Turmoil for Rose of Tralee company as shareholder sues for repayment of €96,000 loan

The Rose of Tralee festival

Shane Phelan

The company behind the Rose of Tralee festival has been plunged into turmoil after the initiation of a lawsuit by one of its shareholders seeking the repayment of a loan of close to €100,000.

The case is being taken by US-based hotelier Dick Henggeler, who owns just under a third of the company, ­Kerry Rose Festival Limited.