First Dates Ireland (2016)
The hit Channel 4 series First Dates, has come to Ireland and RTÉ2. In First Dates, single people from across Ireland come to the First Dates restaurant where they have a real blind date. Joining maître D' Mateo Saina, are barman Ethan Miles, and waiters Alice, Pete and Libby, who help set the scene and give romance the best possible chance to flourish.
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Episode 1 - Episode 1
Release Date: 2023-01-05Mateo and the team return for series eight, as more hopefuls keen to find romance enter the First Dates restaurant.
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Episode 2 - Episode 2
Release Date: 2023-01-12Eight more hopefuls enter the Restaurant of Romance, under the watchful eyes of Mateo, Alice, Pete, and Neil.
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Episode 3 - Episode 3
Release Date: 2023-01-19A fresh sitting of daters arrives to sample the food of love, but now the tables are intimate and the masks are off. On hand, as always, is Maitre'D Mateo.
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Episode 4 - Episode 4
Release Date: 2023-01-26A fresh sitting of daters arrives to sample the food of love, but unlike last year, the tables are intimate and the masks are off. On hand, as always is Maitre'D Mateo.
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Episode 5 - Episode 5
Release Date: 2023-02-02 -
Episode 6 - Episode 6
Release Date: 2023-02-09Phil, 65, is hoping to repeat the success that her daughter Carla had two years ago in the restaurant. Carla matched with Shez and is now engaged. Phil is hoping to be as engaged by Stan, 69, from Galway.
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Episode 7 - Episode 7
Release Date: 2023-02-16 -
Episode 8 - Episode 8
Release Date: 2023-02-23Mateo, Alice, Neil and Pete meet a new bunch of daters and watch romance blossom in the Restaurant of Romance.
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Episode 9 - Episode 9
Release Date: 2023-03-02Aisling, 23, from Galway meets her date Lochlainn, 23, from Armagh while former `Ireland's Got Talent' contestant Gary, 35, from Tipperary meets model Cherry, 32, from Cavan.
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Episode 10 - Episode 10
Release Date: 2023-03-09A Thursday night special as the Restaurant of Romance reopens, serving up spice and sizzle.
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Episode 11 - Episode 11
Release Date: 2023-03-16 -
Episode 12 - Episode 12
Release Date: 2023-03-23Strongman John, 34, from Mayo enters the restaurant with his guns on show trying to impress Renata, 37, from Galway who's an artillery gunner in the Irish Army Reserves.
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Episode 13 - Episode 13
Release Date: 2023-03-30Maître d' Mateo, assisted by Alice and Pete, and cocktail maestro Neil are ready to go back to some of the most memorable matchups of 2022.
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Episode 14 - Episode 14
Release Date: 2023-04-06It's a special date night in the restaurant of love as Mateo welcomes back some of the successful couples from previous years.