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Rose of Tralee

We regularly hold a regional contest as part of the national and international Rose of Tralee contest. This year's Regional Selection will occur on Saturday 24 April at the HV Irish Society.

The criteria for the selection of a Hutt Valley Rose of Tralee are very simple - contestants must be:

They are judged over the course of interviews and during an on-stage appearance at a social gathering.

This social function is normally held at the HVIS premises, and is a good, old-fashioned Irish function - good music, fine food, grand craic, and of course the Roses. 

In 2009 the Hutt Valley Irish Society selected LUCY McAULIFFE as its Rose of Tralee. Lucy was born on 25 June 1986 in London, England. She is currently an Associate Recruitment Consultant. She lists her principal interests as gym and fitness, watching sport, especially rugby, volunteer work, reading and movies. When younger she was a keen Irish dancing student. Lucy’s father was born in rural southern Limerick. Lucy has a number of cousins, aunts and uncles in the area, and her grandmother still lives on the family farm. Lucy was selected by our judges at the Regional Selection evening on May 9. The members present agreed that the choice facing the judges wasn’t an easy one. A good crowd was present at the Clubrooms, and the audience was in good spirits, enjoying the challenge of evaluating the variety of abilities, talents, and personalities of the contestants. The Irish community in the greater Wellington region is truly in good heart when it has young women such as Aislinn it can call it’s own! You can meet other, recent Hutt Valley Roses HERE

images by emotif ltd   Send Lucy a message of congratulations!

In 2008 the Hutt Valley Irish Society selected Aislinn Ryan as its Rose of Tralee. Like Emma Coffey, Esther Budding and Vivien Lynch before her, Aislinn went on to win the National Title and represented New Zealand with distinction at the International Festival.

In 2006 the Hutt Valley Irish Society selected Emma Coffey as its Rose of Tralee. Like Esther Budding and Vivien Lynch, Emma went on to win the National Title and represented New Zealand with distinction at the International Festival.

In 2005 the Hutt Valley Irish Society selected Esther Budding as its Rose of Tralee. Esther went on to win the National Title, and then to represent New Zealand in Ireland.

In 2002 Vivien Lynch was selected as our Rose, and went on to win the National Title. Her prize included a trip to the International Festival and final in Tralee, Ireland. You can read about her experiences at the Festival HERE.

The Rose of Tralee in New Zealand is at www.roseoftralee.co.nz

The Rose of Tralee in Ireland is at www.roseoftralee.ie