Cork Rose contestants give this adorable little traveller the surprise homecoming of his life

“I didn’t expect this to happen, I just got off a flight,” the adorable little man told the girls afterwards.

It’s that time of the year again, when lovely ladies all over Ireland take to their local stages in a bid to represent their county in this year's Rose of Tralee.

This year's Cork hopefuls were out and about this weekend and dropped by Cork Airport to mark the Euros and to wish the Irish soccer team luck, but while they were there they jumped on the chance to give this surprise welcome to one lucky traveller as they noticed this family waiting patiently at the arrival gate.