The Rose of Tralee International Festival will return to our screens this week, after a three-year hiatus.
Daithi O’Se will host the annual competition, which is celebrating its 61st year this year.
33 hopefuls are competing for the crown, and the 2022 winner will be announced on Tuesday night.
Texas Rose Arden Stringer is currently the bookies’ favourite to win the Rose of Tralee 2022, with odds of 5/2.
She is closely followed by the Kerry Rose, journalist Édaein O’ Connell with odds of 5/1 to become the second Rose ever to hail from the host county.
Spokesperson for Paddy Power Rachael Kane joked: “Absence makes the heart grow fonder and it would appear as though our punters are delighted to have the Rose Of Tralee back, with a solid flow of interest in the run up to the live shows.”
“It’s early days, and we expect the odds to change more often than Dáithí Ó Sé’s tie come the live shows, when close to 90% of all bets will be struck.”
On August 17, Paddy Power slashed the odds of this year’s Rose of Tralee being an international representative, even though earlier research suggested a foreign Rose winner is likely for the first time since 2016.
The 33 International Roses competing in this year’s Rose of Tralee represent the Irish diaspora worldwide including, Ireland, Britain, United States, Canada, Australia and the Middle East.
The Rose of Tralee International Festival will air at 8pm on Monday, August 22 and Tuesday, August 23 on RTÉ One, with a break for the Nine News.
The festival will also available to watch for free, live and on-demand by audiences in Ireland and around the world on RTÉ Player.
Check out the rest of the odds for the Rose of Tralee winner 2022:
- 5/2 Texas Rose – Arden Stringer
- 5/1 Kerry Rose – Édaein O’ Connell
- 6/1 Tipperary Rose – Aisling O’Donovan
- 12/1 Cork Rose – Jenny Byrne
- 16/1 Sydney Rose – Mairéad Brennan
- 16/1 Kildare Rose – Ashleigh Byrne
- 20/1 New York Rose – Cathrena Collins
- 20/1 Wexford Rose – Joy Quigley
- 20/1 Wicklow Rose – Roisin Long
- 20/1 Donegal Rose – Katie McAteer
- 25/1 Cavan Rose – Tara Rogers
- 25/1 Galway Rose – Clare Ann Irwin
- 25/1 Waterford Rose – Helen Geary
- 33/1 Toronto Rose – Maysen Tinkler
- 33/1 Derry Rose – Áine Morrison
- 33/1 Sligo Rose – Eiméar Mulvey
- 33/1 Westmeath Rose – Rachel Duffy
- 33/1 Louth Rose – Emma Barry
- 33/1 Dubai Rose – Aileen Mc Alister
- 40/1 Dublin Rose – Claire Connolly
- 50/1 Roscommon Rose – Bernie Ryan
- 50/1 Perth Rose – Olivia Duffy
- 50/1 Ohio Rose – Sarah Mc Inerney
- 50/1 Kilkenny Rose – Molly Coogan
- 50/1 Leitrim Rose – Saoirse Gibbons
- 50/1 Philadelphia Rose – Tara Ryan
- 66/1 Yorkshire Rose – Charlotte Sellers
- 66/1 Florida Rose – Rose Waldeck
- 66/1 Monaghan Rose- Rachel Woods
- 66/1 Queensland Rose – Eimear Naughton
- 66/1 Newfoundland & Labrador Rose – Jennifer Mackey
- 66/1 Arizona Rose – Sophie Owen
- 66/1 London Rose – Hayley Reynolds
