Dublin man with Tipperary connections living the dream on 'The Apprentice'

As the youngest candidate at just 21, and the first black/ mixed race Irish contestant in the show’s history, Dubliner Jordan Dargan says it’s a privilege to represent Ireland on the BBC television show ‘The Apprentice’.

Jordan spent many summers on holidays in Clonmel and his progress in the show, which is broadcast at 9pm on Thursday nights, is being followed closely by his many relations in this area.

Jerry Dargan, who lives in Fethard, is his grandfather, and his grandmother was the late Barbara Dargan. His uncle, Tommy Purcell, works at Coolmore. The rest of the Dargan family locally are based in Clonmel, having originally hailed from Baron Park.

Jordan, who lives in Dublin 15, runs his own 3D animation business, Rendify Studios.

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‘The Apprentice’, which has returned for series 19, is fronted by business tycoon Lord Alan Sugar, alongside his advisors, Baroness Karren Brady and Tim Campbell MBE.

18 candidates are battling it out for the opportunity of a lifetime - to win Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment and mentorship.

As a long-time fan of the series, Jordan Dargan says he has always dreamed of making his debut on such a well-loved and respected platform as ‘The Apprentice’. Now he is living that dream as this series’ youngest candidate, who wants to show young people the creative power at their fingertips through his 3D animation business.

He says that his biggest success to date has been collaborating with Craftd, the world’s fastest-growing men’s jewellery brand. This collaboration received over three million views across social media.

“I want to turn my one-man band into an orchestra of the world’s most talented 3D artists to take my business to the next level,” he says. “I’m here to prove that age is just a number and location is just a time zone. Hard work and persistence can take you far, regardless of where you’re from or your years on this earth”.

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He says that he doesn’t deserve Alan Sugar’s investment.

“I don’t deserve it. I don’t think anyone deserves anything in life. I believe you need to work for it, and I will out-work, out-smart and out-perform anyone Lord Sugar puts in front of me”.