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Tue 04 Apr 2010Heats are on for pick of the bunch
The Rose of Tralee may be considered outmoded, but its popularity persists and the honour of wearing the sash is hard won, as BRIAN O’CONNELLdiscovered when his sister surprised the family by taking part in this year’s heats for the Clare Rose
But that’s not all. The little blister further surprised us by announcing she was going to perform a song during the public audition element of the competition. Given that the only other time we heard her sing was a boozy and somewhat croaky rendition of How’s It Going, Lohan?in honour of Clare hurling legend Brian “Red Helmet” Lohan, we were intrigued, to say the least. But more of that later.
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