Bethany Cushing News Today

Bethany Cushing from Ballyhea has been selected as Dublin Rose 2023, and joined contestants from all over Ireland and further afield for the top Rose of Tralee Festival that took place this week. The Rose of Tralee international festival celebrated this year its 62nd year, and was broadcast live from the Kerry Sports Academy in Tralee.

THE annual Rose of Tralee Festival will kick off in the Kingdom this Friday, with a number of competitors with Cork connections hoping to impress competition judges and return home with the coveted title of Rose of Tralee 2023.

There’s a strong Cork connection to a number of the Rose of Tralee participants this year. ELAINE DUGGAN catches up with the Dublin Rose, who grew up ...