[1] It was won by the radio and television presenter Marty Whelan who replaced Fianna Fáil TD Mary O'Rourke as bainisteoir of Maryland, County Westmeath, during the series.
The other six bainisteoirí were television presenter Bazil Ashmawy, model Glenda Gilson, comedian Jon Kenny, journalist and civil rights campaigner Nell McCafferty, panellist Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin and politician-turned bookmaker Ivan Yates.
[1] Gerald Kean is a celebrity solicitor and socialite who was born in Cork but studied law in Dublin.
[2] Known for his glamorous lifestyle, Kean interrupted his participation in the series to celebrate the confirmation of his eleven-year-old daughter, Kirsten, and to buy her dresses in Los Angeles.
[5] However, he also ensured his team were prepared, with yoga sessions, diets and talks with associates of his from the worlds of Premier League football and Gaelic games.
[2] She is experienced in the politics of Northern Ireland and of The Troubles, having grown up in Derry during the violent era of the 1970s and has won a Jacobs Award.
[2] Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin is the 2005 winner of The Rose of Tralee and a recurring panellist on the topical comedy show The Panel.
[8] Their players come from a maximum pool of 980 people.The famous limerick footballer Sean McGrath played for the gaels.
[8] They were led by esteemed captain Conor 'The Machineghan' Heneghan, and despite the JOE.ie journalist's best efforts, the proud Mayo side lost out to Mayfield.
[8] During Celebrity Bainisteoir they were managed by Mary O'Rourke (later replaced by Marty Whelan), who was mentored by Dessie Dolan.
[1] The first episode featured the quarter-final draw and focused on the reactions of the individual teams upon discovering the identity of their bainisteoir.
[13] Ashmawy became heavily involved with his team but O'Rourke displayed less enthusiasm and eventually grew bored and left the show.
[14] Ní Shúilleabháin's preparations include pilates and separate training sessions with John O'Mahoney and the Mayo Ladies football team.
[15] McCafferty's preparation includes training sessions with the former Derry footballer and hurler, Tony Scullion and at the University of Ulster Sports Science clinic.
[15] The eighth episode featured the Celebrity Bainisteoir final which was contested by Whelan's Maryland and Kean's Mayfield teams.