Televised Rose of Tralee continues to bloom

THREE-QUARTERS of a million people tuned in to watch the last night of the Rose of Tralee selection, making it one of the most popular programmes of the year.

The figures are equal to last year with 600,000 people also watching on Monday night.

The large numbers watching the event on Tuesday night equalled the viewing figures for the Roy Keane interview with Tommy Gorman last June. More watched the announcement of the winning Rose than each of the group matches Ireland played at the World Cup.