Reality bites: RTÉ tries a fresh twist on contest

RTÉ is to launch a new reality TV show to challenge TV3’s hugely successful The Apprentice this autumn.

The series, which will be presented by dynamic duo Lucy Kennedy and Baz Ashmawy, will be called Do The Right Thing. It will centre on 16 contestants who will battle it out for a rather unusual prize.

There won’t be a suitcase of money, a brand new Porsche or the holiday of a lifetime for the winner. Instead the last two remaining contestants will take a year out of their life and travel the world working with International Aid Agencies.