his romance with Rita — the New Jersey Rose of 2008 — won’t make the cut as they met when Dáithí was a judge, before he got to become the show’s host, taking over from Ray D’Arcy.‘We didn’t go back to the year that she was there as the New Jersey Rose as we are only going back to 2010 but the whole thing is special because of that you know?’‘I was attracted to her which is always a good sign but we were friends before we got together as we were in contact for about a year and a half before anything happened.
I was really attracted to her and she is a great fun-loving person too, so I think when you put those things together you have a recipe for success.’Dáithí says the organisers of the Rose of Tralee are determined to come back in 2021.
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