Dragons' Den (Irish TV series)

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Dragons' Den
GenreReality show
Presented byRichard Curran
StarringGavin Duffy
Barry O'Sullivan
Alison Cowzer
Eleanor McEvoy
Chanelle McCoy
Country of originIreland
Original languageEnglish
No. of series8
Original release
NetworkRTÉ One
Release19 February 2009 (2009-02-19) –
2017 (2017)

Dragons' Den was an Irish television series, presented by Richard Curran, based on the worldwide series Dragons' Den. It first aired in February 2009 and ran for eight series, until 2017.[1]

History

The first episode was broadcast on 19 February 2009.

The third season aired on RTÉ One with Norah Casey as the new Dragon. Toward the end of the season, episodes showed the Dragons on tour visiting their past investments.[citation needed]

For the fourth season,

interactive game for an Irish TV show.[citation needed
]

The eighth series of Dragons Den included three female Dragons for the first time.[4] Chanelle McCoy, wife of Tony McCoy, was new to the Den that year, replacing Seán O'Sullivan.[citation needed]

Dragons

The dragons throughout the series' run were:.[5]

Seat order Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8
1 Niall O'Farrell Peter Casey Eamonn Quinn Chanelle McCoy
2 Bobby Kerr Ramona Nicholas Eleanor McEvoy
3 Sarah Newman Norah Casey Barry O'Sullivan Gavin Duffy
4 Gavin Duffy Alison Cowzer
5 Seán Gallagher Seán O'Sullivan Eamonn Quinn Barry O'Sullivan

Former Dragon Seán Gallagher was a candidate in the 2011 presidential election, coming in second to Michael D. Higgins. Three current or former Dragons, Peter Casey, Seán Gallagher and Gavin Duffy, were candidates in the 2018 presidential election,[6] coming in second, third and sixth (last), respectively.

References

  1. RTE.ie. Archived
    from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. RTÉ TEN. 24 November 2011. Archived
    from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  3. ^ Kelpie, Colm (26 November 2011). "Latest Dragon breathes new life into show". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  4. Independent.ie. 23 March 2017. Archived
    from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  5. RTE.ie. Archived
    from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  6. ^ Carswell, Simon (30 August 2018). "Three 'Dragons' in presidential race 'very strange', says programme producer". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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