COLLECTION · Series · 2016
First Dates Ireland
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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* 6.7 (3)DocumentaryIreland
Countries
Ireland
Studios
RTÉ2 · COCO Television
Runtime
50 min/ep
Age rating
NR
Release
21/04/2016
Score
6.7 / 10 (3)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
6 episodes · 2016
Episode 1. Episode 1
2016-04-21 · 50 min
South African model Federica rattles the nerve of Donegal accountant Lee. Waiter Simon dines out with his bald and bearded doppelänger Tynan and James and Amy Lee get off to a super start.
Episode 2. Episode 2
2016-04-28 · 50 min
Will architecture student Alannah Rose find her design for life in free spirited Dawn? Dental nurse Ciara returns to the restaurant for a cheeky Nandos with self-confessed player Kias.
Episode 3. Episode 3
2016-05-05 · 50 min
Shy student Barry has his eyes opened by self-styled work of art Jordan and outspoken South African office manager Kirk forgets his manners with South Dublin singleton Carolyn.
Episode 4. Episode 4
2016-05-12 · 50 min
Can Wicklow bad boy Brian restore gorgeous Sarah's faith in Irish men? Laid back barista Eoghan unleashes his special blend on psychotherapy student Karen.
Episode 5. Episode 5
2016-05-19 · 50 min
Skydiver Damien falls hard for the exotic charms of glamorous Dia. Will twinkly-eyed Tony be crowned King of divorcee Lexie's heart?
Episode 6. Episode 6
2016-05-26 · 50 min
Medical student Daniel examines the allure of Miss Curvy Ireland contestant Katie and barman Aidan puts the woo in woo-woo for giddy speech therapist Doris.
Season 2
14 episodes · 2017
Episode 1. Episode 1
2017-01-19 · 50 min
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Episode 2. Episode 2
2017-01-26 · 50 min
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Episode 3. Episode 3
2017-02-02 · 50 min
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Episode 4. Episode 4
2017-02-09 · 50 min
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Episode 5. Episode 5
2017-02-16 · 50 min
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Episode 6. Episode 6
2017-02-23 · 50 min
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Episode 7. Episode 7
2017-03-02 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 8. Episode 8
2017-03-09 · 50 min
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Episode 9. Episode 9
2017-03-16 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 10. Episode 10
2017-03-23 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 11. Episode 11
2017-03-30 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 12. Episode 12
2017-04-06 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 13. Best Bits
2017-04-13 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 14. Best of Season 1
2017-04-20 · 50 min
No synopsis
Season 3
14 episodes · 2018
Episode 1. Episode 1
2018-01-09 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 2. Episode 2
2018-01-16 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 3. Episode 3
2018-01-23 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 4. Episode 4
2018-01-30 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 5. Episode 5
2018-02-06 · 50 min
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Episode 6. Episode 6
2018-02-13 · 50 min
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Episode 7. Episode 7
2018-02-20 · 50 min
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Episode 8. Episode 8
2018-02-27 · 50 min
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Episode 9. Episode 9
2018-03-06 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 10. Episode 10
2018-03-13 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 11. Episode 11
2018-03-20 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 12. Episode 12
2018-03-27 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 13. Best Bits
2018-04-03 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 14. Best of Season 2
2018-04-10 · 50 min
No synopsis
Season 4
14 episodes · 2019
Episode 1. Episode 1
2019-01-10 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 2. Episode 2
2019-01-17 · 50 min
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Episode 3. Episode 3
2019-01-24 · 50 min
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Episode 4. Episode 4
2019-01-31 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 5. Episode 5
2019-02-07 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 6. Episode 6
2019-02-14 · 50 min
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Episode 7. Episode 7
2019-02-21 · 50 min
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Episode 8. Episode 8
2019-02-28 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 9. Episode 9
2019-03-07 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 10. Episode 10
2019-03-14 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 11. Episode 11
2019-03-21 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 12. Episode 12
2019-03-28 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 13. Best Bits (Part 1)
2019-04-04 · 50 min
No synopsis
Episode 14. Best Bits (Part 2)
2019-04-11 · 50 min
No synopsis
Season 5
14 episodes · 2020
Episode 1. Episode 1
2020-01-09 · 50 min
Passions ignite once more as young hearts, lively suitors and slow burners come together for a smouldering new series of First Dates.
