Celebrity Bainisteoir

Celebrity Bainisteoir

Episode 2 (1x2)


Air date: Apr 06, 2008

Tonight's programme sees solicitor Gerald Kean's Mayfield GAA from Cork take on model Glenda Gilson's Crumlin GAA from Dublin in the first quarter-final of the Celebrity Bainisteoir tournament. Gerald Kean and Glenda Gilson take up training with the Mayfield and Crumlin GAA clubs. They are overseen by their mentors, Cork All-Ireland winner, Dave Barry and former Dublin manager Tommy Lyons. Along with getting to grips with the intensity and pace of team training sessions, Glenda takes her team to a dance class and on a special night out to the Meteor Awards. On the eve of the match they make the long journey to Cork together as they prepare to take on Gerald's Mayfield team. Gerald has deployed the help of some of his sporting friends including Shay Given and Gordon Strachan to prepare his team for their quarter final match. He puts them up in a 5-star resort on the eve of the match and manages to attract a home crowd of 4,000 people for the all-important fixture.

  • Premiered: Mar 2008
  • Episodes: 36
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  • Ended
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  • Sunday at 18