Celebrity Bainisteoir

Irish International Soccer sstriker Tony Cascarino and his Laois team faces off against Gillian Quinn and her Tipperary team as they go head to head in the third quarter final of Celebrity Bainisteoir. Losing to the other is not an option for our two Bainisteoirí. How will our two GAA teams compare as they get used to two very different personalities? All will be revealed as we follow them in their bid for GAA greatness.

Funny man PJ Gallagher and his Dublin team faces off against former Green TD Paul Gogarty and his Galway team as they go head to head in the second quarter final of Celebrity Bainisteoir. Losing to the other is not an option for our two Bainisteoirí. However, will the comedian take this seriously enough or will straight man Paul take this all too seriously? How will our two GAA teams compare as they get used to two very different personalities? All will be revealed as we follow them in their bid for GAA greatness.

The second episode of Celebrity Bainisteoir Dana and her Derry team play in a titanic match with Brenda Donohue's Kildare team in the first quarter final. Both discover that there is no hiding from the rigours of team management especially as both are under close scrutiny from the two mentors Liam Kearns and Ciarán Whelan. Along the way the people of Lissan in Derry and Kilcullen of Kildare discover that their mild mannered managers are anything but! They want to win more than anything and win for their counties and clubs All Ireland honours in Celebrity Bainisteoir.

The first programme of eight sees this years eight hopefuls gathered together in Croke Park where they'll find out who'll they'll be playing against in the first round of quarter finals, as GAA President Christy Cooney officiates at the draw of this official GAA tournament. We'll also be taking a look back at the techniques used by previous Bainisteoiri as the likes of Glenda Gilson, Derek from Crystal Swing, Gavin Duffy, Gerald Kean, Emma O'Driscoll, Derek Davis and Breffny Morgan all revisit their clubs and recount the highs and lows of their days in charge.

In episode four of the new series of Celebrity Bainisteoir Derek Burke from Crystal Swing and Castleisland Desmonds of Kerry square off against weather presenter Nuala Carey, the girl next door, and picturesque Shannonbridge of Offaly. Will the 19-year-old Derek be taken seriously by a team of GAA obsessed Kerry men? Will they take to the 'hucklebuck' king? Or how will our diminutive weather presenter cope with managing a football team? This is the fantastic replay of the classic 1982 football final where Offaly stopped Kerry's bid for 5-in-a-row. Will the Kerry men achieve some measure of revenge or will Offaly honour their pedigree. All will be revealed as we follow them in their bid for GAA greatness

In episode three of the new series of Celebrity Bainisteoir, Dragon Gavin Duffy and his Louth team face Breffny Morgan, the young Apprentice, and his Galway team. This third quarter final sees these self-styled gurus apply their business knowledge to the GAA pitch with very different and entertaining results. Losing to the other is not an option for our two Bainisteoirí. Will the young pretender Breffny get one up on his idol Gavin? How will our two GAA teams cope with these two titanic personalities? This is the ultimate battle of the suits in the latest game in Celebrity Bainisteoir. All will be revealed as we follow them in their bid for GAA greatness.

Episode two of Celebrity Bainisteoir sees TV wedding planner Peter Kelly (aka Franc) meet TV and radio star Mairead Farrell in a battle between country and city as Peter's Fermoy GFC take on Mairead's Ballymun Kickhams. For Mairead, a life long Dubs' supporter, it's an opportunity to not only be the first celebrity to bring a Dublin team beyond the quarter final stage of Celebrity Bainisteoir (Both Glenda Gilson and George Hook having failed to do so in the previous seasons) but also a chance to do better then her radio boss Ray D'Arcy did when he took the reigns of the Kildare team last year and was knocked out after one game. For Peter it's all about Fermoy, the town he calls home. Having won the right to host the match Peter is determined that Fermoy put on an event the likes of which isn't seen too often in rural GAA clubs.

On programme one of the new series of Celebrity Bainisteoir comedian Andrew Maxwell's Fermanagh team will meet Blaithnaid Ni Cofaigh's Meath in a first round clash that sees our celebs go on a journey from their brightly lit worlds into the heartland of the GAA. Will the glamour gaelgoirs be able to out-wit the king of laughter when it come to leading their men to glory on the pitch? All will be revealed as we follow them in their bid for GAA greatness.

The quarter-final between Cuala, managed by George Hook, and St Patrick's Dromahair, managed by Katherine Lynch

The quarter-final between St Michael's, managed by John Waters, and Rockwell Rovers, managed by Andrea Roche.

The first quarter-final between Rathangan, managed by Ray D'Arcy, and Glasdrumman, managed by Derek Davis.

The quarter-final draw and the reactions of the individual teams upon discovering the identity of their bainisteoir