18 October – RTÉ Gaelic football pundit Joe Brolly says that it is "nobody else's business" if GAA clubs or tournaments are named after dead republican paramilitaries, after some Unionist politicians criticised the practice as glorifying terrorism. The comments come in the wake of First Minister of Northern Ireland Peter Robinson's attendance at a Co-Operation Ireland dinner held the previous evening to acknowledge the efforts of the GAA in building better community relations.[34][35] 28 October – Singer Edele Lynch wins TV3's Celebrity Apprentice Ireland.[36]