Episode 2. Episode 2
2020-01-16 · 50 min
Homebird Emily from Waterford comes in search of her ‘lobster’ but will she end up holding claws with travel enthusiast Corey from Cork?
Episode 3. Episode 3
2020-01-23 · 50 min
In the third episode of the series, daters include a rock musician from Dublin and a basketball player from Cork who are looking for love.
Episode 4. Episode 4
2020-01-30 · 50 min
Mateo welcomes Michael from Dublin who, at 81 years old, is the oldest dater ever in the restaurant. Will this master gardener cultivate the attention of elegant and independent Lorraine from Tullamore?
Episode 5. Episode 5
2020-02-06 · 50 min
Countdown contestant Edward from Dublin meets bisexual student Ria from Kildare. But will they get the letters; l,o,v, e on their board?
Episode 6. Episode 6
2020-02-13 · 50 min
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Episode 7. Episode 7
2020-02-20 · 50 min
This week, Washington from Brazil describes himself as a ‘plastic Paddy’ but what will he make of the real thing as ginger bearded James from Dublin arrives as his date?
Episode 8. Episode 8
2020-02-27 · 50 min
Dania from Dublin is looking for a well dressed man who ‘smells amazing’, but will Chris from Manchester meet her aromatic expectations?
Episode 9. Episode 9
2020-03-05 · 50 min
Accidental cat-fishing, enthusiastic high fives and tattoos are the order of the day in the loved-up restaurant.
Episode 10. Episode 10
2020-03-12 · 50 min
Comedian Edwin Sammon, aka Fr Gabriel from RTÉ 2’s “Bridget and Eamon”, flies in from the Edinburgh festival hoping his date with physical therapist Emer from Athlone is no laughing matter.
Episode 11. Episode 11
2020-03-19 · 50 min
Taxi-driver Paul, 49, sported dyed blonde hair and bad teeth when he first visited the restaurant two years ago. He overcame his fear of dentists and now has brand new smile.
Episode 12. Episode 12
2020-03-26 · 50 min
Final in series. It’s double trouble when father and daughter Richie and Laura from Tipperary come looking for love. Creche manager Laura dates Malaysian chef Harvinder from Galway while Richie charms bookies clerk Maura from Cavan by…
Episode 13. Episode 13
2020-04-02 · 50 min
As another season of love draws to a close, we revisit some of the most memorable dates. There'll be perfect matches, awkward mix-ups, heart-warming moments, romantic non-sequiturs and inevitable door malfunctions.
Episode 14. Episode 14
2020-04-09 · 50 min
Memorable dates of the series, featuring perfect matches, awkward mix-ups, heart-warming moments, romantic non-sequiturs and inevitable door malfunctions. Last in the series.
Season 6
11 episodes · 2021
Episode 1. Episode 1
2021-02-11 · 50 min
Series six kicks off, with Maitre d' Mateo, master-mixologist Ethan, plus Alice and Pete at the ready for a group of new hopefuls searching for love.
Episode 2. Episode 2
2021-02-18 · 50 min
Former Dancing with the Stars and Big Brother contestant, Hughie Maughan, finds himself on a date with Paul, and is hoping to leave with a dancing partner rather than doing a solo routine. And could it be game on when Gabrielle from…
Episode 3. Episode 3
2021-02-25 · 50 min
Nurse Carla comes to the restaurant looking for someone to ‘have a laugh with’ only to be dumbstruck by tattooed bad boy Shez from Dundalk
Episode 4. Episode 4
2021-03-04 · 50 min
Among the hopefuls this week are Mary and Johnny from Tipperary, who are looking for a second chance at love, and two hairdressers who are hoping their date is a cut above the rest.
Episode 5. Episode 5
2021-03-11 · 50 min
Keen to seize the day, 75-year-old Marie from Meath waltzes into the arms of dapper 79-year-old dancer Denis from Kildare. And Impressively mohawked Phil rocks up to the restaurant on a skateboard hoping to rom-com his way into the heart…
Episode 6. Episode 6
2021-03-18 · 50 min
Struggling with pre-date nerves, garden designer Anthony from Tipperary blossoms in the excitable presence of chef Mandy from Wexford. And Chris from Belfast is hoping to maximise his assets with tax official Ben.
Episode 7. Episode 7
2021-03-25 · 50 min
Martina from Limerick returns to the restaurant for a second chance at finding love, while 24-year-old Denis from Dublin goes on a date with 21-year-old psychology student Amy.
