Last night Mary Carney from Waterford won the title of MasterChef Ireland.
Judges Dylan McGrath and Nick Munier selected Mary for the title over fellow finalists 28-year-old Bridin Carey from Co Tipperary and 37-year-old Mike Curran from Limerick.
28-year-old Carney from Waterford wowed McGrath and Munier with her final three-course meal serving a warm lobster salad, squab pigeon which seemed to particularly impress and a summer berry plate. Mary, who is a telecommunications policy and strategy advisor with a large telecommunications company, credits her mother with teaching her how to cook.
Her rivals also upped their game for the final meal with a wide variety of dishes which all seemed to hit the mark with the enthusiastic and committed judges who happily ate nine meals each on the final show. Bridin alone seemed unhappy with her efforts as she felt she had slightly undercooked her lamb main although the judges didn’t seem to notice.
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The 16 finalists
Mary was crowned the winner
