The 2014 Rose of Tralee was the 55th edition of the annual Irish international festival held on 15–19 August 2014. The international finals of the competition were broadcast live by RTÉ One television on 18–19 August.
| 2014 Rose of Tralee | |
|---|---|
 The winner, Maria Walsh in 2018 | |
| Date | 15–19 August 2014 |
| Presenters | Dáithí Ó Sé |
| Entertainment | HomeTown (18 August) Nathan Carter (19 August) |
| Venue | Festival Dome, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Broadcaster | RTÉ |
| Entrants | 32[1] |
| Winner | Maria Walsh (Philadelphia) |
The Philadelphia Rose, Maria Walsh, was crowned the winner of the competition on 19 August. She was a 27-year-old native of Boston in the United States who moved to Shrule, County Mayo in Ireland in 1994. After her college education, she emigrated to New York City in the United States then moved to Philadelphia in 2011.[2][3]
She had been the favourite with the bookies, with Paddy Power offering odds of 2/5 for her to take victory.[4][5][6][7]
Walsh revealed that she was a lesbian five days after her coronation.[3][8][9]
References
edit- ^ "2014 Contestants". Official Site. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Philly's Rose is New Rose of Tralee". RTÉ News. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ a b Rose of Tralee reveals that she's gay Archived 25 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine RTÉ News, 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Philadelphia Rose crowned 2014 Rose of Tralee". The Irish Times. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "2014 International Rose of Tralee winner: Maria Walsh". Irish Independent. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "THE ROSE OF TRALEE: Festival of fun, frocks and frolics". Irish Examiner. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "As it happened: The crowning of the Rose of Tralee 2014". The Journal. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ Rose of Tralee reveals she's gay Sunday Independent, 24 August 2014.
- ^ Rose heartened by response to revelations that she is gay Irish Times, 25 August 2014.