The Apprentice (Irish TV series)

The Apprentice

The header of The Apprentice 2009 with Bill Cullen
Genre Reality television series
Created by Mark Burnett
Country of origin Ireland
Original language(s) English
No. of series 4
No. of episodes 42
Production
Producer(s) Screentime ShinAwiL Productions
Running time 60-minute episodes
Release
Original network TV3
Picture format PAL
Original release 22 September 2008 – 19 December 2011
Chronology
Related shows Celebrity Apprentice Ireland

The Apprentice is an Irish reality television series, in which a group of aspiring young businessmen and women compete for the chance to win a job as "apprentice" to Bill Cullen, a business magnate.

The first series of the show aired on TV3 on 22 September 2008, and finished on 8 December 2008, with Brenda Shanahan as the winner. Shanahan worked at Cullen's company, Renault Ireland, on a 12-month contract worth €100,000.[1] Steve Rayner, a Business Development Manager, won the second series in 2009. That series also featured Breffny Morgan. Michelle Massey won the job in the 2010 series, while Eugene Heary won in 2011.[2] It was announced in May 2012 that the programme would not be renewed for a new series.[3][4]

The Apprentice is modelled on the American series of the same name, which stars entrepreneur Donald Trump, as well as the British series starring magnate Alan Sugar.[5]

Bill Cullen's assistants in the Irish version of The Apprentice are his partner, and former model, Jackie Lavin and PR "guru", Brian Purcell.[6]

Celebrity version

Due to the success and growth of the series in 2009 it was announced that a Celebrity version of the show was being sought by the producers and TV3. The producers began the task of finding a main sponsor for the show, celebrities to take part and finally smaller sponsors of each individual task. The producers were able to find a main sponsor for the launch of the spring show and would have started production in January or February 2010, however they were unable to find sponsors of each individual task. The producers also ran into trouble finding different personalities for the show and for them to give up a month of their lives for the show. The production of the celebrity version of the show was postponed until the third series finished production in August 2010.[7]

As part of TV3's 2013 Autumn Schedule, the Celebrity Apprentice Ireland launched in September 2013.

2011 series

The Apprentice Series 4 began airing on 3 October 2011. The Apprentice: You're Fired presented by Anton Savage also returned.

Candidates

The fourth series consists of sixteen candidates in total again this year. In the three previous series, the candidates were inititally separated into two teams based on gender. This year however, Bill split the teams into 'youth' and 'experience'. Four male and four female candidates made up the teams.

Candidate Background Original team Age Result
Eugene Heary Company Director & Proprietor Zest 30 Hired by Cullen
Noel Rowland Owner and Managing Director Zest 30 Fired in week 12
Joanne Sweeney-Burke Owner of Media Company Zest 33 Fired in week 12
Maurice O'Callaghan Guest Relations Manager & Full-time MSc Student Zest 32 Fired in week 12
Conor Browne Entrepreneur Spirit 20 Fired in week 11
Sandra Murphy Restaurant Owner/Manager Zest 30 Fired in week 10
Christopher Harold Marketing Manager with Cadpo Software Solutions Spirit 28 Fired in week 9
Brian Kirwan Sales & Marketing Spirit 29 Fired in Week 8
Susanne Short Marketing Graduate Spirit 22 Fired in week 7
Peter Nielsen Senior Channel Account Manager Spirit 29 Fired in week 6
Louise O'Hara Graduate, Masters in Marketing Spirit 29 Fired in week 5
Claire Crone Self Employed Zest 35 Fired in week 4
Ruth Leggett Construction Design Manager Zest 40 Fired in week 3
Eoin Hamdam I.T. Consultant Zest 38 Quit in week 3
Yinka Rahman Owns and runs www.hairweavon.com Spirit 25 Fired in week 2
Aisling Smith Marketing and Event Manager Spirit 26 Fired in week 1

