Every season of Celebrity Bainisteoir ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Celebrity Bainisteoir!

Season 1, Episode 1

Season 1, Episode 2

Season 1, Episode 3

Season 1, Episode 4

Season 1, Episode 5

Season 1, Episode 6

Season 1, Episode 7

Season 1, Episode 8

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

Episode 1

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

Episode 2

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

Episode 3

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

Episode 4

The final quarter-final between St Patrick's, managed by Emma O'Driscoll, and Sneem, managed by John McGuire.

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

Episode 8

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Journalist and author Amanda Brunker and her Wicklow team battles against singer Tommy Fleming and his Sligo side as they go head to head in the last 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.

Eight non-sporting personalities each try to manage an intermediate club football team from their home county in the official GAA tournament. Singers Mary Byrne and Richie Hayes go head to head, Big Brother winner Paddy Doherty takes on Calum Best, Wag Jessica Lawlor competes against model Rozanna Purcell and married couple Brian Ormond and Pippa O'Connell fight for victory.

It's The Battle Of The Reality TV Kings with Paddy Doherty versus Calum Best in the opening quarter final on Celebrity Bainisteoir - The Rivals. Do Paddy's Dublin side (Scoil Ui Chonaill Clontarf) have what it takes to take on and be victorious against Calum's Mayo men from Foxford GAA and which of our celebs will win our sheep herding trial to bring home advantage to their club.

It's The Battle Of The Voices with Mary Byrne (The X-Factor) versus Richie Hayes (The Voice) in our second quarter final on Celebrity Bainisteoir: The Rivals. Can Mary's Carlow men rise to the occasion and take on Richie's home county Waterford team from Tramore? With our loser having to pick up the the pieces and re-emerge as the winners assistant, will it be Mary polishing Richie's boots for the semis or Richie cleaning her lads kit? In an episode complete with spying, singing, tears and an nail-biting match this one isn't over till it's over.

This week it's the battle of The Newlyweds as Ireland's most celeby of celeb couples, Brian Ormond and Pippa O'Connor go head to head in pursuit of sporting glory in the third quarter final of Celebrity Bainisteoir - The Rivals. Will Brian and Pippa be able to keep it all in the family as they carry the hopes of their teams for All Ireland glory? Will Pippa have got her head around the rules of the game post her "29 players in a team" gaff and more importantly will she have got her head around being given the Donegal team after her less then positive reaction to the news at bootcamp? And with the responsibility of winning the home advantage resting with our celebs surely of all our bainisteoiri a married couple aren't going to gloat/sulk over a result?

It's The Glamour battle as model Jessica Lawlor takes on Rozanna Purcell in the fourth quarter final on Celebrity Bainisteoir - The Rivals. Will it all be nicey nicey as these two queens of all things pink and fluffy are matched against each other in the down and dirty world of GAA? Or will our models inner competitiveness come to the fore and see them scratching each others eyes out as they swap the catwalk for a cat-fight? Tune in to see how the Longford men respond to Rozanna's pledge that she'll take a training session in her bikini if they win the first match and find out why Jessica thinks her partner in life Stephen Ireland should play for his country. Celebrity Bainisteoir - The Rivals, it's more then just pride of parish at stake in this one, it's pride of the VIP Area too.

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.

The Best Seasons of Celebrity Bainisteoir

The Best Seasons of Celebrity Bainisteoir

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5