WWN’s Coverage Of Last Night’s Rose Of Tralee Festival
Welcome to WWN’s exclusive & unrivalled coverage live from this year’s #RoseofTralee! Follow us for all the build up and Rose action.
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In order to prepare for this year’s #RoseofTralee Dáithí Ó Sé was dropped naked from a helicopter into the Burren 3 weeks ago.
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Twitter has banned the use of Father Ted quotes throughout the staging of this year’s #RoseofTralee
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WWN has some exclusive backstage pictures from the #RoseofTralee, the excitement is building pic.twitter.com/G2WmB3ZgoH
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Some interesting statistics coming out regarding 2015’s #RoseofTralee contestants pic.twitter.com/ck6jhgfMcS
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Islamic State Rose Peggy Ahmed has pulled out due to a series of sudden death’s in the family. #RIP #roseoftralee pic.twitter.com/LqZWyhDyjX
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Dáithí surprises yet again with his entrance music, strolling out to a cut from Dr. Dre’s new Compton album. Inspired choice. #RoseofTralee
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Organisers are hoping last year’s scandal which saw Roses buying extra fadas on the black market is behind them. #RoseofTralee
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Daithi courts controversy by asking London Rose about the whole “No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs” policy of the 60s #roseoftralee
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Newbridge Silver will be mentioned a total of 4,367 times over the course of this year’s #RoseofTralee.
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This year’s #RoseofTralee started just like any other, with the ritualistic burning of the token Protestant Rose.
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Tonight’s event comes to you live from a giant Cadbury’s Roses tin in Tralee #roseoftralee pic.twitter.com/ldzoyolt0O
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This year’s #RoseofTralee has set a record for the number of people ‘hate watching’ it.
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Poem count: 1 #roseoftralee
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#RoseofTralee Stats: 90% of Roses special talents are neither special nor talents
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Despite all #RoseofTralee contestants being 18 or older, it is illegal to refer to them as anything other than ‘girls’.
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Pianist in camera shot just loving this shit #roseoftralee pic.twitter.com/ORMHqDZ4Bx
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We’re hearing Marie from Bray has confirmed she’d never go on #RoseofTralee, which is just as well cus she wouldn’t stand a fucking chance
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Tralee locals were sent on a 1 month ‘culchie enhancement’ course in order to be country enough for visiting Americans. #RoseofTralee
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The 1983 Denver Rose is sitting at home in the dress she wore, watching tonight’s event and screaming into her fists #roseoftralee
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Tonight’s TV graphics and visuals produced by St. Deccan’s junior infants class, Cavan. #roseoftralee
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SURVEY: Any Rose with an American accent is automatically dismissed as being “a bollox” by 80% of viewers #roseoftralee
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“It was hell Daithi… 3rd world conditions, people starving to death…” “Grand so is it a song you’re singing for us now?” #roseoftralee
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Daithi’s new book ‘How I repeated the Leaving Cert’ now on sale in all good bookshops #roseoftralee
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Each #RoseofTralee escorts have trained with Israeli special forces in preparation for this year’s competition
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#RoseofTralee qualification involves being marked on behaviour at Sunday mass, bonus points for the number of ‘peace be with you’ handshakes
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New York holiday competition footage courtesy of Where In The World (1992) #roseoftralee
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#RoseofTralee facts: the winning Rose wins a lifetime supply of smiles, and a chance to visit every nursing home in Ireland twice.
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Members of the Roma community now selling roses to the crowd here at the interval. Garda band openly staring. . #roseoftralee
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NOTE: Due to a loophole, buying male escorts is only legally acceptable during the #roseoftralee A maximum sentence of 5-10 any other time
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Delay here as the roses gorge from a trough filled with granola #roseoftralee
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Win a holiday to New York, to visit your brother who works on the buildings illegally for the past three years #RoseOfTralee
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Due to the rise in popularity of the UFC, there is a mixed martial arts round for the first time in the #RoseofTralee
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Meath of course the last of two remaining Meath counties after the English stole North, South and East Meath in 1765 #roseoftralee
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It should be noted that the Mayo Rose has said she is ‘just happy to take part’, which is a lie, she’s fucking dying to win. #RoseofTralee
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Useless Fact: Over fourteen thousands snack boxes will be consumed by the Garda band in the #roseoftralee 2015
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Confirmation coming in that the Garda band nipped out during the news and done everyone with no car tax #RoseOfTralee
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We’d just like to say hello to Denis, who’s at home in Malta watching the RTE player on a proxy site. Hello Denis! #roseoftralee
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Poem count: 2 #RoseOfTralee
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Did you know the Rose of Tralee is huge in Nigeria? Over 45 million are tuning in right now. Proud to be Irish. #RoseofTralee
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#RoseofTralee Facts: most of the contestants are normal people like you or I, spending the last 10 years applying to the Rose of Tralee.
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One rose this year is 100% CGI…can you spot which one? #RoseOfTralee
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Don’t forget the ‘seen & not heard round’ is coming up, as Roses are tested on their ability not to interrupt men as they talk #RoseofTralee
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#RoseofTralee Facts: Countess Markievicz was the first winner of the competition in 1915.
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GALWAY ROSE! You will go on my first whistle. JET! You will go on my second whistle. 3…2…1…. #RoseOfTralee
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34% of all roses must have red hair, as per article 467 of the Irish constitution #roseoftralee
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As part of their welcomes kits the Roses get a lifetime supply of Aran jumpers, a copy of Peig Sayers poems & a ham & cabbage breakfast.
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Mike Denver currently making his own of the ham sandwiches out the back #RoseOfTralee
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Poem Count: 3 #RoseofTralee
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Scientists have confirmed that watching the #RoseofTralee is the closest humankind will ever come to cracking time travel
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“Furthermore Daithi I see no reason why the Irish people should be forced to shoulder debt incurred by unsecured bondholders” #RoseOfTralee
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“Church of Ireland?” [judges marks big X on voting card] #RoseOfTralee
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“Long story sort Daithi, any bitch that comes at me too quick is going to end up on the fucking news” #RoseOfTralee
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80% of #RoseofTralee escorts will be treated for blue balls this year.
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Poem Count: 4 #RoseOfTralee
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What are the Roses favourite passages in the Bible? Find out after the break.
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Up next, The Denis O’Brien rose #roseoftralee pic.twitter.com/8pbaS1wdid
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The Derry Rose wasn’t overly happy with the Escort she got #RoseOfTralee pic.twitter.com/C2fnCCGKpH
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#RoseofTralee Facts: Liam Neeson was the first ever Rose escort to actually win the competition
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Awkward scenes as RTÉ employ a ten second delay in tramission as one #RoseofTralee contestant tried to bring up issue of abortion
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Time called: Majority of the crowd at the bar now ordering three pints each before closing #roseoftralee
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Fr. Ade Kundo blessing the roses rooms tonight; one of the many annual traditions here at the #roseoftralee pic.twitter.com/lgPrcyObug
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#RoseofTralee Facts: only 4% of contestants in the history of the competition have made sex tapes. Compared to 100% of escorts
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Poem Count: 5 GET THE SHOTS IN #RoseOfTralee
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Bar out of large bottles of Bulmers and blue wicked. Chaotic scenes. #roseoftralee
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94% of #RoseofTralee attendees believe The Quiet Man is a documentary.
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Despite the title’s implication, the #RoseofTralee is not a rose at all but a mere woman.
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BACKSTAGE GOSS: Essex rose disqualified after revealing she was never christened. #roseoftralee
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And that’s all we have tonight. Join us again tomorrow for more live tweeting from the 2015 #roseoftralee
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