Cavan and Monaghan Roses to take stage in Tralee tonight
Coverage will air on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player from 8pm on Monday, August 17 and Tuesday, August 18
The Cavan and Monaghan Roses will both appear on night one of the televised Rose of Tralee selection programme, airing tonight (Monday, August 17).
Cavan Rose Gráinne Burns from Cavan town and Monaghan Rose Leah Murphy from Emyvale will join hosts Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas on stage, live from the Kerry Sports Academy at Munster Technological University (MTU).
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Cavan Rose Gráinne Burns.Image 2 of 5
Monaghan Rose Leah Murphy.Image 3 of 5
Cavan Rose Escorts Gavin Brady, Conor Smith, Enda Shalvey and Oisín Kiernan.Image 4 of 5
Monaghan Rose Escorts Shane McKenna and Dave McKearney. Missing from photo is Shane Treanor.Image 5 of 5
Monaghan Rose Escort Shane Treanor. Photo by Domnick Walsh 0872672033 Eye FocusGráinne has been paired with Rose Escort Pearse Woods from Antrim and Leah has been paired with Rose Escort Kevin Ross from Kerry.
In total, 32 International Roses will appear across Monday and Tuesday night.
The Cavan and Monaghan Rose Escorts have also received their Rose pairings in recent days.
Enda Shalvey from Maudabawn has been paired with New Zealand Rose Rachel Keane, Conor Smith from Lavey has been paired with New York Rose Ciara McGinty, Oisín Kiernan from Ballymachugh has been paired with Melbourne Rose Mikaela Whitty and Gavin Brady from Redhills/Belturbet has been paired with London Rose Ciara Fallon.
Shane McKenna from Truagh has been paired with Tipperary Rose Fiona Kennedy, Dave McKearney from Castleblayney has been paired with Kildare Rose Jessica Hunter and Shane Treanor from Scotstown has been paired with Toronto Rose Kylie Paliani.
Coverage of the 2026 Rose of Tralee selection programme will begin on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player from 8pm on Monday, August 17 and Tuesday, August 18.