First Dates Ireland

TX RTÉ2 Thursday 19th March @ 9.35PM.

Bus driver and dedicated ladies’ man Ronan (61) from Drogheda meets Sharon (56) from Dublin, whose idea of a dream date is a ‘big hunk of a man with tattoos’. Both deserve happiness but will they find it with each other?

Aspiring entertainer Kate (32) from Kildare takes to the stage with stand-up comic James (34) from Dublin. Described by everyone she meets as ‘whimsical’ and ‘floaty’. Kate is a quadruplet who finds crushes ‘overwhelming’ but resists the urge to run in the opposite direction when James admits that his celebrity crush is Bjork.

Exuberant DJ and self-confessed ‘goldstar lesbian’ Amy (34) is from Summerhill in Dublin 1’s sole goal is to find the girl who she can share a hot chocolate with at the Christmas ‘Wild Lights’ in Dublin Zoo. She meets her match with trainee film producer and rugby player Aisling (28) from Meath.

Tired of ‘bringing home no winners’ and hoping to improve her dating record, Jesse (22) from Meath meets fellow student nurse Michael (23) from Laois. Hoping for a sporty guy she can bring home to the parents but also take to the club, Jesse can barely conceal her excitement when Michael announces that he also plays football for Portlaoise.