The Clare flag will be flying at Parc Olympique Lyonnais this evening as one lucky schoolgirl prepares to walk out in front of the 59,186 fans in the stadium and the millions watching around the world.
Rose Carter a ten year old from Kilmaley is preparing herself for an occasion to remember as she is one of the very lucky mascots for the Euro 2016 semi-final meeting of Wales and Portugal.
It’s not yet known which team Rose will be walking out with but she is hopeful of getting paired with Cristiano Ronaldo or Gareth Bale depending on which country she is assigned to.
Having just finished fourth class at Kilmaley N.S. Rose was the lucky winner of a competition run across the continent. Her father, Luke Carter explained the process to The Clare Herald.
“My wife works for McDonald’s in Ennis and they had an internal competition for a child to be an official player escort at one of the semi-finals the competition was around the European restaurants and my wife was extremely lucky and won”.
