Galway Rose send off for National tour ahead of Rose of Tralee Festival
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- westmeathindependent.ieseen 20 Aug, 20:00description edited
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Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh says she “didn’t have a full appreciation for what goes into being a Westmeath, Rose or any Rose, until I started the tour and came to Tralee.”Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh says she “didn’t have a full appreciation for what goes into being a Westmeath, Rose or any Rose, until I started the tour and came to Tralee".
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How it spread - 10 original reports, 2 reprints
Sat, 8 August 2026
1 report- galwaybayfm.ie15:55first to report
A primary school teacher from Oughterard, 23 year old Jodie Kenny will represent the County at the world-renowned Rose of Tralee
Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- lmfm.ie15:21
The 2026 Rose of Tralee International Festival is officially underway, with hosts Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas welcoming this year’s 32 Roses at St Helen’s Hotel in Stillorgan, Dublin.
1 reprint
- q102.ie11 Aug, 15:21their copy
Mon, 17 August 2026
1 report- irishcentral.com14:02
With a new class of hopefuls ready to embark on their Rose of Tralee adventure, current Rose Katelyn Cummins has some advice for the 2026 winner.
Tue, 18 August 2026
3 reports- live95fm.ie09:05
Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh, the Westmeath Rose, moved viewers to tears at the Rose of Tralee 2026 as she bravely shared her journey living with alopecia and hair loss.
- anglocelt.ie11:45
Rose of Tralee 2026.
- westmeathindependent.ie18:15edited after publishing
Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh says she “didn’t have a full appreciation for what goes into being a Westmeath, Rose or any Rose, until I started the tour and came to Tralee".
Wed, 19 August 2026
2 reports- kildare-nationalist.ie06:03
Caoilfhinn balances her retail work with studying to become a wig maker, a path inspired by losing her hair to alopecia at 15 years of age.
1 reprint
- roscommonherald.ie19 Aug, 06:03their copy
- westmeathindependent.ie13:45
Tue, 25 August 2026
1 report- radiokerry.ie12:14
The executive chair of the Rose of Tralee International Festival says he’s very happy with the arrangement to host the televised shows in the MTU.
Sun, 30 August 2026
1 report- westmeathindependent.ie23:15
When Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh was announced as the winner of the 2026 International Rose of Tralee Festival it evoked special memories for the previous Westmeath Rose to win the coveted crown, Rosemount's Rachel Duffy.