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Dáithí Ó Sé: 'People knock the Rose of Tralee but everyone watches it'

Rose of Tralee presenter Dáithí Ó Sé has defended the pageant – insisting everyone watches it every year.

Although the public are quick to knock the contestant, the Kerry man admitted everyone watches it for different reasons.

“People have been knocking it for a long time but now everybody’s watching it,” he said.

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Fan favourite: Daithi admitted everyone knock the Rose of Tralee but everyone watches it | TONY KINLAN

“I know people who watch it for the dresses, I know people that watch it because their neighbour is in it. People who watch it because it’s an Irish thing, it’s a tradition.

“I know people who have Rose of Tralee parties so there’s lots of different things in there, I think there’s lots of things in there for lots of different people,” he told 2FM’s Nicky Byrne Show.

The televised competition is known for the commotion it causes on social media with Twitter exploding every year with hilarious opinions.

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Social media: Daithi admitted social media is a big part of the Rose of tralee | TONY KINLAN

Speaking about 2015’s social media storm, the Today show presenter revealed the online response was “unbelievable”.

“The social media part of it [the Rose of Tralee] is unbelievable, we had two people in charge of social media last year for the first time ever,” he explained.

“They had Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, the whole thing and it was absolutely unbelievable.

“If you’re not in that realm with a show like this you’d be behind the times,” he added.

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