ONE of the Irish contestants on The Apprentice reached the end of the line on the programme last night, but delivered an absolute zinger on his departure.
Dublin art director and illustrator Dillon St Paul, 37, lasted nine weeks on the competition before being sent home last night in a double eviction.
Dillon St Paul came to prominence in the programme for both his friendly nature and creative flair, however, last night's task didn't fare well for the Dubliner.
Lord Alan Sugar tasked the candidates with creating and developing a virtual reality game, and pitching it to both members of the public and a panel of seven virtual reality experts.
Virtual reality, which is an industry worth an estimated £70billion, is the computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional image or environment that can be interacted with in a real way using special equipment like a helmet.
Lord Sugar tasked the contestants to create and pitch a virtual reality game. (Picture: BBC)Dillon, in a team of four with fellow Irishwoman Gráinne McCoy, was tasked on the design side of the team for their game Magic Shells, where the Coral Kid used two joysticks to burst bubbles.
With none of the experts liked the game, and Lord Sugar deeming it infantile, the flack fell on Dillon for developing the game.
However, the Irishman was quick to place the blame on project manager for the task, Sofiane.
"He created a character that wasn't edgy, that wasn't zippy, that wasn't dynamic," Dillon said. "He was just this infantile character, with a crap name and that's why we failed this task."
In the boardroom, Lord Sugar felt the task fell flat because of both Sofiane and Dillon, and fired both of them in a shock elimination.
"While you are a very nice person Dillon," Lord Sugar said. "I don't think you have the potential of being my business partner."
However, the quick-witted art director had the last laugh in his departure interview in a black cab.
"I'm extremely creative, but Lord Sugar didn't see that because I'm dealing with a bunch of monkeys on a task.
"The plan is to get back to Dublin, get a spray tan and conquer the magazine world."
