Rose’s ladybirds carry special message

Not many Rose of Tralee contenders sport eye-catching tattoos, but for one participant, there is a humbling message behind her body art.

Rose’s ladybirds carry special message
Mon, 18 Aug, 2014 - 01:00
Fiachra Ó Cionnaith

In 2009, Philadelphia Rose Maria Walsh’s cousin Teresa Molloy died aged 19, in one of the worst road accidents in recent Irish memory.

The crash killed four women in November 2009 on the N17 near Milltown in Co Galway.

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