Laois Rose an early TV starter at Rose of Tralee on RTE

The running order for the 2023 Rose of Tralee TV selection nights has been unveiled and the Laois Rose is among the early starters .

Cullohill woman Sinéad Dowd  is one of the 32 International Roses who will be appearing across Monday and Tuesday nights from the Rose of Tralee International Festival Rose Selection, live from Kerry Sports Academy in MTU.

New York native Sinéad, who is among the favourites, makes her appearance on night one but its not yet clear where she will appear in the running order.

Two Laois men, Colin Palmer and Mark Dunne, will also on TV when the winning escort is announced.

Ottawa Rose, Aoife McDonald, whose dad hails from Portarlington, appears on Tuesday.

The Offaly Rose is also on stage on Monday when 18 women are interviewed.

Monday 21st August - Rose Selection Part One (in alphabetical order)

1. Arizona - Ashley Jackson

2. Boston & New England - Fiona Weir

3. Chicago - Kelley Leyden

4. Cork - Kate Shaughnessy

5. Dublin - Bethany Cushing

6. Laois - Sinéad Dowd

7. Limerick - Molli Ann O'Halloran

8. London - Amy Gillen

9. Mayo - Kate Heneghan

10. Meath - Lane Galvin

11. Melbourne - Katie Casey

12. Offaly - Allie Leahy

13. Philadelphia - Marissa Berry

14. Queensland - Imogen Weston - Kelly

15. San Francisco - Katie McFadden

16. Toronto - Erica Daly

17. Western Canada - London Prusko

18. Wexford - Brónagh Hogan

Tuesday 22nd August - Rose Selection Part Two (in alphabetical order)

1. Antrim - Mollie O'Brien

2. Carlow - Caoimhe Deering

3. Clare - Aisling O'Connor

4. Down - Nadine Downey

5. Germany - Megan Wolf

6. Kerry - Kelsey Lang McCarthy

7. Longford - Grace Kemple

8. New York - Róisín Wiley

9. New Zealand - Kelsi Wallace

10. Ottawa - Aoife McDonald

11. South Australia - Charlotte Burton

12. Sydney - Aoife Butler

13. Texas - Eden Kasprak

14. Washington DC - Siobhán Speak

Daithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas will co-present thd Rose of Tralee o  RTE.