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Sat 08 Aug 2008Rose of Tralee festival kicks off
THE ROSE of Tralee International Festival kicked off in some style in the Kerry capital last night with a black tie ball for over 900 in the festival dome.
The 31 Roses competing in this year’s event formally met their escorts at the event, although there was a prior get-together on Thursday night in Kinsale, Co Cork. The festival, which will celebrate 50 years of its existence next year, has lost none of its romance, its chairman, Anthony O’Gara, insisted yesterday. “There are few festivals anywhere which get two nights of live television viewing attracting viewing numbers that top every other event,” he said.
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