Portal between Waterford and Czech city opens as part of Winterval Christmas festival

Portal in Apple Market now links the European City of Christmas (Waterford) with the EU Capital of Christmas (Brno) 

Revellers in Waterford wave through the portal to their counterparts in Brno. It was officially opened by the ambassador of the Czech Republic in Ireland and the Irish ambassador in the Czech Republic. Picture: Patrick Browne

A real time portal is has opened between Waterford and the Czech city of Brno on Friday as part of the Winterval Christmas festival.

The Apple Market will be home to a dolmen-shaped portal which will connect to another portal in the centre of Brno. The gateway was officially opened at 3pm with the ambassador of the Czech Republic to Ireland, Pavel Vošalík, in attendance.