The Rose chosen to lead the international festival into its 50th year is Tipperary’s Aoife Kelly, an occupational therapist from Portroe. She was the bookies 7 to 4 favourite as the final 15 candidates for the Rose of Tralee presented themselves for selection at a sold-out Dome.In earlier interviews, the newly-engaged 23-year-old, who works in the spinal injury service in the National Rehabilitation Institute, looked like a winner in the diplomacy stakes, bubbly, personable, adept in the art of speaking without saying much.
“I don’t think there’s any favourite . . . It’s up to people out there who they put their money on. It has no actual impact on the competition. The odds are 31 to 1 because there are 31 crackers, intelligent, articulate and all would make great ambassadors.”
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