http://www.theapprenticeireland.com Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:22:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's great to see that The Apprentice Ireland Blog is, for now at least, ranked number one by Google for the search term "The Apprentice Ireland". We're aiming to be the number one website for all Apprentice Ireland related news and gossip and we need your help to ensure that the ... http://www.theapprenticeireland.com/2008/07/04/number-one-in-google-search/ THE winner of BBC show The Apprentice has infuriated his new boss Alan Sugar by calling in sick -- on his first day. Winning contestant, Lee McQueen, was due to start work yesterday for the tycoon but was a no-show. A source at the show said: "This will make Sir Alan really ... http://www.theapprenticeireland.com/2008/07/03/uk-apprentice-lee-throws-sickie-on-first-day/ Sir Alan Sugar has stepped down as chairman of Amstrad but insists that he is not retiring. The entrepreneur and self-made multi-millionaire has become known as the boardroom chairman in BBC reality TV show The Apprentice. Amstrad was sold to BSkyB in 2007 and the 61-year-old will now continue to be involved ... http://www.theapprenticeireland.com/2008/07/02/sir-alan-sugar-steps-down-from-amstrad/ Have you got something to say about the new Irish series of The Apprentice coming soon to TV3? Check out our brand new Apprentice Ireland forum and join in the discussion. We especially want to hear your views and expectations about the new series and whether you think Bill Cullen is ... http://www.theapprenticeireland.com/2008/07/01/got-something-to-say/ We would like to point out that this website is independently developed & maintained and has no association whatsoever with either TV3 or Screentime ShinAwiL Productions Ltd. http://www.theapprenticeireland.com/2008/06/30/who-are-the-developers-of-this-website/ Recruitment sales manager Lee McQueen, became Sir Alan Sugar's fourth Apprentice in June 2008 - despite having been caught lying on his CV earlier in the series. McQueen, from Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, said he had to take "a deep breath" when the tycoon told him "you're hired" in the hit BBC ... http://www.theapprenticeireland.com/2008/06/25/lee-mcqueen/ Simon Ambrose, who was 27 when he entered The Apprentice, won series 3 against many people's expectations. The plan for Simon after winning The Apprentice was to train as a chartered surveyor whilst working on a hotel and golfing development near Stansted Airport. Simon still works for the Estates Management Team of ... http://www.theapprenticeireland.com/2008/06/25/simon-ambrose/ Michelle Dewberry, series two winner, completed 12 months at Amstrad and now runs a successful business consultancy. She was born in Hull, East Yorkshire and from a young age was determined to create success in her life. She set herself the target to own her first property by the age ... http://www.theapprenticeireland.com/2008/06/25/michelle-dewberry/ Tim Campbell, series one winner, worked for Amstrad's health and beauty division for two years before he stepped down to set up the Bright Ideas Trust, an initiative to give young entrepreneurs a chance to set up a business with equity funding and advice. After recording for the series ended in ... http://www.theapprenticeireland.com/2008/06/25/tim-campbell/ Born and bred in the rough inner city slums of Summerhill in Dublin, Bill was one of fourteen children. Selling on the streets from the age of six, be it fruit, flowers, newspapers, Christmas decorations, football colours, or programs, was a means of putting food on the table for Bill and ... http://www.theapprenticeireland.com/2008/06/24/bill-cullen/