{"id":478868,"date":"2026-05-11T08:33:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/478868\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T08:33:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:33:16","slug":"the-indo-daily-rose-of-tralee-row-the-us-millionaire-and-a-bittersweet-battle-for-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/478868\/","title":{"rendered":"The Indo Daily: Rose of Tralee row \u2013 The US millionaire and a bittersweet battle for control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/efdd4b89-e501-4821-a4e2-d9f3b4276d34.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Rose of Tralee can mean many things to many people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Depending on who you ask, it\u2019s a proud symbol of Irish society and culture. Or it\u2019s an outdated, glorified &#8220;lovely girls&#8221; competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Maybe it\u2019s just a bit of harmless craic to pass the time on the TV once a year. Or perhaps you have a genuine connection that inspired you to devote time, energy and a lot of money to the festival and its birthplace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">For an enterprising American hotelier seeking to keep a beloved spirit alive, investment in the Rose of Tralee made both professional and personal sense. Such was the case for US businessman Dick Henggeler, who significantly invested in Kerry and the Rose of Tralee traditions following the death of his daughter Dorothy, who participated as the Washington Rose in the 2011 festival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Henggeler\u2019s involvement would ultimately lead to a heated quarrel over control that has only now come to an end following his sad passing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">On this episode of The Indo Daily, host Fionn\u00e1n Sheahan is joined by Irish Independent legal affairs editor Shane Phelan to look at a bittersweet dispute made in Kerry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Rose of Tralee can mean many things to many people. 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