Celebrity Bainisteoir
2008
📺 5 Seasons
🎬 40 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 60 min/episode
Reality
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.
Seasons
Season 1
Season 2
The quarter-final draw and the reactions of the individual teams upon discovering the identity of their bainisteoir
Season 3
On 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.
Season 4
The first programme of eight sees this years eight hopefuls gathered together in Croke Park where they'll find out who'll they'll be playing against in the first round of quarter finals, as GAA President Christy Cooney officiates at the draw of this official GAA tournament. We'll also be taking a look back at the techniques used by previous Bainisteoiri as the likes of Glenda Gilson, Derek from Crystal Swing, Gavin Duffy, Gerald Kean, Emma O'Driscoll, Derek Davis and Breffny Morgan all revisit their clubs and recount the highs and lows of their days in charge.
Season 5
Eight non-sporting personalities each try to manage an intermediate club football team from their home county in the official GAA tournament. Singers Mary Byrne and Richie Hayes go head to head, Big Brother winner Paddy Doherty takes on Calum Best, Wag Jessica Lawlor competes against model Rozanna Purcell and married couple Brian Ormond and Pippa O'Connell fight for victory.
Cast
Network
RTÉ One
Production
Animo TV, Kite Entertainment
Keywords
sportsgaa