Fired from The Apprentice: 'I'm feeling a little bit sorry for myself but I'm glad I did it'

Mullingar native Conor Gilsenan was consoled by Jennifer Zamparelli, who is enjoying a successful media career after she was also fired by Alan Sugar some years ago

Alan Sugar failed to bite on Conor Gilsenan's electric toothbrush idea. The toothbrush was described as looking like 'a turd' on the show

Alan Sugar said the 'immortal words': "I'm gonna conclude that Conor, you're fired". And with that Mullingar native, Conor Gilsenan, became the second to be sent home from the latest series of the cutthroat business reality TV show.

The Irish rugby player who declared himself hard-working and 'hyper-motivated by money' wasn't bitter about the early finish — though he still reckons he should have been kept on for longer.