Cabin manager will have Irish eyes smiling in Tralee

Ms. Clodagh Fleming, who works as a cabin manager with the Abu Dhabi-based airline, saw off stiff competition from dozens of other women to win the recent Dubai Rose Festival. She has been living in Abu Dhabi for the last five years having moved to the UAE to take up her role as a cabin manager for Etihad.

Clodagh, from Ballina in County Mayo, will now travel to Tralee in the south west corner of Ireland to compete alongside 49 other contestants from around the world for the coveted title of Rose of Tralee, which celebrates its Golden Jubilee 50th Anniversary in August.

Beatrice Cosgrove, Etihad Airways’ country manager Ireland, said: “Etihad Airways is delighted for Clodagh and it is a fabulous reflection on the company that one of our staff members will be representing the UAE.

“The Rose of Tralee Festival celebrates modern young women in terms of their aspirations, ambitions, intellect, social responsibility and Irish heritage and we will be cheering for Clodagh all the way.”

Women between the ages of 18 and 27 are invited to represent their county in the annual Rose of Tralee International Festival.

The 2009 winner will be crowned with the Newbridge Silverware Tiara and be presented with the Perpetual Trophy. She will also receive a prize worth €25,000 to fund a year of travel that includes fares and accommodation, a generous clothes allowance and spending money. She will also be given the use of a car during her reign.

Anthony O’Gara, managing director and host of the Festival, said: “In an unprecedented move, 50 Roses from home and abroad will travel to Tralee in August, mainly because they all want to be present in Tralee for the 50th Anniversary."


 

 Ms. Clodagh Fleming, an Etihad Airways’ cabin crew member, has been chosen to represent the United Arab Emirates at this year’s Rose of Tralee Festival in Ireland.