2012 Rose of Tralee

2012 Rose of Tralee
Date 20–21 August 2012
Presenters Dáithí Ó Sé
Venue Festival Dome, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Broadcaster RTÉ
Entrants 32
Winner Nicola McEvoy, Luxembourg

The 2012 Rose of Tralee was the 53rd edition of the annual Irish international festival, held on 20–21 August 2012 at the Festival Dome, in Tralee, County Kerry. Dáithí Ó Sé returned as host for the third time,just a matter of weeks after marrying the 2008 New Jersey Rose, Rita Talty.[1] 32 contestants participated in the 2012 pageant, with Nicola McEvoy, representing Luxembourg, ultimately crowned the winner.[2] Going into the show, the Dublin and Mayo Roses were tipped as the favourites to win with McEvoy not far behind them. [3] The background music for the event was composed by the Garda Síochána Orchestra.

The judges for the 2012 Rose of Tralee were; RTÉ's Mary Kennedy, Michael Kearney, CAO of The Carlton Hotel Group, Denise Murphy O'Sullivan, the 1991 Rose of Tralee, Paul Neeson, Retail Director of Dublin Airport Authority, Jan Dowling, Motivation Weight Management and Tom Curran, Kerry County manager.

Ireland and Munster rugby player Ronan O'Gara was present on the final night and presented the winning Rose with her sash and tiara. Irish band The Coronas also performed their song "Addicted to Progress" during the show.

2012 was the first year that the Denver Rose and the Tyrone Rose made it onto the televised Rose Selection. [4]

List of Roses

Regional Title Contestant Age
Boston & New England Lissa Bramley 27
Chicago Margaret Rose Keating 23
Cork Brid Ryan 27
Darwin Sheila McAndrew 24
Denver Tiffany Antikainen 22
Down Una Matthews 23
Dublin Arlene O'Neill 25
Germany Bronwyn Sass 24
Kerry Ann-Marie Hayes 24
Kilkenny Aoibhin Murphy 18
London Nóra Ni Fhlannagáin 23
Louth Patricia Marmion 27
Luxembourg Nicola McEvoy 26
Mayo Dervla Kenny 26
Melbourne Claire Lynch 25
New Orleans Lisa Brady 21
New York City Annemarie Lynch 22
New Zealand Alana Marshall 25
Ottawa Avaleigh Eastman 22
Perth Lorna Gallagher 27
Philadelphia Elizabeth Spellman 27
Queensland Ciara Phelan 27
South Australia Sarah Doherty 25
Southern California Erin Kelly 23
Sunderland Talitha Orlandi 21
Sydney Sophia Fitzgerald 25
Texas Kelly Gaetano 24
Toronto Máire Dineen 23
Tyrone Catherine Sherry 19
Washington, D.C. Briana Apgar 21
Waterford Lorna Ferncombe 26
Westmeath Aisling Baker 21
A. ^ Each Rose is accompanied by an Escort whose job it is to look after their Rose and to ensure that her time at the Festival is a memorable and enjoyable experience. Every year the Roses & the Escorts vote on who they believed was the best Escort throughout the festival, the person with the most votes is then crowned Escort of the Year.

Broadcasting

The 2012 Rose of Tralee was broadcast live on RTÉ One and it was also streamed live on the RTÉ website for viewers all over the globe. The show received an audience share of 45%, the first time the audience share has dipped below 50% since 2008. [5]

References

  1. O'Sullivan, Majella (12 July 2012). "Hearts break all over Ireland as Daithi O Se marries his American Rose Rita". The Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. "De-Lux win for Nicola in Tralee". Irish Examiner. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  3. Calnan, Denise (1 August 2012). "Punters choose favourites for Rose of Tralee Festival". Her. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  4. "23 Roses closer to wearing Newbridge Silverware Tiara as 2012 Rose of Tralee". Rose of Tralee. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  5. Slattery, Laura (22 August 2012). "Rose of Tralee wins fewer hearts in Ireland's living rooms". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
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