Kerry's Emer Dineen and Derry's Darcy Taylor have been revealed as the joint favorites to win the 2024 Rose of Tralee by leading global online betting and gaming brand Betway on Friday, August 16.
Presenters Dáithí Ó’Sé and Kathryn Thomas are once again returning next week to welcome the Roses on stage at the Rose of Tralee Dome at MTU’s Kerry Sports Academy.
A total of 32 Roses will represent the Irish diaspora from various Rose Centres across many different countries, but it’s Kerry’s Emer Dineen and Derry’s Darcy Taylor that the bookmakers have at the head of the pack as joint favorites, both with odds of 5/2 to take home the crown.
Derry Rose Darcy Taylor (L) and Kerry Rose Emer Dineen (R) at the 2024 Monaghan Rose Selection night. (Derry Rose Centre)
Emer, a 23-year-old paediatric radiographer from West Kerry, has a love of working with children and has recently begun learning Irish Sign Language.
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Emer will face strong competition from Derry Rose and joint favorite Darcy Taylor, 25, who is bidding to record a first-ever victory for County Derry.
Darcy is no stranger to television with a Masters in Broadcast Media and Production on her CV and experience working for BBC Radio Foyle.
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Chad Yeomans, spokesperson for Betway, remarked “Our traders can’t split the Roses from Kerry and Derry, and we make both 5/2 to follow New York Rose Roísín Wiley onto the winners’ roster in this year's competition.”
Rose of Tralee Winner 2024 odds, according to Betway:
- Kerry - Emer Dineen - 5/2
- Derry - Darcy Taylor - 5/2
- Donegal - Niamh Shevlin - 6/1
- Tipperary - Tara Brady - 7/1
- Waterford - Abby Walsh - 9/1
- North Carolina - Kathryn Wright - 9/1
- Sligo - Megan McCormack - 12/1
- Chicago - Megan Cahill - 12/1
- Cork - Shauna O'Sullivan - 12/1
- Kildare - Catherine Cunningham - 16/1
- Kilkenny - Lisa O'Rourke - 16/1
- Yorkshire - Clidna Bailey-Doyle - 16/1
- Sydney - Ashling Heneghan - 20/1
- Dubai - Ciara O'Sullivan - 25/1
- Dublin - Casey Harris - 25/1
- Melbourne - Dervla Dolan - 25/1
- Roscommon - Rachel Hastings - 25/1
- Wicklow - Kerry Byrne - 25/1
- Monaghan - Anne-Marie McArdle - 28/1
- London - Glenna Mannion - 33/1
- Louth - Justine McGuirk - 33/1
- New York - Billie Cooper - 40/1
- Newfoundland and Labrador - Tammy Snook - 40/1
- Leitrim - Shauna McHugh - 40/1
- Ohio - Aoife Zuercher - 40/1
- San Francisco - Maggie Baglin - 40/1
- Cavan - Grace Farrelly - 50/1
- Florida - Molly Ronan - 50/1
- Galway - Deirdre Jennings - 50/1
- New Zealand - Keely O'Grady - 50/1
- Perth - Maria Collins - 50/1
- Westmeath - Grace O'Connor - 50/1
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