Weekly results

Candidate Original team Week 3 team Week 4 team Week 6 team Week 8 team Week 9 team Week 11 team Application result Record as project manager
Eugene Heary Zest Spirit Zest Zest Zest Spirit Spirit Hired by Cullen 2-1 (win in weeks 10 & 11, loss in week 6)
Noel Rowland Zest Zest Zest Spirit Spirit Zest Spirit Fired in week 12 2-0 (win in weeks 4 & 8)
Joanne Sweeney-Burke Zest Spirit Spirit Zest Spirit Spirit Spirit Fired in week 12 2-1 (win in weeks 2 & 9, loss in week 7)
Maurice O'Callaghan Zest Zest Spirit Spirit Spirit Zest Zest Fired in week 12 2-1 (win in weeks 1 & 7, loss in week 10)
Conor Browne Spirit Zest Zest Zest Spirit Spirit Zest Fired in week 11 0-2 (loss in weeks 5 & 11)
Sandra Murphy Zest Zest Zest Spirit Zest Zest Fired in week 10 1-1 (win in week 6, loss in week 8)
Christopher Harold Spirit Spirit Spirit Spirit Zest Zest Fired in week 9 0-2 (loss in weeks 2 & 9)
Brian Kirwan Spirit Spirit Spirit Spirit Zest Fired in week 8 1-0 (win in week 5)
Susanne Short Spirit Spirit Spirit Zest Fired in week 7
Peter Nielsen Spirit Spirit Zest Zest Fired in week 6
Louise O'Hara Spirit Spirit Zest Fired in week 5 1-0 (win in week 3)
Claire Crone Zest Zest Spirit Fired in week 4 0-1 (loss in week 4)
Ruth Leggett Zest Zest Fired in week 3
Eoin Hamdam Zest Zest Quit in week 3 0-1 (loss in week 3)
Yinka Rahman Spirit Fired in week 2
Aisling Smith Spirit Fired in week 1 0-1 (loss in week 1)
Elimination chart
Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Eugene IN IN IN IN BR LOSE IN IN IN WINWINHIRED
Noel IN IN IN WIN IN IN IN WIN BR BRIN FIRED
Joanne IN WIN IN IN IN IN LOSE IN WIN IN IN FIRED
Maurice WIN IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN BR LOSE BR FIRED
Conor BR IN IN IN LOSE BR BR IN IN IN FIRED
Sandra IN IN LOSE IN IN WIN IN LOSEIN FIRED
Christopher BR LOSE IN BR IN IN IN BR FIRED
Brian IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN FIRED
Susanne IN IN IN BR IN IN FIRED
Peter IN IN IN IN IN FIRED
Louise IN BR WIN IN FIRED
Claire IN IN BR FIRED
Ruth IN IN FIRED
Eoin IN IN LEFT
Yinka IN FIRED
Aisling FIRED
     The contestant was hired and won the apprentice
     The contestant won as project manager on his/her team
     The contestant lost as project manager on his/her team
     The contestant lost as sub-p.m. on his/her team
     The contestant was on the winning team
     The contestant was on the losing team
     The contestant was brought to the final boardroom
     The contestant was fired
     The contestant lost as project manager and was fired
     The contestant resigned and left the apprentice

Challenges

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

*Episode dedicated to the memory of Hannah Bryan (1996-2011, former inpatient of Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin) who appeared briefly in the programme.

Week 10

Week 11: semi-final

Week 12: Finale

2010 series

The 2010 series of the show began filming in July. The candidates have been spotted in locations including the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre on 9 July 2010. The Apprentice: You're Fired presented by Anton Savage, returned alongside brand new spin-off, The Apprentice: At Home featuring what has been going on in the house the contestants live together in during the competition offering further insight into their personalities and relationships. The Apprentice 2010 began on 20 September 2010 and continued for 13 weeks in total. The winner of the 2010 series was Michelle Massey.[21][22]

Candidates

The third series consists of sixteen candidates in total. As with the two previous series, the candidates were inititally separated into two teams based on gender. The women chose the name 'Fusion', while the men chose the name 'Elev8'. In the first task, Bill swapped the project manager of the women's team with that of the men's before commencing the task.

