It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it and once again, 64 young gentleman have stepped up to the plate to accompany our Roses to a host of events during this year’s Festival. The 2016 Rose Escort of the Year, John Slowey, who will return to Tralee again this year, said: “I can guarantee that all of the Rose Escorts will have the time of their lives at this year’s Festival. While there are responsibilities that come with the role, they will all manage to have a great time in Tralee! Becoming a Rose Escort in 2016 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.”
John Allen
Damien Boylan
Conor Brady
Ashgrove Renewables Guy Clothing
Northern Standard Newspaper O’Gorman’s Supervalu of Carrickmacross/Kingscourt Steele’s Menswear
Pat O’Byrne Manshop Trim O’Brien’s Supervalu Kells Headfort Arms Hotel
Patrick Browne
Ruairi Burke
Lochlainn Byrne
Eamonn Collum
Oliver Cooney
Benjamin Cottrell
Ryan’s Camden Street
Irish Cultural Society of Toronto
Ballyliffen Lodge & Spa Simpson’s Restaurant and Tul na Rí Nite Club Carndonagh The Gateway Hotel, Buncranna
Evolve Menswear Letterkenny Donegal Airport McElhinneys Ballybofey
Hanley Energy DT ONE Menswear
Cottrell’s Gala
Gerard Devine
Gavin Farmer
Conor Faul
Paul Fitzgerald
Colin Conway Newell Stores Dungannon Leo Daly Supervalu Aughnacloy Ciaran McRory Opticians Dungannon
Aperture Media Cork Racecourse Barry Group
McArdle Skeath
Gretta Gibbs Limerick’s Live 95FM
New Zealand Rose of Tralee Centre/ Hutt Valley Irish Society Aston Formal Wear Dublin Mondo Man New Plymouth, New Zealand
Conor Halpin
Damien Hanrahan
James Hazlett
Dunnes Stores
Capital Construction Ltd Attitude Dance and Stage School, Athlone Gerard Anthony Menswear Superstore Carrick-on-Suir
TW Menswear O.K. Engineering
Ian Garrigan The Start Up Hub Golden Bake
Kellihers Mills Ltd Farm, Garden and Pet Supplies Ryle Menswear Tralee Tuscany Bistro
Patrick Forsythe
Conor Galvin The Galvin Family
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