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The Kerry Rose has been installed as the early favourite to take the crown at this year’s Rose of Tralee, with Ladbrokes making Caoimhe Lynch a 4/1 shot.
Should she win, Lynch would be the first local Rose to lift the title since 1964.
A teacher, she also founded a charitable organisation working with communities affected by poverty and social difficulties.
Just behind her in the betting is New York Rose Ciara McGinty at 9/2.
McGinty has family connections to Leixlip and spent her childhood summers in Ireland. She is now vice president of the Kildare Association of New York and works as a teacher.
Completing the top three is Dublin Rose Suad Mooge at 6/1.
The 26-year-old has a strong sporting background, having played football to a high level and recently completed the London Marathon.
She works as a youth leader with Sports Against Racism Ireland, and is bidding to become the first Dublin Rose to win since 2003.
Roses will travel from across the globe for this year’s festival, with entrants representing the UAE and London at 25/1, Texas at 33/1, San Francisco at 40/1 and Newfoundland and Labrador at 66/1.
Nicola McGeady of Ladbrokes said the field remains wide open.
‘It’s nearly time to take to the dome again. Early days still but the Kerry Rose tops the betting to begin with, with New York and Dublin following closely behind,’ she said. ‘It could all change before the first night.’
Rose of Tralee 2026 odds
- Kerry Rose, Caoimhe Lynch – 4/1
- New York Rose, Ciara McGinty – 9/2
- Dublin, Suad Mooge – 6/1
- Wicklow, Carolann McDonald – 8/1
- Louth, Chloe Moran – 10/1
- Galway, Jodie Kenny – 12/1
- Tipperary, Fiona Kennedy – 12/1
- Cork, Lexi Linnane – 16/1
- Derry, Cara Hamilton – 16/1
- Leitrim, Catherine Cullen – 16/1
- Waterford, Cara Comerford – 16/1
