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03 Apr 2026

Meet the 24 ladies hoping to be named the new Kilkenny Rose

Who will be the new Kilkenny Rose - following in the footsteps of Lisa O'Rourke?

TESS STAUNTON - NATURE WAYS AFTER SCHOOL

Tess Rose Staunton is 20 and from Graignamanagh.
“I am in my final year of Education and Training in Dublin City University in the hope to get into my masters for Primary Education,” she says.
“I currently have two ponies. I have been riding horses all my life and they are a huge aspect of it.
“One celebrity I would love to meet is Jason Statham because he is one day older than my dad and my dad does not look like him let me tell you, that’s our ongoing joke in our house.
“I am very grateful to be part of Kilkenny Rose 2026.”

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