So who’ll be crowned 56th Rose? Don’t ask Daithí

Rose of Tralee host Dáithí Ó Sé has given gamblers intent on risking their hard-earned cash by trying to predict this year’s winner the best inside tip they will get: Don’t ask him.

Speaking on the eve of the 56th instalment of the contest, the five-time host insisted he is as in the dark about the winner as everyone else.

Last year, an early version of the winner’s tiara shown on the Monday night had the name “O’Sullivan” etched onto it — leading to conspiracies that Texas rose Hayley O’Sullivan’s win, and those of 54 Roses before her, were not as last-minute as they seemed.