MasterChef Ireland
| MasterChef Ireland | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Cooking |
| Judges |
Dylan McGrath Nick Munier |
| Narrated by | Lorraine Pilkington |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Dublin |
| Running time | 54 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Shine Group in association with Ziji productions distributed by Shine International Screentime Shinawhil |
| Release | |
| Original network | RTÉ Two |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release |
8 September 2011 – Present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
MasterChef Ireland is an RTÉ television cooking game show based on the international format created by Franc Roddam.[1]
As of late 2016 the series has moved to TV3, the fourth season is expected to air as part of the TV3 Autumn 2016 schedule beginning with Celebrity Masterchef Ireland.
Judges
Dylan McGrath and Nick Munier judge the contestants.[2]
Narrator
Lorraine Pilkington is the show's narrator.
Contestants
- First series
- Mary Carney
- Nadia Mathiasen
- Mike Curran
- Mandy Scott
- Grant Jacobs
- Conal Markey
- Bridin Carey
- Clare Anne O'Keefe
- Christine O'Sullivan
- Barry Finnegan
- Jackie Doran
- Jarek Baryga
- Kevin MacNamidhe
- Pierce Maher
- Richard Speedie
- Shane Cullinan
- First series winner
Mary Carney[3]
Series 2
A second season was announced on 15 February 2012.[4] It premiered on 4 October 2012 at 9:30 on RTÉ Two. The final of the second season aired on 13 December 2012 and was won by Tamarin Blackmur.[5][6]
Celebrity MasterChef 2013
On 14 July 2013, Celebrity MasterChef Ireland, a new six-part series began on RTÉ One at 9.30pm.[7] Eight celebrities are taking part with Dylan McGrath and Nick Munier returning as judges.[8]
In week 1 judges Nick Munier and Dylan McGrath asked the contestants to cook something that is 'You on a Plate' and also to cook French dessert Crêpe Suzette in a cooking challenge. Comedian Gary Cooke was the first contestant to leave after Dylan McGrath commented that his dessert looked like something that had "fallen off a roof." [9] David Gillick was crowned the winner of the competition on the final which aired 18 August 2013, beating fellow finalists, Aengus Mac Grianna and Maia Dunphy.[10][11]
Celebrities
- Gary Cooke - comedian (Eliminated in week 1)[12]
- Kamal Ibrahim - presenter (Eliminated in week 2)[13]
- Tracy Piggott - sports presenter (Eliminated in week 3)[14]
- Conor Pope - Irish Times correspondent (Eliminated in week 4)[15]
- Yvonne Keating - former model (Eliminated in week 5)[16]
- Maia Dunphy - writer (3rd)
- David Gillick - athlete (winner)[17]
- Aengus Mac Grianna - RTÉ newscaster (2nd)
References
- ↑ "RTÉ Television launches MasterChef Ireland". RTÉ Ten. RTÉ. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ↑ "Last Night's TV: Masterchef Ireland". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ↑ "Masterchef Ireland winner Carney pregnant". RTÉ Ten. RTÉ. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ↑ Finn, Melanie (15 February 2012). "RTÉ to serve up a second helping of Masterchef". Evening Herald. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ↑ "MasterChef Ireland: Winner 2012". RTÉ News. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ "Tamarin Blackmur wins MasterChef". RTÉ News. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ "Newscaster Mac Grianna for Celebrity Masterchef". RTÉ News. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ "RTÉ ANNOUNCE THE EIGHT PERSONALITIES TAKING PART IN CELEBRITY MASTERCHEF". RTÉ Presspack. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ "Comedian Gary Cooke is first to get booted off Celebrity Masterchef". Irish Mirror. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ↑ "David Gillick wins Celebrity MasterChef Ireland". RTÉ News. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ↑ "Champion athlete David Gillick is runaway winner of Celebrity Masterchef". Irish Mirror. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ↑ "Cooke is the first to go on Celebrity Masterchef". RTÉ News. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ↑ "Kamal hangs up Celeb MasterChef apron". RTÉ News. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "Tracy Piggott leaves Celebrity MasterChef". RTÉ News. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "Conor Pope hangs up Celeb MasterChef apron". RTÉ News. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ↑ "Yvonne Keating misses out on Celebrity Masterchef final". Irish Mirror. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ↑ "David Gillick wins gold on Ireland's first Celebrity Masterchef". Irish Independent. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.