One Rose of Tralee contestant is taking inspiration from her farming background to survive the hectic festival schedule which starts today.
Laois Rose Gráinne Hogan is a full-time farmer.
She is using her experience with the lambing season to cope with the lack of sleep during the festival.
She said: "I was saying it to everyone, they were like 'oh how many hours sleep are you getting?' and I said look, I'm going to take it like it's lambing time - be delighted that I'm getting four hours sleep and then wake up and go again."
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"It's only for the 10 days, we only get to do this once and it's absolutely fantastic that we're here, so you just get on with it."
