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2023 Limerick Rose Molli-Ann O'Halloran at the Woodlands House Hotel, Adare to launch this year’s Limerick selection event, alongside some of the Rose hopefuls who will take to the stage on May 18
THE SEARCH for the 2025 Limerick Rose of Tralee is on!
Launched by 2023 Limerick Rose Molli-Ann O'Halloran at the Limerick Rose Centre's sponsor hotel, the Fitzgeralds Woodlands House Hotel & Spa in Adare, this year's selection will take place on Sunday, May 18, with young women aged between 18 and 29 urged to apply now.
The Limerick Rose Selection only comes around every two years, so this is your last chance to enter until 2027 to represent the Treaty County at the internationally renowned Rose of Tralee Festival, in Co Kerry this August.
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Suzan O’Gara, coordinator, said: “We encourage any woman aged 18 to 29 with an Irish heritage who is interested in taking part to simply apply and ignore any worries they may have!
“I can understand completely that there may be natural underlying nerves or a shyness in people to put themselves in for the event, but I always say once you’ve sent the application in – the hardest part is over!
“From there on out it is simply an adventure, where you can really appreciate your county and the goodness of people within it and celebrate yourself and the young women alongside you, and you will never experience anything like it anywhere else again.”
This year's Limerick Rose Selection will take place once again in the Woodlands Hotel, who have sponsored the event for several years.
The chosen Limerick Rose is supported by local businesses, dress shops and designers, providing pieces for the Rose throughout her journey, including the newest designer to join the team - Mary O’Sullivan.
2023 Rose Molli-Ann wore a Mary O’Sullivan designed dress for the launch, designed with Limerick in mind, with fine art prints of King John’s Castle among other scenes from historical Limerick city printed on the dress.
“Molli-Ann has had a phenomenal couple of years so far and has done so much good work while wearing the Limerick sash,” Ms O’Gara said.
“It all starts though with that little ‘Apply Now’ button!”
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