It goes without saying that the Rose of Tralee is all about being on your best behaviour, showing the best facets of your personality and generally doing your best to charm everyone in your presence.
So the last thing you might expect to see, then, is a bare arse staring back at you.
No, (unfortunately) it wasn't one of the Roses going badly off-script. However, eagle-eyed viewers spotted a cheeky group of lads who somehow managed to get their mate's bum on the telly.
Viewers were encouraged to send in/tag photos of themselves enjoying the show. This trio of Irish dancers sent in a picture of themselves with the World Irish Dancing trophy - but whoever selected it to show on TV during the programme clearly didn't see the full moon at 11 o'clock:
Enjoying the Rose Of Tralee 2019 with the World Irish Dancing trophy. #Roseoftralee #RoseOfTralee2019 @RoseofTralee_ pic.twitter.com/gmcCQUhESA
— kieran byrne (@kieranb01) August 26, 2019
Needless to say, it was the highlight of the whole event for some people.
“Send us your Rose of Tralee party pics” they said..
Well these lads did and it just got shown on National Television 😂
I love Ireland 🇮🇪 #RoseofTralee #Rot #MoonOverTralee pic.twitter.com/NfYgdTMP4O— Jim Sheridan (@Jim_Sheridan) August 27, 2019
No guys 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😭😭 Is your man showing his arse in the background 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂#RoseofTralee#Rot pic.twitter.com/ccNs5qYUEM— CROSSY (@CrossyTweets) August 27, 2019
I can’t believe the Rose of Tralee just put up a photo of these lads with an arse mooning in the background 😂😂 #RoseofTralee pic.twitter.com/17arYMP51U
— Shauna (@Shauna_Phelan) August 27, 2019
Hopefully no one in RTÉ is fired for literally making an arse of things.