31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Rose of Tralee once barred moms – 2025 entrant opens up about being a mother
Mayo Rose Clara Gardiner talks about being a mother in a competition that once barred single moms
Clara Gardiner might think this writer is a dinosaur, a relic of the past for asking what it feels like being a mother taking part in a diverse festival such as The Rose of Tralee.
The 24-year-old Mayo Rose is mother to Noah who turns three on August 7 – just days before his mom heads off on her epic Rose of Tralee tour around Ireland enroute to Tralee. The plan is to have Noah in Tralee waving at his mother during the famous parades on the Saturday and Sunday of the festival.
