Kerry Rose Kelsey Lang McCarthy is the second favourite with the bookies to be crowned Rose of Tralee 2023.
Mayo’s Kate Heneghan has been made the early favourite to win with BoyleSports making her a 5/1 shot.
The county’s long wait for the Sam Maguire may be ongoing but early support from punters suggests the winner’s sash could be making its way west for just the second time in the event’s history and the first since Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin claimed victory in 2005.
27-year-old Kate from Castlebar boasts a Masters in music on her impressive CV and the keen harpist has already toured the world as a musician and teaches Irish traditional and classical music.
There could also be cause for local celebrations, however, as Kerry representative Kelsey Lang McCarthy, another keen musician with aspirations to be an ambulance paramedic, is 9/1 second favourite to keep the crown in the Kingdom.
A first win in the competition for Longford isn’t out of the question with nurse Grace Kemple chalked up as third favourite at 10/1, with Carlow, Clare, Cork, Down and Toronto roses also prominent in the early betting.
Sarah Kinsella, spokesperson for BoyleSports said: “Mayo wasn’t for Sam this year but they could be toasting the Rose of Tralee in the west as musician Kate Heneghan is hitting all the right notes with punters so far.”
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