The most interesting wine bottle hack we've ever seen; Dáithí dons those kinky boots; and an inspirational story of how one Rose battled a serious illness - here are the moments that caught our attention down in the Dome on Tuesday night:
Canada Dry
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The first gem on Tuesday was when Ottawa Rose Kathleen Zuk put her foot in it onstage. "It's been great," she said. "It's felt like we've been here for two months already..." "Well thank you for that, Kathleen!" Dáithí Ó Sé fired back, to laughter. "Didn't realise we were such a bother to you!" "Only a small bother," Kathleen added. Grand so!
Adele syndrome strikes Tralee
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It was a night of music down in Kerry on Tuesday with several Roses choosing to sing as their party pieces. Having already had two Adele songs on Monday, Chicago Rose Shana Pembroke did something truly radical - she sang Bob Dylan's Make You Feel My Love - a song made famous by... Adele! Later, Galway Rose Órla McDaid took on Sting's Fields of Gold and didn't scare the horses, while Antrim Rose Orlágh McClinton broke out her accordion. However, it was Cat "showbiz kid" McWhirter, who has a degree in musical theatre, who turned in the night's most polished performance when she channelled her inner Broadway diva and (Rebecca) stormed her way through Journey to The Past from the stage production of Anastasia.
Cork-ward!
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Ohio Rose Danielle Goebel really worked up a sweat onstage in The Dome with a party piece that required elbow grease. And then some. The plan was to get a cork out of a wine bottle by putting it in a boot and banging it on the side of a table. Ah, live TV... It took some doing, but Danielle rose (sorry) to the self-imposed challenge like a woman possessed. Finally, she got the cork out - and she truly deserved a drink afterwards.
Donegal Rose's message of hope
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As Rose of Tralee moments go, this was up there with the best. Donegal Rose Chloe Kennedy revealed that she was diagnosed with cancer last year and having received the all-clear in April, said she hoped her story would be an inspiration to others. "The day I was told it was gone was phenomenal," she said. "It's the best feeling in the world. I hope that people who get that diagnosis will hear that one day, I really do." There wasn't a dry eye in The Dome.
Dáithí gets an image reboot in The Dome
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Of course he did it. Dáithí Ó Sé bowed to pressure and donned those lurid red thigh-high boots in The Dome, after 2FM Breakfast's Doireann Garrihy and Eoghan McDermott had helped to raise over €29,000 with their charity challenge. The two radio presenters had booted it to Tralee at the last minute to make Dáithí follow through on the dare. And whaddya know? Said footwear really did suit the game-for-a-laugh Kerryman.
And we have a winner!
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Limerick Rose Sinéad Flanagan was crowned the 2019 International Rose of Tralee and boy did she look surprised. The 27-year-old junior doctor put her hand to her forehead when the result was announced in The Dome, telling Dáithí: "I think you can tell by me I'm a bit shocked alright!" The new Rose grew up in Mungret and now lives in Adare, Co Limerick. After qualifying as a physiotherapist at University of Limerick, she studied Medicine in University College Cork and graduated in 2018. She is currently working as a junior doctor in Cork.
