Last chance to nominate your Cavan Rose
Nominations will close this week for the 2018 Cavan Rose ahead of the selection night in the Hotel Kilmore on June 15.
The current Cavan Rose is Paula McPartland, from Kildallan. The primary school teacher was crowned the 2017 Cavan Rose last year after she was plucked from a dozen hopefuls. She is preparing to hand over her sash and crown next month but has enjoyed her reign the past year.
Paula’s personal highlight was participating in the St Patrick’s Day Parade in New York where she was among 90 Roses and escorts to march in the parade to promote the festival.
She’s encouraging young women to get involved.
Laura Galligan, a former Rose herself, is one of the Cavan Rose Centre co-ordinators and she too emphasised how becoming a Rose makes you part of the wider Rose community - a family and friends for life.
The successful Cavan Rose will advance to the Rose of Tralee International Festival in August.
This year, it runs from Friday, August 17 to Tuesday, August 21, and tickets to the Rose Ball, TV selections, fashion show and Celebration of Roses can be purchased from www.roseoftralee.ie and from the Rose of Tralee APP.
How to apply
All entrants must:
- Be 18 years of age by January 1, 2018, and will not have reached your 28th birthday on or prior to September 1, 2018
- Be unmarried or never been married
- Be female, born in Ireland or an Irish citizen or of Irish origin by virtue of one of your ancestors having been born in Ireland
- For applicants residing outside the island of Ireland - be living in the region you wish to represent for a minimum of one year and recommend that if selected as the Rose that you will remain resident in this region for the following 12 months.
- Never have previously represented any Centre as a Rose in the Regional Festival or International Rose of Tralee Selection
- Be available for Rose Selection events and if selected be available for International Festival events.
An entrant sponsorship fee of €250 is required for entrants based in Ireland.
The closing date for applications for Rose hopefuls is Friday, June 1, ahead of the official gala selection night at the Hotel Kilmore, Cavan Town, on Friday, June 15 next.
Contact: cavanroseoftralee@gmail.com for more information or look up the Cavan Rose Centre on Facebook.