For 20-year-old Laois Rose Katelyn Cummins, being crowned the 65th Rose of Tralee 'felt like a dream'. Fast forward a week, and Katelyn's Cinderella dress has been replaced with overalls, her heels ...

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As The Rose of Tralee Festival came to an end last week, Meath Rose Ella Bannon reflected on her whirlwind week and the highs and lows of being a contestant in the iconic event. Ella began Irish ...

Former Who drummer Zak Starkey has made a public plea to Axl Rose to return the master recording of a song that he claims could raise $2 million for the Teenage Cancer Trust. The song in question is a ...

Those wedding bells sound suspiciously like a Taylor Swift song. The pop star, and all-around poet laureate of love, took fans by surprise when she announced her engagement to NFL player Travis Kelce ...

Gardaí in Tralee are investigating an assault in Tralee town during the final night of the Rose of Tralee festivities. The incident is alleged to have occurred in the Maine Street area of Tralee, in ...

Irish TV presenter Kathryn Thomas has spoken out about the Rose of Tralee backlash. The Irish festival is often met with backlash every year, but viewers continue to tune into the show in their droves ...

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Rose of Tralee winner Katelyn Cummins is inspiring a new generation of women into the building trade but the apprentice electrician has revealed she was repeatedly turned down by prospective male ...

Newly-Crowned Rose of Tralee Katelyn Cummins was welcomed home to Ballyouskill last night, being accompanied home by her rose sisters and rose escorts to the Wheel Inn. Katelyn is the first ever rose ...

Rose of Tralee presenter Kathryn Thomas has said that the ‘debbie-downers’ who deride the Rose of Tralee festival should really pipe down. ‘The Rose of Tralee is such an amazing event. I’m massively, ...

Katelyn, aged 20, became the first-ever Laois representative to claim the Rose of Tralee title this week. She is currently serving her apprenticeship as an electrician with Alpha Drives, the company ...