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.
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.
It's The Battle Of The Reality TV Kings with Paddy Doherty versus Calum Best in the opening quarter final on Celebrity Bainisteoir - The Rivals. Do Paddy's Dublin side (Scoil Ui Chonaill Clontarf) have what it takes to take on and be victorious against Calum's Mayo men from Foxford GAA and which of our celebs will win our sheep herding trial to bring home advantage to their club.
It's The Battle Of The Voices with Mary Byrne (The X-Factor) versus Richie Hayes (The Voice) in our second quarter final on Celebrity Bainisteoir: The Rivals. Can Mary's Carlow men rise to the occasion and take on Richie's home county Waterford team from Tramore? With our loser having to pick up the the pieces and re-emerge as the winners assistant, will it be Mary polishing Richie's boots for the semis or Richie cleaning her lads kit? In an episode complete with spying, singing, tears and an nail-biting match this one isn't over till it's over.
This week it's the battle of The Newlyweds as Ireland's most celeby of celeb couples, Brian Ormond and Pippa O'Connor go head to head in pursuit of sporting glory in the third quarter final of Celebrity Bainisteoir - The Rivals. Will Brian and Pippa be able to keep it all in the family as they carry the hopes of their teams for All Ireland glory? Will Pippa have got her head around the rules of the game post her "29 players in a team" gaff and more importantly will she have got her head around being given the Donegal team after her less then positive reaction to the news at bootcamp? And with the responsibility of winning the home advantage resting with our celebs surely of all our bainisteoiri a married couple aren't going to gloat/sulk over a result?
It's The Glamour battle as model Jessica Lawlor takes on Rozanna Purcell in the fourth quarter final on Celebrity Bainisteoir - The Rivals. Will it all be nicey nicey as these two queens of all things pink and fluffy are matched against each other in the down and dirty world of GAA? Or will our models inner competitiveness come to the fore and see them scratching each others eyes out as they swap the catwalk for a cat-fight? Tune in to see how the Longford men respond to Rozanna's pledge that she'll take a training session in her bikini if they win the first match and find out why Jessica thinks her partner in life Stephen Ireland should play for his country. Celebrity Bainisteoir - The Rivals, it's more then just pride of parish at stake in this one, it's pride of the VIP Area too.
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