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MAYO Rose Hannah Ferguson is rallying her supporters to follow her to Portlaoise, for the Rose of Tralee Regional Festival from this weekend. It is a major tourism event on the Irish festivals calendar attracting 60 Roses, their families, friends, and festival-goers from Ireland and around the world.

Shrule woman Maria Walsh has been selected to represent the state of Philadelphia in the Rose of Tralee competition.

Shrule woman Maria Walsh has been selected to represent the American state of Philadelphia in the Rose of Tralee competition.

The organisers of the Rose of Tralee are calling on the men of Mayo to sign up for escort duty at this year’s festival.

Carnacon native Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin has joined a panel of top scientists to help get the nation’s children interested in science and maths.

Almost 1,000 competitors took part in the inaugural Rose of Tralee International 10k Road Race through the streets of Tralee last Sunday morning. Athletes from all over the world lined up for the event as part of the Tralee International Marathon Series. The winner of the men's event was Roger Barrett from Ballina, clocking a time of 32:38. The Mayo man only decided to run in the race the day before.

The Rose of Tralee International Festival and Rose Gathering (August 14 to 20) is under way and the Abu Dhabi Rose, Sara Moffatt, is excited ahead of her Rose journey.

Organisers of the Rose of Tralee Festival are trying to contact former Mayo and Mayo born Roses for a very special tribute event which takes place during the festival in Tralee, Co Kerry later this month.

Edwenia O’Malley from Louisburgh, the Mayo Rose, is taking part in the 2013 Rose of Tralee Regional Festival this weekend in Portlaoise.

On Saturday April 20 at the Royal Theatre in Castlebar, physiotherapist Edwenia O’Malley from Louisburgh was chosen to represent Mayo this year at the 53rd Rose of Tralee. Edwenia, who is also a PhD student at University College Dublin, will now go on to the regional finals in Portlaoise this June and, despite the huge task of writing her thesis, she is really excited about taking part and representing Mayo. She won the hearts of judges with her performance of traditional Irish song, “The Parting Glass” and is especially delighted for her granny: “My granny told me she never thought she would have a grandchild a Rose,” she said.