Surprise wedding as Melbourne Rose takes title she was really after

She may not have won the Rose of Tralee crown but Melbourne entrant Christine McGrattan is, in her own words, going back to Australia with another title — the one she was really after.

The 26-year-old stunned family and friends yesterday by marrying her fiancé, Cormac O’Sullivan, 30, in Lispole, near Dingle, Co Kerry.

The couple planned their hush-hush wedding three months ago, but only a handful of people knew the secret — and managed to keep it.