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11 Sept 2025

IN PICTURES: Meet all the absolutely adorable contestants chasing the 2023 Nose of Tralee crown

Adorable! Voting starts August 3 all the way up to midnight on August 21

CLICK ON THE ARROWS ABOVE TO BROWSE THROUGH THE GALLERY

Bear - Kilkenny Nose

My name is Bear, I also answer to Baby Bear, BB and Good Boy.

I am a 9-month-old Goldendoodle and I live with my mammy, daddy and big brother Loki. He was the Kilkenny nose 3 years ago so he has been teaching me how to work my poses and behave in public (not pooping on paths is very important). I love to go for walks, my favourite places are the woods, Kilkenny Castle Park and the beach. Me and my brother have lots of toys we like to play with but my favs are the sticks I find in the garden.

I make lots of friends on my walks but my best friends are my nanny and grandad who I go to visit first thing every morning, sitting on their back doorstep waiting for them to get up. I’m pretty independent but there is nothing I prefer more than a good cuddle and head scratch on the couch with my family.

I would really like to be the Nose of Tralee because my big brother Loki is my hero and I really want to make him proud.

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