Richard Henggeler is shareholder in Kerry Rose Festival Limited and it is understood proceedings are aimed at securing return of money allegedly loaned by him to company
Rose of Tralee
New York’s Róisín Wiley says event is about celebrating women and Irish culture
Television: Only the strongest can survive the contest’s format of doing a tell-us-about-yourself exercise in Spanx and a ball gown on live television
On the streets of the Co Kerry town, opinions on the festival swung from apathy to gentle endorsement
Television: Where else would you get this kind of entertainment except in a sports hall in Kerry?
Some 18 Roses took to the stage in Co Kerry for the first of two selection nights, as Kathryn Thomas joins Dáithí Ó Sé as the event’s first ever co-host
Thronged bars, céilí tents and busy streets dominate the highlight of the Kerry calendar
Making Thomas co-host is a desperate effort to extend the longevity of the antediluvian event
Thirty two hopefuls, including first ever married contestant, to compete for crown in five-day festival
Dara O Briain: ‘Overdose of Irishness. Why don’t they show the Toy Show this week as well?’
2010 winner Clare Kambamettu on what proved to be a ‘really hectic’ and crazy year
The invisible rules: speak when you’re spoken to and refrain from wearing jeans for the duration of the festival
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