''MasterChef Ireland'' is an

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based on the international format created by

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. 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

Robin Gill and Daniel Clifford have been confirmed as the new judges on the 2017 season of the show on

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. Previous judges included

Dylan McGrath Dylan McGrath (born 4 August 1977) is an Irish celebrity head chef. He was the owner of the now defunct Michelin starred restaurant Mint in Dublin which closed as a result of the economic downturn. In August 2010 he opened 'Rustic Stone Restau ...

and

Nick Munier Nick Munier (born 1968) is a Maitre d'Hotel and restaurant manager. He is best known in the United Kingdom as the Maitre d'Hotel of ITV's prime-time reality show Hell's Kitchen and in Ireland as co-presenter of MasterChef Ireland. He was also a ...

Narrator

Lorraine Pilkington Lorraine Pilkington (born 18 April 1974) is an Irish actress from Dublin who is best known for her role as Katrina Finlay from '' Monarch of the Glen''. Life Born in Dublin, Pilkington grew up in the affluent suburban village of Malahide, an ...

was the show's

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until 2013. Aoibhéann McCann narrates Celebrity Masterchef Ireland 2017.

Series 1

;First series winner Mary Carney

Series 2

A second season was announced on 15 February 2012. 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.

''Celebrity MasterChef 2013''

On 14 July 2013, Celebrity MasterChef Ireland, a new six-part series began on

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at 9.30pm. Eight celebrities are taking part with

and

returning as judges. 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."

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was crowned the winner of the competition on the final which aired 18 August 2013, beating fellow finalists, Aengus Mac Grianna and Maia Dunphy.

Celebrities

''Celebrity MasterChef 2017''

On 16 January 2017, a new series of Celebrity MasterChef Ireland began on TV3 at 10pm. Daniel Clifford and Robin Gill were the judges.

Celebrities

References

External links

Official website
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