First Dates recap: Banter, shots and heartbreaking back stories in stellar first episode back

The opening episode of First Dates Ireland gave us everything we were looking for - apart from a yes to romance from one pairing 

First Dates Ireland returned for its eighth season tonight

First Dates Ireland returned tonight, complete with bubbly best friends, the lad who can’t believe his luck when he finds his “dream girl” and a sweet older couple determined to find love again.

We had shots, we had banter and we had heartbreaking back stories – here's a quick recap if you missed it.