BETWEEN a surprise wedding proposal and a heated debate on its attitude towards women, this year’s Rose of Tralee Festival was anything but dull.

IN recent years, sportsmen such as David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo and the Welsh rugby player Gavin Henson have made it, if not de rigueur, more acceptable for men to look after their formerly rough, red-tinged, gangly-toothed, chapped-lipped faces.

THE party season is in full swing and at this stage presents, food and plans for where you’re spending the 25th are sorted.

ONE lucky lady will get a taste of a life of glitz and glamour by starring in an up-and-coming Irish singer’s debut music video.