The annual Rose of Tralee Pageant will be screened live from the Festival Dome in Tralee tonight with Host Daithi O Se
Over the next two nights Roses will sing songs to varying degrees of accomplishment, recite poems and regale the audience with tales of their Irish roots.
The programme will be broadcast live over two nights before the 2013 Rose is crowned tomorrow night.
For Kerry Rose Gemma Kavanagh appearing at the Dome tonight is a dream come true while South Australia Rose and Kerry native Louise Thompson is looking forward to support from home and abroad...