Carlow Rose opens up about unplanned pregnancy and parents' heroin addiction

The Carlow Rose touched many viewers with her openness about becoming pregnant at 21 and her parents' struggle with their heroin addiction.

Mon, 20 Aug, 2018 - 23:26

Denise O’Donoghue

The Carlow Rose touched many viewers with her openness about becoming pregnant at 21 and her parents' struggle with their heroin addiction.

Ten years after the Rose of Tralee was opened up to single mothers, Shauna Ray Lacey's three-year-old daughter Emmy was in the Dome to cheer on her mammy.

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