The 2013 Rose of Tralee was the 55th edition of the annual Irish international festival, held on 19-20 August 2013 at the Festival Dome, in Tralee, County Kerry. The festival ran for a total of 7 days; two additional days were added due to The Gathering Ireland 2013. Many acts performed in Tralee during the festival, including; JLS, Ryan Dolan, The Coronas, Sharon Shannon and The Stunning. Shane Filan made his debut solo performance during the televised selection show on 20 August.
The Texas Rose, 25-year-old Haley O'Sullivan, was named as the 2013 International Rose of Tralee. This was the first time that Texas had ever won the event, and it was the first US victory at the event in six years when the New York Rose Lisa Murtagh was named the 2007 International Rose of Tralee. A memorable highlight from the festival was when the boyfriend of the New Orleans rose proposed to her during the live TV broadcast.
List of Roses Regional Title Contestant Age Abu Dhabi Sara Moffatt 23 Arizona Holly Nordquist 21 Boston & New England Deirdre Buckley 19 Clare Marie Donnellan 25 Cork Edel Buckley 27 Darwin Bridget Haines 27 Donegal Catherine McCarron 26 Dubai Caroline Callaghan 24 Dublin Claire Lennon 24 Kerry Gemma Kavanagh 25 Leitrim Edwina Guckian 25 Liverpool Lisa O'Halloran 24 London Grace Kenny 21 Longford Aisling Farrell 23 Manchester Marie McDermott 25 Melbourne Christine McGrattan 26 Monaghan Eleanor McQuaid 24 Newfoundland and Labrador Erica Halfyard 20 New Orleans Molly Molloy Gambel 23 New York City Katie Mulholland 25 New Zealand Judeena Carpenter 25 North Carolina Jessica Giggey 24 Ottawa Keira Kilmartin 22 Perth Jean O'Riordan 27 Philadelphia Brittany Killion 26 Queensland Sorcha Holmes 27 Southern California Laura Rose Walsh 25 South Australia Louise Thompson 25 Sydney Fiona O'Sullivan 27 Texas Haley O'Sullivan 25 Washington, D.C. Lauren DeBueriis 26 Wicklow Sarah Whelan 25
References
External links Official Site 2013 Rose of Tralee at RTÉ