***New Series*** First Dates Ireland

Thursday nights are about to see a lot more romance as another batch of singletons will enter the First Dates Ireland restaurant starting January 9, 2025 on RTÉ2.

With a refreshed look, new graphics and colour scheme, series 10 will offer plenty of surprises! 10 familiar faces will be returning to the restaurant once again and the show will also feature its oldest daters yet – all with the hope of finding their forever love.

On hand as always with kind words of encouragement, shoulders to cry on and insightful observations on love and life are table angels Alice and Pete, Neil, the world’s friendliest barman and Maitre D’ Mateo Saina.

Episode 1
Nervous IT manager Paddy from Kildare goes from chaos to harmony with feisty singer-songwriter Dervla from Bundoran.

Fellow Dubliners, fun-loving super-positive Brazilian waiter Luis takes to the stage with sassy Nigerian playwright Doyle.

Primary school teacher and comedian Sinead from Louth shares her passion for the unconventional with idiosyncratic part-time DJ John from Shankill.

Former county footballer and Paul Mescal lookalike Hugh from Kildare enters the gladiatorial arena with trainee lawyer and ‘curly mullet’ aficionado Aisling from Limerick.