19 April 2012 CASTLEKNOCK GAZETTE 7
EVENT Dublin Rose 2012 at the Carlton Hotel Blanchardstown
Applications are now open for this year’s Dublin Rose. Pictures: Ian Fleming
Search gets under way
HE search for the Dublin Rose and Rose Buds is now on, and this year organisers have changed the format for choosing the capital’s rose by dedicating a three-day festival to finding someone to represent their county at the Rose of Tralee later this year. Applications are now open and everyone who applies will be featured in the three-day festival in May. Girls aged 6-12 years can also experience the festival by becoming a Rose Bud. As part of the selection process, the Gazette is running a colouring competition in association with Dublin Rose. For further information on Dublin Rose log onto www.roseoftralee.ie/centres and click Dublin, or find Dublin Rose on facebook for dates of information evenings.
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Dublin Rose, Siobheal Nic Eochaidh, with Rose Bud, Ava Duignan