Tumbling Paddies make Rose of Tralee debut


JOHN McCann said that the Tumbling Paddies were ‘very humbled’ to be able to perform at the hugely popular Rose of Tralee International Festival. Held at the ‘Dome’ in the county town of Kerry, the Fermanagh band was the main act at the festival, which saw Róisín Wiley from New York named as the 2023 ‘Rose […]


New career for former Fermanagh ‘Rose’ Stephanie


A FORMER Fermanagh ‘Rose of Tralee’ contestant Stephanie Maguire has proved that it’s never too late to pursue a career that you dreamed of. The School of Psychology researcher and lecturer at University of Ulster is set to pick up the make-up brush as she embarks on a new part-time occupation as a beautician. The […]


Experience of a lifetime for our Rose, Mairead


  FERMANAGH Rose, Mairead McHugh is back in Fermanagh after the “experience of a lifetime.” The Kinawley native proudly represented the Erne County in Kerry at the Rose of Tralee International Festival.    Speech and language therapist, Mairead was one of 65 ladies in the running for the crown which was claimed by the Chicago […]