A retro love story: Could speed dating and in-person matchmaking be the answer to app fatigue?

Recent stats seem to suggest singletons are growing fatigued with online dating. Could speed-dating and in-person matchmaking be in for a resurgence?

On Valentine’s Day, Ireland’s first Matchbox event, a modern-day speed dating ‘party’ from the US, will take place in Dublin. 

The grass is green. The sky is blue. People are sick of dating apps. These are all facts.

You’ll hear the odd success story of how your friend’s cousin met their husband on Tinder in 2019 and they just had a gorgeous wedding in Luttrellstown Castle, which will spur you on to keep swiping.