The Great Irish Bake Off

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The Great Irish Bake Off
Genre Baking
cooking
Presented by Anna Nolan
JudgesPaul Kelly (Series 1–3)
Lilly Higgins (Series 3)
Biddy White Lennon (Series 1–2)
Country of origin Ireland
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes24
Production
ProducersGrainne O'Carroll
Simon Proctor
Production locationsTinakilly House, Rathnew, Co Wicklow
Production companySideline
Original release
Network TV3
Release19 September 2013 (2013-09-19) –
13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
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The Great British Bake Off

The Great Irish Bake Off was an Irish reality TV cooking series. The show was based on the successful BBC show The Great British Bake Off . The show was produced by Sideline Productions for the TV3 Group. [1] [2] It premiered on TV3 Ireland on 19 September 2013, broadcasting for three seasons.

Contents

Series 1 and 2 were broadcast on Thursday nights from 21:00. [3] [4] Series 3 launched in a Sunday night slot on 25 October 2015 at 21:00.

In August 2016, the TV3 Group confirmed the series would not return for a fourth season run; however, the broadcaster did not rule out of returning to the series at a later date. The show was replaced by Masterchef Ireland and Celebrity Masterchef Ireland.

Format

The show consisted of 8 episodes where in each episode the bakers were tasked with two different challenges; a signature bake and a technical bake or a technical bake and a showstopper. Unlike The Great British Bake Off, the bakers only faced two challenges each episode, the bakes were then critically examined by the judges who then chose a "Star Baker" and a baker to be eliminated from the competition. Twelve contestants were chosen for each series.

Signature Challenge: This challenge is for the amateur bakers to show off their tried-and-tested recipes that are rustic and altogether home-made-looking.
Technical Challenge: This challenge shows who can follow instructions, but who also has the technical knowledge and experience to produce the finished product. The bakers are all given the same recipe, which is set by the judges, and are not told beforehand what the challenge will be. The finished product is ranked from worst to best, with the judges not knowing who produced which.
Showstopper Challenge: This challenge is for the bakers to show off their unique skills and talent. The judges are looking for a bake that is both of a professional appearance but also in taste.

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesPremiereFinaleRunners-upWinner
1819 September 20137 November 2013Maryanne DaltonStephen Chisholm
Will De Korte
2821 May 20149 July 2014Ali MitterTracy Coyne
Shane Murray
3825 October 201513 December 2015Emer HoughCathy McKenna
Clare Ryan

Series 1 (2013)

Series 1 of The Great Irish Bake Off saw twelve home bakers take part in a bake-off to test their baking skills as they battled to be crowned The Great Irish Bake Off's best amateur baker. Each week saw the bakers put through two challenges in a particular discipline. The series final saw Stephen Chisholm win with Maryanne Dalton and Will De Korte as the runners up.

Series 2 (2014)

Series 2 of The Great Irish Bake Off saw twelve home bakers take part in a bake-off to test their baking skills as they battled to be crowned The Great Irish Bake Off's best amateur baker. The second series aired in Summer 2014 and was filmed at Tinakilly House, Co Wicklow.

Series 3 (2015)

Series 3 of The Great Irish Bake Off returned to Tinakilly House, Co Wicklow and saw twelve home bakers take part in a bake-off to test their baking skills as they battle to be crowned The Great Irish Bake Off's best amateur baker. Cork born Lilly Higgins (food blogger, Irish Times columnist, photographer and author) joined Paul Kelly (Executive Pastry Chef at Dublin's Merrion Hotel) as a judge. The third series began airing on Sunday 25 October 2015 with a repeat showing on Saturday evenings. The winner was Cathy McKenna from Monaghan who beat Emer Hough and Clare Ryan in the Grand Final. In The Great Irish Christmas Bake Off - a one off seasonal special - judges Paul Kelly and Lilly Higgins demonstrated Christmas bakes and makes and there was a Celebrity Bake Off between Pantomime Stars and Presenters. Actor George McMahon and singer Leanne Moore represented Team Panto while Lucy Kennedy and Martin King from TV3's 'Seven O'Clock Show' were on the Presenters team. The judges crowned Leanne Moore Star Baker.

Reception

Critical reception

The show averaged over 200,000 viewers per episode and returned for a second series in Summer 2014 and a third in the Autumn of 2015. Series 3 opened with ratings up 25% on the previous year. [5]

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