Tales of the unexpected at Rose of Tralee

The beauty pageant is a national institution. But that doesn’t mean we can’t poke fun of its more bizarre moments.

Tales of the unexpected at Rose of Tralee

WHEN infamous US showbiz blogger Perez Hilton took a sudden shine to the Rose of Tralee in 2011, no one was overly surprised.

While the celebrity stalker was dumbstruck by Dublin Rose Siobheal Nic Eochaidh’s liberal interpretation of hip-hop, Irish audiences have grown to expect the bizarrely unexpected at the event.

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