TV slot revealed for Cavan Rose
Cavan Rose Grace Farrelly will be on our TV screens on Tuesday night for her live TV interview as part of this year's Rose of Tralee selection.
The 32 International Roses will be appearing across Monday and Tuesday night, live from Kerry Sports Academy at MTU.
But Rose fans in the Breffni county are also keeping a close eye on three other Roses with Cavan roots they are New York Rose Billie Cooper who has family in Ballyhaise; San Francisco Rose, Maggie Baglin, who has family connections in Killeshandra and Cavan Town and Roscommon Rose, Rachel Hastings, whose parents are Monica Hastings (nee O’Reilly) from Corglass in Milltown and Claude Hastings from Crossdoney.
They were among 32 Roses to arrive in Tralee on Friday for the official launch of the festival following a week-long tour of the country.
Here is the TV schedule as announced yesterday
Monday, August 19: Rose Selection Part One (in alphabetical order)
1. Cork
2. Dubai
3. Galway
4. Kerry
5. Kilkenny
6. Leitrim
7. Louth
8. Melbourne
9. Monaghan
10. New Zealand
11. Newfoundland & Labrador
12. North Carolina
13. Ohio
14. Perth
15. San Francisco
16. Sydney
17. Waterford
18. Wicklow
Tuesday, August 20: Rose Selection Part Two (in alphabetical order)
1. Cavan
2. Chicago
3. Derry
4. Donegal
5. Dublin
6. Florida
7. Kildare
8. London
9. New York
10. Roscommon
11. Sligo
12. Tipperary
13. Westmeath
14. Yorkshire
The Rose of Tralee TV Selection will be available to watch for free, live and on-demand by audiences in Ireland and around the world on RTÉ Player.
Cavan's Grace Farrelly hails from Nolagh, between Bailieborough and Shercock, and is one of the competition's youngest roses at just 19 years.
The daughter of Teresa and Padraig Farrelly, she’s grateful to her family and friends for their support so far.
Grace is currently studying English and Sociology at NUI Maynooth and aspires to become an English teacher.
She is sure to wow the crowd by singing the Doris Day version of ‘Dream a Little Dream of Me’.
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Asked how she’s feeling, there’s no trace of nerves and Grace seems to be living in the moment.
“I am actually just really excited. I feel like I will be nervous when I’m about to walk out on stage but at the minute I’m just embracing it and so excited about it.”
Best wishes
Laura and Sinead Galligan from the Cavan Rose Centre are among Grace's chief supporters in Tralee.
Laura, herself a Cavan Rose, has this message for Grace as she set out on the road to Kerry this week.
"As I said to her, she is about to live the most magical memorable 10 days of her life, not just for herself but for her family and friends. We seen Grace before she headed off and she was so relaxed and excited it was so wonderful to see.
"She will do amazing and certainly will do Cavan proud. We look forward to cheering her on in Tralee with all the Farrelly family and extended family."
It’s expected that the 2024 Rose of Tralee will be crowned on Tuesday night, August 20, and with four out of 32 Roses showing their Cavan roots, the pick of this year’s bunch might just be a Breffni lass.