2018 Rose of Tralee explained

Winner:	Kirsten Mate Maher (Waterford)
Date:	20–21 August 2018
Venue:	Festival Dome, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Presenters:	Dáithí Ó Sé
Acts:	The High Kings (20 August) The Academic (21 August)^[1] ^[2]
Broadcaster:	RTÉ
Entrants:	32
Before:	2017
Next:	2019

The 2018 Rose of Tralee was the 59th edition of the annual Irish international festival held on 20–21 August 2018. The competition was televised live on RTÉ television. 57 women from all over the world took part during the Rose of Tralee festival with 32 going on to the live shows.^[3]

The Waterford Rose, 21-year-old Kirsten Mate Maher was named as the 2018 International Rose of Tralee.^{[4] [5] [6]} Of Irish and Zambian heritage, Mate Maher is the first African-Irish rose to win the competition.^[7] Roscommon man Paul Clabby won the Rose of Tralee Escort of the year.

External links

• Official Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rose of Tralee 2018: Recap the second televised day of the festival as the winner was crowned. 21 August 2018. Irish Mirror. 22 August 2018.
2. Web site: Rose of Tralee 2018: Recap from day 1 of the popular festival. 20 August 2018. Irish Mirror. 22 August 2018.
3. Web site: Dáithí hails 'really special' Rose of Tralee hopefuls. 16 August 2018. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 16 August 2018.
4. Web site: Waterford Rose crowned the 2018 Rose of Tralee. 21 August 2018. Irish Independent. 22 August 2018.
5. Web site: Rose of Tralee 2018 - Waterford. 16 August 2018. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 22 August 2018.
6. Web site: New Rose of Tralee pays tribute to 'most amazing women'. 16 August 2018. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 22 August 2018.
7. Web site: Waterford Rose Kirsten Mate Maher has been crowned the Rose of Tralee 2018. 16 August 2018. Journal. 22 August 2018.