The candidates are:

Team 1 Team 2
Fusion Elev8
Name Occupation Age* Result
Michelle Massey Telco Sales Consultant 28 Winner
Niamh McDonald Marketing Coordinator 23 Runner-up
Panos Zambetakis Senior Online Advertising Manager 33 Fired in Week 12
Will McCreevey Business Development Manager 22 Fired in Week 12
Barry Caesar Hunt Entrepreneur 32 Fired in Week 11
Jamie Moran Businessman / Contractor 29 Fired in Week 10
Ciara McManus Sales Manager 34 Fired in Week 10
Dave Cashman National Events Manager 26 Fired in Week 9
Tara Lee Property Surveyor 24 Fired in Week 8
Nagaite Farag Sales and Retention Agent 25 Fired in Week 7
Sarah O'Neill Marketing Communication Manager 30 Fired in Week 6
Caroline McHugh Solicitor 26 Fired in Week 5
Kieran Walsh Commercial Director 28 Fired in Week 4
Niamh Humphreys Account Manager 35 Fired in Week 3
David O'Byrne Marketing Professional 27 Fired in Week 2
Cahal Heapes Area Sales Manager 32 Fired in Week 1

* as of the date of the programme

Weekly results

Elimination Chart
Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Michelle IN IN IN INININ WIN IN WIN BR BR IN HIRED
Niamh M. IN IN IN ININ IN IN WIN IN IN WIN IN FIRED
Panos IN IN WIN INININ BR BR IN WIN IN FIRED
Will IN BR IN ININ IN LOSE IN BR IN IN FIRED
Barry IN IN IN IN LOSE IN IN IN LOSE IN FIRED
Jamie IN BR IN ININ WIN IN BR IN FIRED
Ciara WIN IN BR BR BR IN IN IN IN FIRED
Dave IN IN IN WIN IN BR IN IN FIRED
Tara BR IN IN BR WIN IN IN FIRED
Nagaite IN WIN IN ININ BR FIRED
Sarah IN IN IN ININFIRED
Caroline IN IN LOSE INFIRED
Kieran IN IN IN FIRED
Niamh H. BR IN FIRED
David IN FIRED
Cahal FIRED
     The contestant was hired and won the apprentice
     The contestant won as project manager on his/her team
     The contestant lost as project manager on his/her team
     The contestant was on the winning team
     The contestant was on the losing team
     The contestant was brought to the final boardroom
     The contestant was fired
     The contestant lost as project manager and was fired

Challenges

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12: semi-final

Week 13: Finale

2009 series

After the success of the first series, TV3 announced that the show would return for another series. The second series started broadcasting on Monday, 21 September 2009. In addition to the main show, an official after show called The Apprentice: You're Fired! started this series. The winner of the 2009 series was Steve Rayner.[35]

Candidates

There were fourteen candidates taking part in the second series and initially they were separated into two teams based on gender, Bill later switches around the personnel on these teams. The women chose the name Platinum, while the men chose the name Cúchulainn.

The candidates are:

Team 1 Team 2
Platinum Cúchulainn
Name Occupation Age* Result
Steve Rayner Business Development Manager 30 Winner
Stephen Higgins Advertising Sales Manager 25 Runner-up
Geraldine O'Callaghan Accounts Manager 26 Fired in Week 12 : semi-finals
Lucinda Kelly Telecommunications Manager 29 Fired in week 11
Aoiffe Madden Business Development Manager 25 Fired in week 10
Breffny Morgan Harvard Graduate 23 Fired in Week 9
Ruth O'Dowd Marketing Manager 30 Fired in Week 8
Samantha Conroy Secondary School Teacher 32 Fired in Week 7
Brenden Moore Recruitment Consultant 23 Fired in Week 6
Maria Loughran Financial Products Manager 33 Fired in Week 5
Jennifer Quinn Environmental Engineer 27 Fired in Week 4
Setanta Landers Tax Consultant 27 Fired in Week 3
Donal Proctor Senior Engineer 30 Fired in Week 2
Craig Butler Business Developer 25 Fired in Week 1

