Celebrity Bainisteoir (2008)
Celebrity Bainisteoir is a prime-time reality programme broadcast by RTÉ and produced by Animo Television/Kite Entertainment. Created by Fiona Looney. During and after its eight-part original run in 2008, the "hugely popular RTÉ Television tournament" was widely mentioned in the media including such newspapers such as An Phoblacht, The Belfast Telegraph, the Evening Echo, the Irish Examiner, the Irish Independent, the Irish News and The Irish Times. During the first series, a pop culture website asked its readers "If you weren’t watching Celebrity Bainisteoir last night, then where were you?" In the wake of the successful first series, the Evening Herald of Dublin reported in September 2008 that RTÉ was seeking out a new set of celebrities for a second series of Celebrity Bainisteoir set to air in summer 2009, and that a Celebrity Bainisteoir special would air during the Christmas season in 2008. The second series began on 22 March 2009.
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Episode 1 - Episode 1
Release Date: 2010-09-19On programme one of the new series of Celebrity Bainisteoir comedian Andrew Maxwell's Fermanagh team will meet Blaithnaid Ni Cofaigh's Meath in a first round clash that sees our celebs go on a journey from their brightly lit worlds into the heartland of the GAA. Will the glamour gaelgoirs be able to out-wit the king of laughter when it come to leading their men to glory on the pitch? All will be revealed as we follow them in their bid for GAA greatness.
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Episode 2 - Episode 2
Release Date: 2010-09-26Episode two of Celebrity Bainisteoir sees TV wedding planner Peter Kelly (aka Franc) meet TV and radio star Mairead Farrell in a battle between country and city as Peter's Fermoy GFC take on Mairead's Ballymun Kickhams. For Mairead, a life long Dubs' supporter, it's an opportunity to not only be the first celebrity to bring a Dublin team beyond the quarter final stage of Celebrity Bainisteoir (Both Glenda Gilson and George Hook having failed to do so in the previous seasons) but also a chance to do better then her radio boss Ray D'Arcy did when he took the reigns of the Kildare team last year and was knocked out after one game. For Peter it's all about Fermoy, the town he calls home. Having won the right to host the match Peter is determined that Fermoy put on an event the likes of which isn't seen too often in rural GAA clubs.
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Episode 3 - Episode 3
Release Date: 2010-10-03In episode three of the new series of Celebrity Bainisteoir, Dragon Gavin Duffy and his Louth team face Breffny Morgan, the young Apprentice, and his Galway team. This third quarter final sees these self-styled gurus apply their business knowledge to the GAA pitch with very different and entertaining results. Losing to the other is not an option for our two Bainisteoirí. Will the young pretender Breffny get one up on his idol Gavin? How will our two GAA teams cope with these two titanic personalities? This is the ultimate battle of the suits in the latest game in Celebrity Bainisteoir. All will be revealed as we follow them in their bid for GAA greatness.
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Episode 4 - Episode 4
Release Date: 2010-10-10In episode four of the new series of Celebrity Bainisteoir Derek Burke from Crystal Swing and Castleisland Desmonds of Kerry square off against weather presenter Nuala Carey, the girl next door, and picturesque Shannonbridge of Offaly. Will the 19-year-old Derek be taken seriously by a team of GAA obsessed Kerry men? Will they take to the 'hucklebuck' king? Or how will our diminutive weather presenter cope with managing a football team? This is the fantastic replay of the classic 1982 football final where Offaly stopped Kerry's bid for 5-in-a-row. Will the Kerry men achieve some measure of revenge or will Offaly honour their pedigree. All will be revealed as we follow them in their bid for GAA greatness
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Episode 5 - Episode 5
Release Date: 2010-10-17 -
Episode 6 - Episode 6
Release Date: 2010-10-24 -
Episode 7 - Episode 7
Release Date: 2010-10-31 -
Episode 8 - Episode 8
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