Rose TV audience falls by 130,000 viewers

THE crowning of this year’s Rose of Tralee attracted 130,000 fewer viewers than last year, according to figures released by RTÉ.

Last year more than a million people tuned in to watch the crowning of the Rose, but this year just 892,000 watched Tipperary Rose Aoife Kelly take the 2008 crown.

That aside, however, the competition — which is heading into its 50th year — is still one of the most watched shows on RTÉ.