TV3 is going with an Irish version of the Apprentice this autumn:

TV3 will screen the new show, with 14 candidates battling it out to become millionaire entrepreneur Bill Cullen’s apprentice.

The winner will receive a 12-month contract working alongside Cullen with a package worth €100,000.

Yep, that’s Bill “Golden Apples” Cullen. Wikipedia entry.

The online application is here: http://www.tv3.ie/theapprentice/.

[RTE.IE] The Apprentice coming to Irish TV

Some bonus Gift grub Bill Cullen appearances:

The internet weakens as the sun blazes down.

• The Chancer uncovers a green line gem: How to cheat on the luas.
• Lisbon Treaty campaigning is bugging Off The Meattrack.
• Are you still living at home? Jazz Biscuits ma lets him stay up late as he wants. On Weekends.
• Jenny Maguire - The Irish contestant booted out of this years Apprentice - is starting a make over studio. Le Craic has it. Jenny was on Morning Ireland this morning too.
• Una rocks is so used to plagiarism by the tabloids of Sunday articles she barely even notices it.
• The referendum commission now has video up explaining the Lisbon Treaty.

Right so, we’re into week four of The Apprentice, and Jenny is doing well. We still haven’t seen much of her, as fucktards like I’m-wearing-this-neck-scarf-to-try-and-take-attention-away-from-my-weight-issues-Clare, the other Jenny and Captain Pretty Boy keep themselves firmly in the lime light, alowing our Jenny, clearly in stealth mode to slip by undetected.

Interesting then, that her company D2 Marketing got struck off by the companies registration office because it never filed accounts. This just adds to her intrigue. It’s also to her benefit that she’s the only woman that isn’t unattractive.

Still, as we said before, she has a lot to live up to, in the form of awesome humanity example Kristina Grimes. BBC Apprentice site tells us what she’s up to now (She has her own web site, but it’s cack.):

After receiving 140 job offers post The Apprentice final, Kristina became Investment Sales Director at Dandara Ltd, Property Developers. She is making her mark in the media, where she’s completed a business show pilot for Ireland’s RTE, and is in talks about a motivational book, as well as a movie about her life story.

And while we’re on the subject, when is the Irish apprentice going to get an airing? Michael O’Leary is of course the only choice for Sir Alan’s equivalent. Or maybe Twink. Whatever, get some langers, scumbags and various currently-under-scrutiny-by-CAB individuals and RTE would have comedy gold.

Previously: Jennifer Maguire: The Apprentice: Tonight!

I’m a little embarrassed to admit it, but I have a soft spot for The Apprentice. Good news then that it looks like we’ve another Irish person to hope for, though if she’s as good as should-have-won-it Kristina Grimes I’ll be amazed.

Jennifer Maguire, a marketing consultant who currently lives in Bristol, describes herself as an “iron fist in a velvet glove” and says: “I am a success totally.”

Of her sales skills she says: “I can sell pieces of paper for £50. I rate myself as the best salesperson in Europe.”

See this was the thing with Kristina, shit hot at everything she was, yet she had a way of not coming off as arrogant. She just came off as an absolute legend.

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