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Prizes:

The 30th Galway Rose will receive:

  • A fabulous nine days as guest of the Festival of Kerry representing not only Galway but the entire West of Ireland at the famous International Rose of Tralee Festival
  • €1,000 worth of Fashion courtesy Katherine McGee, Marian's Fashion Shops of Galway & Boyle - Galway's leading fashion house for ladies
  • €750 cash courtesy of Galway Irish Spring Water
  • Special Gold Watch and Gold Claddagh Pendant from Galway's leading Jewellers - Fallers of Williamgate Street
  • The Faller Perpetual Cup and a replica of this trophy to keep
  • A valuable Basket of Cosmetics and skin care sponsored by Lancome & Moons Beauty care
  • Special, hand-painted clock from Royal Tara - one of the last items to be produced in Mervue!
  • Champagne Dinner for 2 courtesy The Ardilaun House Hotel, Taylor's Hill.
  • A €150 "Colour & Style" consultation, courtesy Mary Murphy, Oranmore
  • A DVD Recording of the Galway Rose Final 2003, courtesy Patsy Conway, Corofin
  • Hair Care Voucher (worth €150) from Barrys Hair Salon Shop Street for free styling
  • Shoes Voucher from Hanley's Fashion Shoes, Galway Shopping Centre
    Flanagans Footwear, Eyre Square Centre
  • Exquisite bouquet of Roses compliments of Richard, Branch Florists, Town Park, Tuam Road, Galway.

All the Contestants will receive:

  • A Claddagh Silver Pendant compliments of Fallers Jewellers.
  • Discount Voucher for Fashion from Marian's Fashion Shops
  • Discounted Personalised Video Recording of the Rose Final
  • Gift from Lancome & Moons Beauty care.
  • Discount Voucher from Fallers for an Engagement Ring.
  • Presentation Rose - compliments of Richard, Branch Florists (at the Rose Banquet).

Main Sponsors:

  • Marianís Fashion Shops, Galway & Boyle - €1,000 Clothes Voucher to Winner
  • Galway Irish Spring Water - €750 Cash to Winner
  • Fallers Jewellers, Galway - Gold Watch and Pendant to winner (www.fallers.com)
  • Silver Claddagh Pendants to all Contestants

Other Sponsors:

  • MEXX Clothing, Chapel lane, Market Street, Galway (€250 of Casual Wear)
  • Jim Clancy Cyber Video
  • Royal Tara, Mervue
  • Branch Florists
  • Hanley Fashion Shoes, Galway Shopping Centre
  • Flanagans Footwear Eyre Sq. Centre
  • Eyre & Park House Restaurants, Foster Street
  • Ardilaun House Hotel, Taylors Hill (www.ardilaunhousehotel.ie)
  • Colour Photo & Video Services, Corofin
  • Barrys Hair Salon, Shop Street
  • Musgraves, Cash & Carry
  • Tuam Herald
  • Gilbeys (Ireland) Ltd.
  • Oyster Manor, Clarinbridge.

The space for this website and practically all the photography is provided by Patsy Conway, Colour Photo & Video Services Corofin Tuam who provides a superb quality service, particularly for weddings of broadcast quality digital Video and Still Photography, at reasonable cost. Patsy can be contacted at conwaypatsy@eircom.net

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