I can honestly say that the seven days I spent in Tralee during the 2010 Rose of Tralee festival where the best seven days of my life to date. The one thing that really struck me from the offset was the shear size and scale of the festival, being a fairly sheltered Monaghan lad I was under the illusion that there would be a few functions here and there the night before the live RTE shows and that would be it, how wrong I was.
As a rose you will embark on the Rose tour; this offers you the chance to see parts of Ireland you may not have gotten the chance to see before, and also meet the rest of the Roses, you will then be wined and dined in the finest of hotels throughout the county of Kerry, literally hundreds of people will be packed into the lobbies of these hotels looking for autographs and pictures, before you board the Rose bus to head off to another prestigious event. A day at the Races, Parades in front of thousands, Fashion shows, Gala Balls, Dances, Concerts, Autograph signings or indeed just a pampering session with the rose liaison team all lay in wait for the Roses in this exceptional week. Not forgetting you’ll have an escort on your arm at all times that will be fully trained in how to deal with every emergency possible, including the fashion based ones that may enough 6-8 safety pins!!
The excitement and buzz of the festival iteself is outstanding however the one thing I am really grateful for from my time in Tralee is the network of friends I have come away with, It seems like a cliché but I have no doubt that the friends I met in Tralee will feature in my life until my dying days. It’s now been approximately four months since the 2010 festivals and I can recall 13 examples of Roses and Escorts meeting up for a night out or some sort of gathering… and we still have 3 or 4 over Christmas to come! You will make bonds for life with people from every corner of the globe and every county in Ireland and that is a promise.
it’s an exceptional experience that you can not replicate anywhere else short of the Oscars and I would encourage anyone to enter and find out that feeling for themselves... So get the ball rolling and get in contact with the Monaghan Centre, best decision you'll ever make!
Eoin Treanor
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