About this season
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.
Episodes (8)
1. Episode 1
Aired 22 March 2009 • 60 min
The quarter-final draw and the reactions of the individual teams upon discovering the identity of their bainisteoir
2. Episode 2
Aired 29 March 2009 • 60 min
The first quarter-final between Rathangan, managed by Ray D'Arcy, and Glasdrumman, managed by Derek Davis.
3. Episode 3
Aired 5 April 2009 • 60 min
The quarter-final between St Michael's, managed by John Waters, and Rockwell Rovers, managed by Andrea Roche.
4. Episode 4
Aired 12 April 2009 • 60 min
The quarter-final between Cuala, managed by George Hook, and St Patrick's Dromahair, managed by Katherine Lynch
5. Episode 5
Aired 19 April 2009 • 60 min
The final quarter-final between St Patrick's, managed by Emma O'Driscoll, and Sneem, managed by John McGuire.
6. Episode 6
Aired 26 April 2009 • 60 min
First semi-final
7. Episode 7
Aired 3 May 2009 • 60 min
Second semi-final
8. Episode 8
Aired 10 May 2009 • 60 min
Final