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2016 Rose Escort of the Year
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A former Mayor of Kilkenny, two doctors, two gardaí, and seven teachers have made the cut to be among the 64 Rose Escorts at this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival. The lads, who already came through an interview process at the Glen Royal Hotel in Maynooth in April, were put through their paces over the June Bank Holiday Weekend at the annual Boot Camp along the Wild Atlantic Way in Kerry. They had to pass a number of endurance tests and teambuilding exercises before they could graduate as fullyfledged Rose Escorts. From morning to night, the men were tasked with carrying out a range activities including a hike over Mount Brandon - Ireland’s second highest mountain - cliff diving, waterskiing, cycling, turf-footing, abseiling, kayaking, surfing,
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ironing and sewing in order to prove they will have the stamina to be a Rose Escort. This year’s Rose Escort Boot Camp activities were supported by Kerry County Council and Kerry Civil Defence, under Civil Defence Officer Tom Brosnan, who played a major role in the transport and logistics of the event. Around 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 64, the most ever, were selected to take part in a Boot Camp weekend in the Kingdom to help them cope with the demands of a busy week in Tralee.
The Boot Camp was organised in partnership with the Tourism Department and Operations Division of Kerry County Council and it could not have taken place without the support of the following: Derrynane Seasports, Charlie Chaplin Festival Waterville, Casey Bike Hire Cahersiveen, Royal Hotel Valentia, Maria O’Connell and Miriam Lyne in Valentia, Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre, Aqua Dome Tralee, Jamie Knox Watersports, Dingle Ocean World, Dingle Gin, The Blasket Bar and Nightclub, Tralee, Castlegregory Community Council, Castlegregory GAA Club, The Rose Hotel, Kerry County Fire Service, Laois Civil Defence, Wild Water Adventures, and the Hussey, Goodwin and O’Connor Families.
Join the Rose Escorts in the Festival Dome on Monday 21st August when one of them will be announced as the Rose Escort of the Year for 2017.
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