Episode 8. Episode 8
2021-04-01 · 50 min
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Episode 9. Episode 9
2021-04-08 · 50 min
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Episode 10. Episode 10
2021-04-15 · 50 min
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Episode 11. Episode 11
2021-04-22 · 50 min
No synopsis
Season 7
12 episodes · 2022
Episode 1. Episode 1
2022-01-06 · 50 min
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Episode 2. Episode 2
2022-01-13 · 50 min
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Episode 3. Episode 3
2022-01-20 · 50 min
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Episode 4. Episode 4
2022-01-27 · 50 min
Rob from Dublin meets Abby from Wollongong in Australia, and affable Dublin taxi driver Alan attempts to woo confident self-made woman Pauline from Cavan.
Episode 5. Episode 5
2022-02-03 · 50 min
David, a 27-year-old from Limerick, comes looking for a girl to rule his heart, and gets a right royal treat in the form of reigning Miss Cork, Zoe, who is 25.
Episode 6. Episode 6
2022-02-10 · 50 min
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Episode 7. Episode 7
2022-02-17 · 50 min
Insurance salesman Dolapo, who is 29 and from Dublin, is set up with 27-year-old Maria from Cork. Elsewhere, nutrition student Aisling goes on a date with former footballer Conor, and 35-year-old Lain returns to the restaurant for the…
Episode 8. Episode 8
2022-02-24 · 50 min
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Episode 9. Episode 9
2022-03-03 · 50 min
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Episode 10. Episode 10
2022-03-10 · 50 min
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Episode 11. Episode 11
2022-03-24 · 50 min
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Episode 12. Episode 12
2022-03-31 · 50 min
No synopsis
Season 8
14 episodes · 2023
Episode 1. Episode 1
2023-01-05
Mateo and the team return for series eight, as more hopefuls keen to find romance enter the First Dates restaurant.
Episode 2. Episode 2
2023-01-12
Eight more hopefuls enter the Restaurant of Romance, under the watchful eyes of Mateo, Alice, Pete, and Neil.
Episode 3. Episode 3
2023-01-19
A 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.
Episode 4. Episode 4
2023-01-26
A 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.
Episode 5. Episode 5
2023-02-02
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Episode 6. Episode 6
2023-02-09
Phil, 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.
Episode 7. Episode 7
2023-02-16
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Episode 8. Episode 8
2023-02-23
Mateo, Alice, Neil and Pete meet a new bunch of daters and watch romance blossom in the Restaurant of Romance.
Episode 9. Episode 9
2023-03-02
Aisling, 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.
Episode 10. Episode 10
2023-03-09
A Thursday night special as the Restaurant of Romance reopens, serving up spice and sizzle.
Episode 11. Episode 11
2023-03-16
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Episode 12. Episode 12
2023-03-23
Strongman 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.
Episode 13. Episode 13
2023-03-30
Maître 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.
Episode 14. Episode 14
2023-04-06
It's a special date night in the restaurant of love as Mateo welcomes back some of the successful couples from previous years.
Season 9
8 episodes · 2024
Episode 1. Episode 1
2024-01-04
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Episode 2. Episode 2
2024-01-11
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Episode 3. Episode 3
2024-01-18
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Episode 4. Episode 4
2024-01-25
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Episode 5. Episode 5
2024-02-01
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Episode 6. Episode 6
2024-02-08
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Episode 7. Episode 7
2024-02-15
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Episode 8. Episode 8
2024-02-22
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Season 10
14 episodes · 2025
Episode 1. Episode 1
2025-01-09 · 50 min
Singletons from far and wide hope to find their forever love in the restaurant of romance.
Episode 2. Episode 2
2025-01-16 · 50 min
In the First Dates restaurant relishing each other’s spicy flavour, Megan from North Carolina and retired quantity surveyor Aidan from Dublin get good and saucy over dinner.
Episode 3. Episode 3
2025-01-23 · 49 min
Looking for love in the restaurant of romance this week, Stan – the restaurant’s oldest ever dater – celebrates his 86th birthday with returning 80-year-old dater Lorraine.
Episode 4. Episode 4
2025-01-30 · 50 min
Makeup artist Ariana from Meath gets to grips with cheeky Venetian wrestler Josh from Tallaght.
