Róisín Egenton

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Róisín Ryan Egenton (born 1977) is a woman who, as a 23-year-old, was crowned the Rose of Tralee in the Festival Dome, Tralee in August 2000.[1] Egenton represented New York in the competition, and was the third New York Rose to have ever won the title.[2]

During her year, Egenton guest appeared on a number of television programmes including RTÉ's The Late Late Show, Nationwide, and Up for the Match, as well as TV3's Ireland AM. The weekly newspaper Ireland on Sunday included her in their list of the "Top 30 Hottest Women in Ireland", the monthly magazine Irish America named her one of the "Top 100 Irish Americans of 2000".[3]

Egenton received an degree in International Studies from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland[4] and a master's degree in Health Promotion from the National University of Ireland, Galway.[5] She has played the violin since the age of three and was principal violinist with the Manhattan School of Music philharmonic.[2]

In July/August 2007, Egenton was one-third of an act called "The Roses", along with previous Rose of Tralee winners Orla O'Shea and Orla Tobin, who competed in RTÉ One's Charity You're a Star. They appeared on behalf of the Irish Heart Foundation.[6]

In 2008, Egenton won the Association of Irish Musical Societies (AIMS) award for Best Comedienne for her role in Kilkenny Musical Society's production of Oklahoma!.[7]

In 2015, Egenton married Nicholas Lawless in Galway, Ireland. Their wedding was included in an episode of the RTÉ television programme A Week To My Wedding,[8] and was also featured in VIP,[9] and The Irish Times.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Grainne Cunningham (2000-08-23). "Big Apple's Rose woos Tralee to win the crown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Anne Lucey (2000-08-23). "New Yorker is the millennium Rose". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  3. ^ "The Nationwide Factsheet: Rose in true bloom". RTE. 2001-08-08. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  4. ^ Jim Stack (2000-09-30). "A sporting lad is just the ticket for fun loving Róisín". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Sarah Geraghty (2016-01-23). "Our Wedding Story: A Rose of Tralee marries her Galway man". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  6. ^ "The Roses out of Charity You're a Star". RTE. 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  7. ^ "Luck be a Lady Tonight". advertiser.ie. Galway Advertiser. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  8. ^ "A Week to My Wedding Final". RTE. 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  9. ^ Niamh Devereux (2015-09-21). "All the gorgeous pics from former Rose of Tralee Róisín Egenton's big day". VIP. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
Preceded by
Geraldine O'Grady 		Rose of Tralee
August 2000 - August 2001 		Succeeded by
Lisa Manning
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