170: The Irish Rose of South Australia

The Irish Rose of South Australia is an episode about the Rose Of Tralee festival which links Tralee in Ireland with Star Wars and Adelaide. Intrigued? Listen in. The Rose Of Tralee is a tradition from Ireland that has entwined Irish women and families around the world since 1959. This includes South Australia. Tonight we'll reach past the thorns of controversies and change and learn why it is an important, annual festival, the second largest in Europe behind Eurovision. We interview, Rochelle Melino, the SA Rose, Gillian Drummond, Rose Of Tralee Coordinator, Kevin Neeson, chairman of the Irish club, and Frank O'Reilly, Irish Club barman and radio presenter on Radio EBI. Also appearing in the Irish Rose of South Australia episode In the musical pilgrimage, we'll hear from Odette, one of the contenders for Rose Of Tralee from SA last year The SA Drink Of The Week is ... Guinness In IS IT NEWS, Nigel tests us on Ireland. And please consider becoming part of our podcast by joining our Inner Circle. It's an email list. Join it and you might get an email on a Sunday or Monday seeking question ideas, guest ideas and requests for other bits of feedback about YOUR podcast, The Adelaide Show. Email us directly and we'll add you to the list: podcast@theadelaideshow.com.au If you enjoy the show, please leave us a 5-star review in iTunes or other podcast sites. We'd greatly appreciate it.