Irish Reality Television Series - The Apprentice, Failte Towers, Fame: The Musical, Charity Lords of the Ring, the Restaurant, Dragons' Den (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: The Apprentice, Failte Towers, Fame: The Musical, Charity Lords of the Ring, The Restaurant, Dragons' Den, You're a Star, Total Xposure, Hanging with Hector, Fade Street, Heat, Do the Right Thing, Teens in the Wild, The Model Scouts, Victoria and Shane Grow Their Own, Use It or Lose It, Charity You're a Star, Ballet Chancers, Cabin Fever, Livin' with Lucy, Glor Tire, Marry Me, Celebrity Jigs 'n' Reels, No Experience Required, Mission Beach USA, Celebrity Farm, The Selection Box, Hollywood Trials, The Apprentice: You're Fired , It's My Party, So You Want To Be Taoiseach. Excerpt: 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 businessman Bill Cullen. 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. Steve Rayner, a Business Development Manager, won the second series in 2009. In 2010 Michelle Massey won the job. 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. Bill Cullen's assistants in the Irish version of The Apprentice are his partner, and former model, Jackie Lavin and PR "guru," Brian Purcell. 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...