2018 Rose of Tralee

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]

2018 Rose of Tralee
Date	20–21 August 2018
Presenters	Dáithí Ó Sé
Entertainment	The High Kings (20 August) The Academic (21 August)[1][2]
Venue	Festival Dome, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Broadcaster	RTÉ
Entrants	32
Winner	Kirsten Mate Maher (Waterford)
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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.