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The Offaly Express brings us news from Croke Park. Pictured above is Ann Marie Lynch, 2012 New York Rose being presented with a Certificate of Irish Heritage.

Margaret Rose Keating, 2021 Offaly Rose, also received a Cretificate.

What's it all about?

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Five Roses, Two Bikes

On your bike c/o Offaly Express

Courtesy of the Offaly Express we have this great snap. From left to right the Roses are Tipperary Rose Lisa Hickey, Limerick Rose Suzanne O'Brien, Clare Rose Orla McDonagh, Kerry Rose Ann-Marie Hayes and Offaly Rose Sharon Touhy.

Article here.

A Star is Born

Sharon Touhy

This striking photograph is of Sharon Touhy, the 2012 Offaly Rose and can be found at the Offaly Independent.  Sharon is very busy with studies and exams - she is a midwifery student.

Theres more about Sharon here.

Offaly Nice

Brianna Connaughton c/o Offaly Express

Meet Brianna Connaughton, 2011 Offaly Rose. If you go to the Offaly Express you will discover that Brianna is a very very busy lady. How she found time to enter the Rose of Tralee baffles me! Faiin play to her.

Read it here.

Offaly 2011



Brianna Connaughton with Arlene Kelly c/o Offaly Express

Pictured above is Brianna Connaughton, 2011 Offaly Rose with Arlene Kelly, 2010 Offaly Rose.
From her comments at the Offaly Express, Brianna is her own woman - "When asked did she perform a party piece Brianna pointed out that she didn’t sing or dance, but that if there were any unruly members of the audience should could deal with them very quickly and easily! “You could say I have the gift of the gab,” joked Brianna".

Read more at the Offaly Express

Come on Offaly





Pictured above are Clare Kambamettu (Rose of Tralee 2010) and Arlene Kelly (Offaly Rose 2010) accompanied by Conor Loughnane (l) and Barry Loughnane (r). both from the County Arms Hotel.

The search is on to find the 2011 Offaly Rose. Go to the Offaly Express to find out more, much more.
Don't forget that Escorts are needed too!

Offaly Rose and Escort

The Midland Tribune brings us further coverage from Offaly. Arlene Kelly from Edenderry has been selected 2010 Offaly Rose. From the article we quote Arlene; "I always wanted to be a Rose of Tralee, recently I entered Miss Punches Town in Naas and I had a great weekend. All the girls there were saying they would love to be in the Rose of Tralee, so that inspired me to go for it".

Also on the night the Offaly Escort was chosen - he is Cormac Ryan from Oola. Oola is not in Offaly, but in Limerick - that's no problem as he works in Nenagh. And Nenagh is not in Offaly either. I'm confused now.

Arlene Crowned in Offaly

The Offaly Express tells us that Arlene Kelly from Edenderry has be crowned the 2010 Offaly Rose. The picture shows Arleen with the 2009 Offaly Rose, Natalie McCabe. It's off to Portlaoise for the Reginal competition for Arleen.

Thanks to the Offaly Express.

Offaly has a new Rose

Amy Louise Tracey is now the 2008 Offaly Rose. See here for a report.