The owner of the Rose Hotel in Tralee and a shareholder in the company behind the Rose of Tralee festival has launched a High Court action against the firm organising the event. Richard Henggeler lodged a summons with the High Court’s central office on Tuesday against the Kerry Rose Festival Limited, trading as the Rose Of Tralee International Festival. The annual August spectacle is one of Ireland’s largest and longest-running festivals, with Irish women and those of Irish descent from around the world competing to be crowned the Rose of Tralee. Henggeler is one of five shareholders in the company,…

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