Thronged bars, céilí tents and busy streets dominate the highlight of the Kerry calendar
It brings a lot of business ... and the pub business is dying so it brings a lot of business to them, and the hotels
Dáithí Ó Sé, the Rose of Tralee host since 2010, will present the live events from the Rose Dome, alongside Kathryn Thomas for the first time this year. In an interview with The Sunday Times newspaper, Mr Ó Sé revealed that he was treated for basal cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer, earlier this year, but has since received the all-clear from his doctors.
“The tradition in Tralee is woven around the Irish diaspora and communities that have Rose centres around the world,” he added. For the town of Tralee itself, Mr O’Gara said, “there’s a commercial harvest aspect to [the festival]”.
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