SHANE BYRNE shared his pride as he watched daughter Kerry represent Wicklow in The Rose of Tralee. The annual glitzy showpiece returned to RTE screens on Monday night . Watching on in the crowd was Shane, a former Ireland as well as Leinster hooker.
Ahead of seeing Kerry make her bow he was proud as punch and tweeted a photo of her in a beautiful dress. It was captioned: "#RoseOfTralee Coming soon!! #ProudDad" The 21-year-old spoke to RSVP Live earlier this week about the normalcy of having an abnormally famous parent. She noted simply: “He’s always been our dad, and who he is has been that way our whole life.
"I’m so used to it. I’m going to joke that people can pay a tenner for a photo with him, so I’ll make a little bit of money!” Kerry, who has a twin sister named Alex, added that Shane has been able to give invaluable advice on how to deal with any negative feedback that does unfortunately come with any public spotlight. Recalling his advice, she added: “He told me if there are any really negative comments, to have a really good answer to put them back in their place.
"Or just smile and walk away and to always put up a nice front.” Last year's edition of the famed contest was the first time it ever had a co-host as Kathryn Thomas joined Daithi O'Se in leading proceedings. Prior to the 2024 version kicking off, Daithi spoke to SunShowbiz about how they continue to tweak its format to keep it as fresh as possible.
O'Se, who has chaired things since 2010, re.