Check out Kerry Rose odds for the upcoming Rose of Tralee as the latest betting odds suggest we could have a local winner.
Find out how long it has been since a Kerry native won the Rose of Tralee (it has been a long time), who will represent the county this year, and why she is fancied to be crowned the 2024 Rose of Tralee.
Rose of Tralee – Kerry Rose Odds
Kerry Rose Emer Dineen is 4/1 to win the 2024 Rose of Tralee per the latest betting odds at BoyleSports. Those odds suggest that she has a 20% chance of winning this year’s event.
A rose from Kerry has not won the Rose of Tralee since the competition was opened to women outside of the county in 1967. This year’s Kerry Rose will be hoping to end that drought and if we are to go by the latest betting odds she is in with a great chance of doing just that.
Who is Kerry Rose Emer Dineen?
Emer Dineen is 23 years old and comes from Castlegregory, Co. Kerry. The village is located near the Atlantic coast, about a 30-minute drive from both Tralee and Dingle.
The Kingdom native boasts an impressive academic record having graduated from University College Dublin as a Radiographer. Emer currently works as a Paediatric Radiographer at Temple Street Hospital.
This year’s Kerry Rose has also been an avid volunteer in the community having worked as a lifeguard in Castlegregory and Ballyheigue and volunteering with Irish Water Safety and Barretstown. Not only is she a fluent Irish speaker but she is also learning Irish Sign Language and Lámh (a manual sign system).
In terms of sports, she is no stranger to success telling us her childhood was ‘filled with activities from swimming to cheerleading’. In her sporting endeavours, she has won medals at local, national, and international levels.
Emer Dineen’s Rose of Tralee ‘Rivals’
Derry Rose Darcy Taylor
The favourite for Rose of Tralee 2024 is Derry Rose Darcy Taylor at 11/4 in the betting at BoyleSports.
Taylor hails from Bellaghy, Co. Derry and currently works for BBC Radio Foyle with a Masters in Broadcast Media and Production to her credit.
Donegal Rose Niamh Shelvin
Just behind Kerry’s Emer Dineen in the latest Rose of Tralee betting is Donegal Rose Niamh Shelvin who comes in at 6/1.
The 27-year-old is a regular performer on the cast of Riverdance and recently qualified to become a primary school teacher.
Tipperary Rose – Tara Brady
Another name near the top of the betting is Tipperary Rose Tara Brady who has been given a 13/2 chance by our oddsmakers to be crowned the Rose of Tralee for 2024.
Tara is a 23-year-old from Ballina, Co. Tipperary who graduated from the University of Limerick in 2023 with a BA in History and English. She is currently studying for a Masters degree in Public History and Cultural Heritage.
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