Sisters Karena and Kasey Te Awa Bird, who were Masterchef New Zealand 2014 winners are in Ireland to film their new TV series 'Karena and Kasey’s Foreign Flavours'.  The

 series follows their discovery of new food experiences in countries while showcasing the people and culture within them.  The Ireland show will broadcast live on national TV New Zealand later this year to an audience of 250,000 where hopefully the audience will get a taste for travel and be inspired to have an Irish adventure of their own. 

 Pictured are Karena and Kasey Te Awa Bird, with Seaneen Sullivan, L.Mulligan Grocer, Shane Raftery and Rory Mathews, Fáilte Ireland.

  Fáilte Ireland, in association with Tourism Ireland, assisted the Maori sisters who come from a small town in the central North Island.  The programme is one of 6 learning stories where the sisters get out and about to meet local chefs, food producers and people in the know to learn as much as possible about food in Ireland.

 

Tourists visiting House of Waterford Crystal were given an opportunity to get up close with the Women's Rugby World Cup Trophy as it continues its tour of the country .  Fáilte 

Ireland's Eimear Whittle is pictured with David McCoy, House of Waterford Crystal with the trophy. 

 Kicking off on August 5th, the Women's Rugby World Cup will see 12 national rugby teams play in a series of matches in Dublin (UCD) and Belfast (Queens University and Kingspan Stadium). The tournament format will see 18 pool stage matches taking place in UCD and 12 knock out stage matches hosted in the two Belfast venues.