FOR most contestants, the aftermath of the Rose of Tralee involves a smooth return to normal life.

Jerry Springer will make his West End stage debut in 'Chicago' – and joked today that the audience will need to guess which notes he is meant to be singing.

Galway starlet Aoife Mulholland is now third favourite to win a top television talent show, a bookmakers said today.

A FORMER Rose of Tralee contestant yesterday revealed taking part in a television show in a bid to star as novice nun Maria in The Sound of Music on the West End was like a dream come true.

IT was a sunny Sunday in Tralee yesterday and while the escorts slept through the morning, the Roses were ferried around town from first light.