By Michelle Crean

Killarney jockey Oisin Murphy went to hell and back in what he describes as an experience he "won't forget" - and viewers can watch it all unfold on TV screens over the next few weeks.

PUT TO THE TEST: Ciara Griffin Tadhg Fleming Oisin Murphy and Rebecccah O’Rourke from Kerry pictured taking part in 'Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week – The Professionals' starting on RTÉ next week.

Oisin from Ballyhar is one of 20 well known faces including models and influencers, sporting legends and TV stars, singers and comedians who took part in one of the most challenging reality TV series - 'Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week – The Professionals'.

He is one of four Kerry recruits who pushed their bodies and minds to the limit under the orders of Irish Army Rangers and it'll air on RTÉ One beginning on Wednesday next (September 7) at 9.35pm.

Oisin will star alongside former Ireland women's rugby team captain Ciara Griffin from Ballymac, social media influencer Tadhg Fleming from Tralee and fitness expert Rebeccah O’Rourke.

Each of them has excelled in their chosen field but now their reputations are on the line, as they go way beyond their comfort zone, to face the biggest test of their lives, to attempt to pass a condensed version of Special Forces selection.

Over six days, the celebrity recruits will be required to pass numerous rigorous physical and mental tests. Surviving on two to three hours of sleep a night they will have to overcome cold-water events, height tests and claustrophobic challenges as well as various trials of strength, stamina and determination.

It's all based on the actual exercises and tests currently used on Special Forces selection, the DS have designed a course that will test recruits physical, emotional and psychological resilience. It is designed to break all but the toughest of individuals.

"It was a great experience, quite tough," Oisin told the Killarney Advertiser.

"The tasks were really hard, I really enjoyed the fellow sportsmen particularly Eoin Cadogan, he was a great mate in there. I lost quite a bit of weight which was good for me. It was an experience I won’t forget to be honest."