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Rose of Tralee live updates as winner to be crowned tonight
Excitement is building for the culmination of the Rose of Tralee International Festival 2025 with the winner to be crowed at tonight's Rose Selection.
Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas interviewed 18 of the 32 International Roses last night - with 14 more appearing tonight.
The International Roses on stage tonight represent Arizona, Boston & New England, Germany, Laois, Limerick, Offaly, Ottawa, Queensland, South Australia, Sydney, Texas, Toronto, Western Canada and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
And once each and every one has had their moment in the spotlight, all Roses will assemble on stage and the winner named.
Follow our live blog here for updates all evening - for more, see our homepage
18:39 Cathal Ryan
After the first 18 contestants took to the stage on Monday, it's the turn of the remaining 14 tonight.
Here's the running order, in alphabetical order: Arizona - Colleen Kelahan-Pierson
Boston & NE - Maeve Kelly
Germany - Sarah Ann Fritz
Laois - Katelyn Cummins
Limerick - Leah McMahon
Offaly - Nicole Heffernan
Ottawa - Aidan Russell
Queensland - Siobhan Edwards
South Australia - Beth Mooney
Sydney - Laura Foley
Texas - Sara Costa
Toronto - Rachel Hoare
Western Canada - Ciara Confrey
UAE - Ceiline O'Meara
18:34 KEY EVENT
The second night of the Rose of Tralee will air on RTÉ One from 8pm tonight. There will be a break for the news at 9pm and it's expected that it will finish up shortly before 11.30pm.
It will also be broadcast online via the RTE Player and available to viewers all over the world.
