Thefts threaten real Tralee roses

AS one blooming bunch of roses is about to arrive in Tralee for the annual rose festival, another is disappearing from the town’s park.

The rose garden takes pride of place in the park, but mature flowers are being stolen from the beds and offered for sale to the public.

There are about 9,500 roses of many colours in the garden, carefully nurtured by gardener Brendan Enright over the past 25 years.