of Influence' business list at the Irish Central. Read more here at their website.

VSO and Rose of Tralee

You can read other posts (see the label VSO) relating to the connection between the Rose of Tralee Festival and VSO, the charity organisation.

This VSO clip shows photos of the visits to Malawi and Kenya by Aoife Kelly, Rose of Tralee 2008 and Charmaine Kenny, Rose of Tralee 2009

Longford Well Represented

Former Longford Roses Grainne Fox and Ciara Kearney with Tommy Butler.

Although Longford had no Rose at the 2009 Final, the county had two of it's former Roses present. They were Ciara Kearney (2008) and Grainne Fox (2007). All of this information comes care of the Longford Leader. And of course Tomy Butler, from Longford was an Escort!

And if al of this is not enough, the Longford Leader goes on to detail many other Longford connections with the Rose of Tralee.

To be found here.

9 Former Roses

Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain, 2005 Mayo; Aoife Kelly, 2008 Tipperary; Kathryn Feeney, 2006 Queensland

Tamara Gervasoni, 2002 Italy; Lisa Manning, Perth 2001; Roisin Egenton 2000, New York

Luzveminda O'Sullivan, 1998 Galway; Colleen Murphy, 1996 Toronto; Orla Tobin, 2003 Dublin

All of these come from a gallery at ireland.com. They also have a gallery of the 2009 contestants at the 2009 launch available here.
Don't forget the official site has pics of all the former roses, click here.

A Gathering of Roses

Left to right, Aoife Kelly, Tipperary, Rose of Tralee 2008; Denise Murphy, Cork, Rose of Tralee 1991; Orla O'Shea, Kilkenny, Rose of Tralee 2004; Orla Burke, Waterford, Rose of Tralee 1977; and Diane Hannagen, Limerick, Rose of Tralee 1984

Thanks to Independent.ie for the picture. See the story here.

Kilkenny Rose At The Regionals

Stephanie O'Dwyer, 2009 Kilkenny Rose.

The picture was taken on the night Stephanie was crowned Kilkenny Rose, and before she went on to the regional finals at Portlaoise.

She is pictured with 2008 Kilkenny Rose, Deirdre Gannon.

Helping Save the St. Patrick's Day Parade

Helping Save the St. Patrick's Day Parade, originally uploaded by Irish Philadelphia Photo Essays.

The 2008 Philadelphia Rose of Tralee, Colleen Tully, joins volunteers raising money to save the Philadelphia St. Patrick's Day Parade, from left, John and Mary Ellen Gibbons of Warrington, and Mike Cramer of Philadelphia.

Rose To Wed

Aoife Kelly is to marry her South African born boyfriend Leon De Klerk.

As you well know, Aoife is the 2008 Rose of Tralee.

Read the details here, care of the Herald.

2008 Rose

Aoife Kelly at the launch the 2009 Festival. That's it. Just a pic.

Aoife Kelly Spells It Out

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.

Now Aislinn Shows her Steps

Ashlinn Ryan, 2008 New Zealand Rose, is seen here showing off her fantastic dancing skills.

TIPP-FM Sports Awards with Aoife Kelly

TIPP-FM Sports Awards 08 050, originally uploaded by VanHelsing65.

Aoife Kelly, 2008 Rose of Tralee with Tipp-FM presenters.

Aoife Kelly and her day job

Again thanks to the Irish Independent for this interesting article about the National Rehabilitation Hospital, where Aoife Kelly works as an occupational therapist.

Read it here.

Bloom at the top

Bloom at the top

Rose of Tralee getting cool. Check the article in HOT PRESS, with an article with Aoife Kelly, 2008 Rose of Tralee.

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News Report for Aoife, 2008 Rose

This is the news story on RTE Irish television, A very good report!

Having a Great Time in Tralee

This is Maureen Hasson, representing Washington D.C. in 2008. It seems Maureen had a very interesting time in Tralee. We quote "It's weird having all the kids knowing exactly who you are.." Read more in this extensive article at CUA Tower.