The organisers of the Rose Of Tralee festival have said they are looking at options to see what kind of event they could offer later this year under social restrictions.
Their comments come after the Government confirmed that events with crowds of more than 5,000 will not be licensed up to the end of August.
Speaking on RTÉ Radio 1's Today with Seán O'Rourke, Aimee Keane of the festival said that the selection of entrants has been postponed until June, with just one entrant selected so far, in Ohio.
She said that organisers are talking to the festival's partners, teams and volunteers to consider what, if any, kind of event could be hosted.
Organisers say up to 100,000 people usually visit Tralee over the five-day event, which had been planned to take place this year from August 21 to 25.
"You'd want to be a ferocious optimist to think you could have that going on again now," remarked Séan O'Rourke on the number of attendees.
"We understand that," Ms Keane replied. "So I suppose what we're looking at is what we could possibly deliver this year, if we get the opportunity to."
Proud as punch of this group! Over 13 hours, 53 of our 2019 Roses + Roses Escorts took part in the Social Distance Digital Relay today across 7 countries. Travelling a combined 447km (more than Malin to Mizen Head!) + helping to raise over €62,000 for @PietaHouse🌹❤️ pic.twitter.com/QG9vLiqJ16
— Rose of Tralee (@RoseofTralee_) April 18, 2020
Connecting the global Irish community, for a great cause. We're blown away at the lengths our 2019 Roses + Roses Escorts went to yesterday, as part of the #SDDR fundraiser. The relay has raised more than €70,000 + there’s still time to donate here: https://t.co/mFPqufm8qW 🌹❤️🌹 pic.twitter.com/ELxx65IJFU
— Rose of Tralee (@RoseofTralee_) April 19, 2020
