NEWBRIDGE Silverware are delighted to extend their lead sponsorship of the Rose of Tralee International Festival to the Escort of the Year. It is a natural fit for their brand since they continue to be associated with a host of Irish ambassadors. Indeed, their Gents Style Collection is a favourite amongst male consumers. Everyone at Newbridge Silverware wishes each individual Rose Escort a most enjoyable and memorable Festival experience.
The 2014 Newbridge Silverware Escort of the Year, Conor Walsh (pictured above), said: “Becoming a Rose Escort has proven to be one of the best decisions of my life. Words cannot describe the amount of fun, laughter and once-in-a-lifetime experiences I have gone through. It has given me the opportunity to meet so many new and interesting people from all over the world and it is something for which I will always be grateful. I’m looking forward to working with this year’s group of lads in Tralee.”
Nathan Barber
Connemara Marble
Richard Cullen Cartrawler
Padraig Burbage
David Crean
McDaniels Hotel Brittas Bay RE/MAX Partners Burbages Pub & Supermarket Donnelly Little Wright Ltd Portarlington Portarlington Credit Union
Mark Dowling
Aidan Gahan
Nicholas Gogarty
Brendan Hession
Duignan Carthy O’Neill Frank Roche Construction
Neil Harrington
Enva Ireland Ltd
Austin Stacks GAA Hurling & Football Club Henry Murray & Co Chartered Accountants & Auditors The Cellar Bar
Mindshare
Glynn Homevalue & Building Supplies Tuam
Treacy’s Bar & Restaurant
Daire Turner & Associates
Booth Concrete
Toastmasters Tuam
Applications are now being accepted to become Rose Escorts at the 2016 Rose of Tralee International Festival.
Full details available from www.RoseofTralee.ie
Ciaran McKinley
Feargal McNally
Niall Mooney
Cathal Nolan
Eoin O’Mahony
John Richardson
Matthews Luxury Coach Hire
Monaghan Down Syndrome Branch
Lough Egish Macra na Fierme
Mr Richards Menswear Castleblaney Monaghan
Aughnamullen GFC TW Menswear
Galvin’s For Men
CAG Chartered Accountants Galway Anthony Ryan Menswear Galway
Larry Massey Funeral Directors
Dalriada Tours
Excel Dry Cleaning Martin Nolan Monumental Works
Patrick Whelan
Felix Ross
Glenstal Abbey SCHOOL
Conall Scott Amelio Group
Conor Sheridan
Andrew Toye
Conor Walsh
Aspire (Advanced Sports Performance Ireland) Clara The Mark Heffernan Trust
Mallen’s Barbershop The Jolly Sandwich
Newbridge Silverware Escort of the Year
Bridge Centre Tullamore
SHEEP shearing and turf cutting are among the new skills that are necessary for 32 young men who have made the grade to be Rose Escorts at the Rose of Tralee International Festival from 14-18 August.
Paul Hickey
John Higgins
Phelans Pub Bagenalstown KSN (Kerrigan Sheanon Newman) Holy Angels Day Care Hennessy’s Formal Wear for Men
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Frank Holohan
Darren Hughes
The Loop
An Garda Siochana
John Marren
Ross McAuley
Brian McCarthy
ISS Facility Services
Jack Murphy Clothing
Cork Marquee Company Sober Lane Cork
Shane Kenny
The Oyster Tavern Bar and Seafood Restaurant Michael Williams Associates Architects & Town Planners
Thomas McCormack
Keith Lally An Post
Simply Suits Cork
The lads had to carry out a range tasks including cycling, horse-riding, abseiling, kayaking, ironing and sewing in order to prove they will have the stamina to be a Rose Escort.
The Rose Escorts spent 48 hours in picturesque Kenmare, County Kerry where they learned to shear sheep, cut turf, build a dry stone wall, peel spuds and make poitín.
This year’s Rose Escorts enjoyed Boot Camp activities, supported by Kerry County Council, Bonane Community Development Council, Kenmare Marketing Action Group and Kerry Civil Defence. Some of the activities were staged on Molly Gallivan’s Farm while Beara Outdoor Adventure coordinated the abseiling and kayaking events. Accommodation was sponsored by the luxurious Kenmare Bay Hotel.
Nearly 200 men aged between 21 and 30 applied to become Rose Escorts at this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival and following a detailed interview process, the final 32 were selected to take part in a Boot Camp weekend in Kenmare to help them prepare for a busy week in Tralee.
On Monday night 17th August, one of the 32 Rose Escorts will be announced as the Newbridge Silverware Escort of the Year for 2015 and he will walk away with a wonderful prize including a silver-plated cutlery canteen personalised with his family crest and a cheque for €1,000.
Gardaí, Hydrotherapists, Postmen, Teachers and Accountants were among the group who made it through the rigours of the Boot Camp for Rose of Tralee Escorts at the end of June.
Paul McDonagh
Campbell’s Contracts Eddie Murphy Menswear Virogen Ltd (Wind Energy) Ballyhaunis Co Mayo Leam Agri F&P Fogarty & Sons Ltd & Timber Products
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UCD Sport & Fitness Conor Whelan Fitted Furniture Ltd.
OfficiaL PROGRAMME 2015
OfficiaL PROGRAMME 2015
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