Episode 5. Episode 5
2025-02-06 · 49 min
Hoping to find their forever love, this week in the restaurant of romance, Liam from Belfast meets hairdresser Conor from Monaghan and Becky from Kilkenny meets Aaron from Wexford.
Episode 6. Episode 6
2025-02-13 · 49 min
Presenter and comedian Bláithín from Dublin meets fellow Gaeilgeoir Mary from Kilkenny in this First Dates Valentine's Day Special.
Episode 7. Episode 7
2025-02-20
In the First Dates restaurant this week, retired electrician Billy from Crumlin meets returning dater Maureen from Usher’s Quay.
Episode 8. Episode 8
2025-02-27
Musical theatre fan Oweny is impressed with bubbly Katie and TikToker Raven casts her spell and convinces student Conor to try oysters for the first time
Episode 9. Episode 9
2025-03-06
Musical theatre fan Oweny is impressed with bubbly Katie and TikToker Raven casts her spell and convinces student Conor to try oysters for the first time
Episode 10. Episode 10
2025-03-13
Restaurant employee Kevin has a blind date with ex-wedding planner Gabo and Blackrock student Aoife hits the back of the net with former QPR goalie Harry from Shankill
Episode 11. Episode 11
2025-03-20
Confident Chris unleashes his charm on flirtatious singer Minnie, chef and jokester Mark sits down with nurse Jill, and David from Swords meets restaurateur Shane from Monkstown
Episode 12. Episode 12
2025-03-27
Pat from Wicklow enjoys his first blind date, with yoga teacher Catherine from Dublin, and a would-be stand-up meets an aspiring singer-songwriter - both of whom are nervous daters
Episode 13. Episode 13
2025-04-03
Maître d' Mateo and his staff present the first of two programmes looking back at memorable match-ups from the series.
Episode 14. Episode 14
2025-04-10
Maître d' Mateo and his staff present the second of two programmes looking back at memorable match-ups from the series.
Season 11
14 episodes · 2026
Season 11 of First Dates Ireland premiered on January 29, 2026
Episode 1. Episode 1
2026-01-29 · 49 min
There's a new set of daters in the First Dates restaurant as series 11 kicks-off. Single mother Boo (32) meets hyperconfident, self-confessed ‘wreck the head’ tattoo artist Lisa.
Episode 2. Episode 2
2026-02-05 · 50 min
Twin sisters Gigi and Edgy from Meath (32) arrive for a double date; actress Sorcha (30) from Drimnagh arrives to the restaurant in search of ‘the Forever One’.
Episode 3. Episode 3
2026-02-12 · 50 min
Our most mature daters ever prove that some of the best love songs are classics. At 89, former showband frontman Kevin from Swords meets sprightly 88-year-old Georgina from Cabra.
Episode 4. Episode 4
2026-02-19 · 50 min
Larger than life site foreman James (23) from Clondalkin matches with Fayth (21) from East Wall. Itzel from Mexico is looking for a hot date with dark hair and blue eyes.
Episode 5. Episode 5
2026-02-26 · 50 min
Forward and fearless Leah (22) from Artane meets barman Jake (22) from Cabinteely who is looking for a girl who can put him in his place.
Episode 6. Episode 6
2026-03-05 · 50 min
Singer, actress and former X-Factor contestant Mary Byrne (65) from Ballyfermot is ready to face her fear and find love again after ten years of single life.
Episode 7. Episode 7
2026-03-12 · 50 min
his week's dating line up includes Mim and Jack, Esther and Liam, Caoimhe and Will and Marcin and Cavan.
Episode 8. Episode 8
2026-03-19
Attempting to improve her dating record, Jesse, 22, from Meath meets fellow student nurse Michael, 23, from Laois
Episode 9. Episode 9
2026-04-02
After more than a decade documenting every moment of her life, busy social media star Cloda from Tipperary is keen to ditch the apps and meet someone 'in the wild'
Episode 10. Episode 10
2026-04-09
Daters include no-nonsense garda Nikki from Cork, motorcycle-mad Nikki, and fellow biker Emmett from Mullingar, as well as Doyle from Dublin
Episode 11. Episode 11
2026-04-16
No synopsis
Episode 12. Episode 12
2026-04-23
No synopsis
Episode 13. Episode 13
2026-04-30
No synopsis
Episode 14. Episode 14
2026-05-07
No synopsis
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