Charmaine off to Malawi
on Nov 18, 2009 in 2009 London We are grateful to the Leinster Leader for the latest on Charmaine Kenny, 2009 Rose of Tralee. You can read it here, or below if you wish."AS her first overseas engagement as Rose of Tralee, Athy's Charmaine Kenny, will travel to Malawi this month wi...

Where in The World is Charmaine Kenny?
on Oct 1, 2009 in 2009 London Charmaine was to found in Kildare in October. She was visiting her first school, the pre-school 'Young World'.A quote from the article in the Kildare Nationalist "Owner of Young World, Bridie Corrigan, had all of her pupils on hand to welcome Charmai...

A Full History of the Rose
on Sep 12, 2009 in 2009 Former Roses Here is a great book detailing fifty years of the Rose of Tralee. Packed full of photographs and anecdotes it's a joy to read. We don't sell it, but fully recommend T. Ryle Dwyer's book. Get it here, at O'Brien Press.

Washington and Fermanagh
on Sep 5, 2009 in Fermanagh 2009 Washington D.C. Tara Maguire, 2009 Washington D.C. Rose had a great time at the 2009 Festival. You must read the Fermanagh Herald for the full story, but we can give you some quotes; "The parade was a totally surreal experience. Thousands and thousands of people lin...

Longford Well Represented
on Sep 5, 2009 in 2009 Longford Former Roses 2007 2008 Former Longford Roses Grainne Fox and Ciara Kearney with Tommy Butler.Although Longford had no Rose at the 2009 Final, the county had two of it's former Roses present. They were Ciara Kearney (2008) and Grainne Fox (2007). All of this information com...

A Foot in Two Countries
on Sep 5, 2009 in 2009 London The Kerryman paper brings us more news on Charmaine Kenny, 2009 Rose of Tralee. It seems Charmaine will be stretching herself in more than one way, quote from the article " 'I have one foot in London and one foot in Ireland. I don't know where I'll b...

Cavan, Queensland, New Jersey
on Sep 5, 2009 in Carlow 2009 Queensland New Jersey Ray with Rose Kelly O'Shea, Queensland RoseThe Anglo-Celt brings us news of the 2009 Queensland Rose. Rose Kelly O'Shea was eleven years old when she was last in Ireland. Like other counties, Cavan is proud of it's connections with the Rose Festival...

Mullingar makes a claim to Rose of Tralee 2009
on Sep 3, 2009 in 2009 London Carmaine Kenny pictured with her family and boyfriend on the final night.The Westmeath Examiner has a full report on Charmaine and her Mullingar connections. From the article "Her connections with Mullingar are manifold. Her mother Marian (neé Nally...

London ? Kildare? Charmaine is International
on Sep 3, 2009 in 2009 Sydney London Kildare Here again we have Charmaine Kenny, her family and her boyfriend at the Final night.The Kildare Nationalist goes big on Chamaine, all because of her Kildare Connections. A quote from the article, "Tributes have been paid to the 26-year-old since her...

The Final Countdown, 2009
on Sep 1, 2009 in 2009 London From YouTube, but more importantly RTE, comes this clip of the final final part of the Rose of Tralee 2009, culminating in the crowning of Charmaine Kenny.