* as of the date of the programme

Challenges

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12: semi-final

Week 13: The Grand Finale

Elimination Chart
Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Steve IN IN IN IN BR WIN BR WIN IN LOSE BR INHIRED
Stephen IN LOSE IN IN IN IN BR IN WININ WIN IN FIRED
Geraldine IN IN BR WIN IN IN IN BR LOSE IN IN FIRED
Lucinda IN WIN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN FIRED
Aoiffe IN IN IN BR WIN BR IN LOSE BR FIRED
Breffny BR BR WIN IN IN BR WIN IN FIRED
Ruth WIN IN BR IN IN IN IN FIRED
Samantha IN IN IN IN BR IN FIRED
Brendan IN IN IN BR IN FIRED
Maria IN IN IN IN FIRED
Jennifer IN IN IN FIRED
Setanta IN IN FIRED
Donal BR FIRED
Craig FIRED
     The contestant was hired and won the apprentice
     The contestant won as project manager on his/her team
     The contestant lost as project manager on his/her team
     The contestant was on the winning team
     The contestant was on the losing team
     The contestant was brought to the final boardroom
     The contestant was fired
     The contestant lost as project manager and was fired

2008 series

Filming of the 2008 series on Moore Street in Dublin.

Candidates

There were fourteen candidates taking part in the series and initially they were separated into two teams based on gender. The women chose the name Phoenix, while the men chose the name Dynamo.

The candidates are:

Team 1 Team 2
Phoenix Dynamo
Name Occupation Age* Result
Brenda Shanahan Bridal Shop Owner 32 Winner
Nicky O'Callaghan Auctioneer 26 Runner up
Stuart Butler Business Development Manager 31 Fired in Week 11
Orla Power Marketing Manager 34 Fired in Week 11
Shane Davey National Account Manager 29 Fired in Week 10
Sarah Cowley Advertising Sales Manager 32 Fired in Week 9
Paddy O'Dea Senior Sales Executive 26 Fired in Week 8
Joanna Murphy Sales Director 37 Fired in Week 7
Mark O'Rourke Company Director 26 Fired in Week 6
Orla McAdam Medical Sales Representative 24 Fired in Week 5
Avril Daly Recruitment Consultant 24 Fired in Week 4
Ronan Whitty Yield Analyst 27 Fired in Week 3
Derek Ramsey Regional Sales Manager 26 Fired in Week 2
David Neary Assistant Brand Manager 25 Fired in Week 1

* as of the date of the programme

Challenges

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11: semi-final

Week 12: The Grand Finale

Elimination Chart
Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Brenda IN IN IN WININ IN IN WIN IN IN IN HIRED
Nicky IN IN IN IN IN LOSE BR BR WIN IN IN FIRED
Stuart IN IN BR IN LOSE IN IN IN IN WIN FIRED
Orla P IN WIN IN IN IN IN BR LOSE BR LOSE FIRED
Shane IN IN WIN IN BR IN WIN IN BR FIRED
Sarah IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN FIRED
Paddy IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN FIRED
Joanna WIN IN IN BR IN BR FIRED
Mark LOSE BR IN IN IN FIRED
Orla M IN IN IN LOSE FIRED
Avril IN IN LOSE FIRED
Ronan BR LOSE FIRED
Derek IN FIRED
David FIRED
     The contestant was hired and won the apprentice
     The contestant won as project manager on his/her team
     The contestant lost as project manager on his/her team
     The contestant was on the winning team
     The contestant was on the losing team
     The contestant was brought to the final boardroom
     The contestant was fired
     The contestant lost as project manager and was fired

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