From watching the festival as a child in rural Meath to escorting the 2025 Rose of Tralee winner, Tommy Meade describes his experience as ‘a bit of a dream come true’
Meath escort Tommy Meade jiving on stage with Laois Rose Katelyn Cummins. Photo: Domnick Walsh
For Meath man Tommy Meade, taking part in this year’s Rose of Tralee was “a bit of a dream come true”, as he got stuck in during boot camp and made friends for life.
While it was not necessarily his lifelong wish to be an escort, Tommy always wanted to be involved in the festival in some way.