Macra officially launches Mr. Personality 2026 in Kilkenny
26 contestants from across Ireland will descend on Kilkenny for the 19th annual Mr. Personality Festival, which is being organised by Kilkenny County Macra.
The festival, taking place on April 10-11, was recently launched in this year's venue, Langton’s Hotel, Kilkenny.
Macra National President, Josephine O’Neill, who officially launched the festival, highlighted the importance of events like Mr. Personality as a part of Macra’s national calendar.
Mayor of Kilkenny, John Coonan also spoke about the value of such festivals for young people in Kilkenny and rural Ireland.
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The reigning Mr. Personality, Sean Kelly was also in attendance at the launch. Sean represented North Tipperary last year.
"Last year, winning Mr. Personality was the cherry on top of the cake from my experiences since joining Macra.
"I joined this brilliant organisation as a very shy, timid, quite young boy and have grown into the person I am today and I will be forever grateful to Macra for giving not only me but all the members in this organisation a chance to grow and develop," he said.
"The Mr. Personality Festival is not a weekend to be missed, it’s at these festivals where so many of us make friendships and memories that last a lifetime.
"None of this would happen without the hard work of the committee, to all those who helped out thank you so much for all of the hard work behind the scenes to make this weekend as special as it is," Sean added.
The contestants arrive in Kilkenny on Friday, April 10 where they will take part their first group activity of the weekend.
After their arrival back to the hotel, the on-stage interviews will kick off at 7:30p.m in Langton’s.
The on-stage interviews will be conducted by MC, Aindriú de Paor from RTÉ 2FM. This will be followed by music from The Deere John’s and DJ until late.
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The contestants will have an early start on Saturday morning with private interviews with the judges.
Once the interviews are finished, the contestant will be tested on their ability to work as a team.
On Saturday evening, the contestants will be donning their suits for a banquet in the Langton’s Ballroom.
There will be a surprise entertainment act before the band Sweet Freedom.
Mr. Personality 2026 will be announced at 12:00 midnight, with a DJ continuing the celebrations until the early morning.
For those attending these festival, there are a range of activities planned including jiving lessons, a scavenger hunt and music from Danny Burke.
