Search for the 2018 Rose of Tralee is underway in Mayo
THE search is underway to find the 2018 Mayo Rose and young women from all over the county are invited to apply online ahead of this year’s Mayo Rose Selection.
Mayo Rose Centre is inviting all interested girls between 18 and 27 years old to come and meet Mayo Rose Sandra Ganley at the McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris, on Thursday next at 7 p.m.
Those in attendance will hear about the fantastic experience and journey that awaits should you decide to go forward for the Mayo Rose 2018.
GAA clubs, camogie clubs, societies, groups and businesses are invited to nominate a representative from their respective communities to take part in one of Mayo’s annual flagship events.
The Rose of Tralee, Dr Jennifer Byrne recently teamed up with RTÉ’s Rose of Tralee presenter, Dáithí Ó Sé to launch the search for her successor who will be crowned in the Festival Dome on Tuesday, August 21.
Dr Jennifer Byrne, the first ever Offaly Rose to take the title, said: “All I can say to any young woman is to ‘go for it and apply’
"The Rose of Tralee International Festival has truly been the most incredible experience of my life and I hope to encourage as many young women as possible to take part and become their local Rose.
“I guarantee them they will make incredible friends and have an amazing experience. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my year as the Rose of Tralee so far and am really excited for what’s to come.
"Many people think that the Rose of Tralee festival is just one week long and they don’t realise that the Roses and Rose Escorts have so many incredible experiences throughout the whole year. I’ve so many more exciting times ahead and I’m really looking forward to meeting the 2018 Roses who will be selected in the coming months.”
The desire to be the next Rose of Tralee is stronger than ever with over 4,000 women entering selection events around the world since 2014.
Jennifer was one of the 502 people who took part in qualifying selections in Ireland last year, while another 500 women entered selections in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Britain, Europe and Middle East in 2017.