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Ireland's boom generation, our Tiger Cubs, grew up during the biggest party the country has ever known. Now, in the midst of a recession, their shopping skills, pop idol ambitions and bijou-bistro lifestyles are out of whack.

For 100 years, the Irish Countrywomen's Association preached self-sufficiency and self-improvement through education - and hard work. Faced with a generation who grew up without basic living skills like cooking, mending and budgeting, can the ICA save our 21st century, spendthrift singletons from themselves?

For one week, three old-school ICA mentors will throw open the doors of ICA central, An Grianán in Termonfeckin Co. Louth, for ICA Bootcamp.

Four bright, ambitious and pampered twenty-somethings have signed up to learn everything the ICA can teach them about fending for themselves. From baking to hat-making, these girls have the chance to uncover hidden talents and learn skills that will save money and impress their peers.

But will getting back to basics be too much for the boom generation kids? Will their carefully french-manicured nails survive the ordeal? Will the mentors learn anything while they try to teach their charges? In this clash of cultures, who will prevail and graduate Bootcamp as Top Recruit.

WTF is this? A bunch of old biddies trying to show spoiled wannabe wags how to do stuff. Including how to cook a dinner and how to dress for a party.

cats.life

they are unreal, whinging at anything they are given to do...spoilt brats the lot of them.

amdublin

Stupid program is stupid.




* And a bit of a copy/Oirish version of (C4's?) From Laddette to Lady

ThisRegard

It's tongue firmly in cheek, the girls are having a laugh and there's no hissy fits that I saw bar the small snot the blonde had.

Now why the hell am I watching it is another thing.

Rob G

I never made the connection before [between pigs and rashers]
I didn't realise a chicken was a bird that had to be killed and plucked [to become oven ready]
Urgghh!! You mean there's blood in black pudding.
I'm so proud of myself [because I screwed a flatpack together]
I don't know how to turn on an oven.

WTF did they get these girls?

wet-paint

I like the idea, and that I got to see a bunch of dolly birds being humiliated.
I wish I had a gran like any of those old ladies.

M three

jesus they're thick.
Blonde is a cracker though.

Diddler1977

Who exactly are these dim-wits?

homer90

If that's our future... Were F**ked. !!

It's shocking telly.

chalkitdown1

I was too busy imagining sleeping with the 4 of them to take any notice of what was happening with the rest of the show, to be honest. What was it about, exactly?

iBored

amdublin wrote: »

Stupid program is stupid.




* And a bit of a copy/Oirish version of (C4's?) From Laddette to Lady

Not really like Laddette to Lady at ALL!! completely different show. I think that the problem was not with the lovely girls on the show but the pervy narrator! Anyone else think she was creepy?!

faigs

But it's the nun from Father Ted!

DeWitt

What a load of rubbish. Where did they get these girls from?

Irish_Elect_Eng

chalkitdown1 wrote: »

I was too busy imagining sleeping with the 4 of them to take any notice of what was happening with the rest of the show, to be honest. What was it about, exactly?

LOL +1

cee_jay

The narrator seems to be even worse this week. A very lame attempt at being funny.

Namlub

'Like Michael Jackson, she has bigger problems than bubbles' Um, what?

And that nordy girl...ugh.

flyaway.

The narrator does my head in, but the show is amusing enough.

Corruptedmorals

Very creepy narration alright, could do with the guy from Come Dine With Me who she's trying to emulate. Funny enough show, where do they get them from? I love the old clips too. Also I don't see the big draw here- the grand final prize appears to be a lump of waterford chrystal..?

c-note

i'm just watching for the first time.

I'm enjoying it. maybe just coz i'm from a farm.
They're not doing too bad, better than a lot of students we've had.

UCD AFC

Switching off now. No need for the reading plays...

timewilltell

There are no words to describe this.

Deise Tom

cee_jay wrote: »

The narrator seems to be even worse this week. A very lame attempt at being funny.

The Leader or what ever she is that was on with Brendan whats his name on Saturday night came across as a real snob and if she had to do some of the tasks the seem to have to do, it could well prove to be a real challenge to her.

JP Liz V1

New series starts on RTE 2 tonight

My name is URL

They all have functional hands

Paulie Gualtieri

that val one needs to go away for ever. nails on a blackboard!