Rose of Tralee winner Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh hopes to go without wig more often
The Westmeath Rose lost her hair to alopecia at 15 and described taking off her wig on national TV as ‘exposure therapy’
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Rose of Tralee review: Westmeath winner is a good-news story from a creaky event
Television: This creaky light entertainment institution is at its most compelling when it plays it straight
‘I’m actually speechless’: Westmeath woman who shared alopecia journey crowned Rose of Tralee 2026
Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh: ‘I’m actually speechless ... I honestly would not have been able to do this without these girls’
Dáithí Ó Sé: ‘People were having cheap shots at the Rose of Tralee for a long, long time’
Television presenter rejects criticism of festival as being dated
Rose of Tralee preparations: ‘I coincided embracing my hair loss with my decision not to wear fake tan’
16 Roses join hosts Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas on stage in Kerry over the course of first evening
Rose of Tralee 2026: distant diaspora and defeated hopefuls greet competitors in parade
Thousands line Kerry town’s streets to celebrate arrival of 2026 International Roses
TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week
August 16th-21st highlights: including Ludwig, The Healy-Raes: Blood Sweat & Tears, and The Rose of Tralee
Dublin Rose thankful for support of festival community after ‘horrible’ racist abuse
Suad Mooge was the victim of online attacks after being selected to represent the county earlier this year
Denis O’Brien’s Actavo group exits events business and sells assets to rival
‘Strategic’ decision results in collective redundancies
Planning request by fireworks supplier who worked on Taylor Swift concerts should be reconsidered, judge rules
Previous decision to refuse permission to install shipping container underground for storage of pyrotechnics in Mayo was quashed
US philanthropist Dick Henggeler of Rose of Tralee fame left almost €6m
Part-owner of the Rose of Tralee International Festival also owned Killarney’s Rose Hotel
Marty Whelan: ‘I’d like to be paid more, particularly when I see what other people are on’
The avuncular veteran broadcaster, who is turning 70, on facing some hostility on his return to RTÉ, his moustache, and his ‘threat’ to keep working for as long as he can
A spirit-sapping encounter between Shane Coleman and Graham Linehan
Radio: Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly are cruising comfortably even when they deal with controversial matters
‘I don’t have to prove to anybody how Irish I am’: Dublin Rose taken aback by racial abuse
Medical scientist Suad Mooge (25) was chosen last week to represent Dublin at Rose of Tralee festival in August. Photograph: Zara Feeley.
‘Doing it on my own’: FG MEP Maria Walsh announces pregnancy after fertility treatment
Mayo politician discussed decision and experience in radio interview
Case alleging shareholder oppression in Rose of Tralee firm may not go ahead due to death
Richard Henggeler brought proceedings against festival chief executive Anthony O’Gara and John McCarthy, festival director and accountant
RTÉ’s Steve Carson: ‘It would be great if Patrick Kielty continued as Late Late host’
After spending 11 years at the BBC, the executive has returned to Montrose at a time of flux for RTÉ.
Heather Humphreys is the likely Fine Gael candidate, but Fianna Fáil is yet to show its hand in this presidential race
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Fintan O’Toole? Johnny Logan? Liveline asks the nation, one by one, who should be president
Radio: The phone-in canvasses so many people that it might just qualify as a poll of voting intention for the entire country
Rose of Tralee winner Katelyn Cummins ‘delighted’ to represent women in trades
Katelyn Cummins speaks about working in a male dominated industry and having a hearing aid
Rose of Tralee 2025: Sparks fly as electrician Katelyn Cummins crowned the winner
Laois Rose, from Ballyouskill, named this year’s Rose of Tralee following televised event over two nights on RTÉ
Rose of Tralee finale: An occasionally entertaining, sometimes gruelling watch
The evening chugs by smoothly enough, with the Laois Rose crowned winner, though you wish Kathryn Thomas would stop addressing every Rose as ‘girrrrrl’
Rose of Tralee 2025: What does the winner get and what must she do during her year’s reign?
Winning Rose can expect prize bundle worth tens of thousands of euro including a top-notch car
Rose of Tralee 2025 review: Another batch of warm, likeable overachievers makes for slightly plodding TV
Hosts Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas have negligible chemistry
Carl Mullan on being a Rose of Tralee escort: ‘I swear to god it was the hardest work I have ever done’
Escorts speak about the Rose of Tralee experience, comparing it to the Sistine Chapel
Rose of Tralee judge Dr Clare Kambamettu: A ‘tiny but loud minority’ drives racism in Ireland
The clinical psychologist says she is ‘extremely proud’ of her Irish-Indian heritage
‘It’s magnificent’: Families of 2025 Roses share pride at Tralee event
Roses and performers draw thousands of locals and international visitors to the moonlight parade
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
August 17th-22nd highlights: including Rose of Tralee 2025, Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, and Hostage
‘I had cancer but was sent home with paracetamol’: The 2025 Roses on their health histories
Ten-day Rose of Tralee festival showcases 32 Irish and overseas women competing for Kerry title
I got braces for €3,800 in 2018. Looking back, it was worth it
Leah McMahon, financial planner with Limerick-based Castle Capital and Rose of Tralee contestant
Rose of Tralee festival company repays loan to shareholder, court told
Richard Henggeler has also taken shareholder oppression proceedings against Tralee Rose Festival Ltd
Simon Harris hedges bets to include both Biden and Trump on his Christmas card list
Bernard Jackman correction, confusion around a Love/Hate revival and Michael O’Leary’s former Russian tenants
Owning its own home pays for Fine Gael when it comes to funding elections
Plus: Rose of Tralee’s ongoing financial troubles; Dermot Desmond’s club advocacy; and rugby publicans’ qualified grand slam
Housewife of the Year: A wistful celebration of a generation of Irish women who competed for £300 and a gas stove
Ciaran Cassidy’s fine documentary is filled with much sadness but also allows a fair degree of celebration
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