Rose festival hailed a success by organisers

ORGANISERS of the Rose of Tralee festival last night hailed the event a roaring success with 150,000 visitors flocking to the Kerry town for the fun.

Rose festival hailed a success by organisers
Wed, 23 Aug, 2006 - 01:00
Paul Kelly

Close to one million viewers also watched the two-part televised final.

RTÉ said more than 570,000 people tuned in to watch Monday’s selection first-part programme.

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