Delight as Donegal Town girl selected for Rose of Tralee festival
Ella Timoney loves her sport and friends and family will look forward to seeing her on the live opening show of the Rose of Tralee on RTÉ next month
Ella Timoney from Donegal Town has been selected to represent at the Rose of Tralee Festival 2026.
Ella, who is eight, is a pupil of Scoil An Linbh Iosa, Killymard and was recently presented with this year’s spirit of the school award. She is delighted to be selected as one of the 32 rosebuds to take part in the festival out of over 300 applicants nationwide.
She is a keen footballer with Four Masters football club, a competitive gymnast with Citadel Gymnastics and an active member of many other clubs in the town, including Tir Chonaill Athletic Club, Donegal Town Basketball Club and Rilion Gracie Jiu Jitsu Club.
Ella is due to be paired with one of the 2026 Roses next Friday, July 24, in Tralee and will take part in a series of interviews and parades during the Rose of Tralee festival on the 14-18 of August. Her friends and family and the whole of Donegal will look forward to seeing Ella on the live opening show of the Rose of Tralee on RTÉ on August 17 alongside hosts Dáithí O Sé and Kathryn Thomas.