Mateo Saina, the charismatic maitre D’ from ‘First Dates Ireland’, tells Esther McCarthy about the loves of his own life this Valentine’s Day

There's nothing better than a cosy winter's evening in front of the fire, made even better by the return of First Dates Ireland on Thursday nights.

Filming for the third series of First Dates Ireland is set to get underway soon and producers are calling for more LGBTQ people to apply.

The Twitter commentary on tonight's show was almost as entertaining...

Tonight will see the first transgender dater to feature on Ireland's First Dates, writes Michelle McGlynn.

In a first for First Dates, the show played host to a date conducted entirely in sign language and we loved it.

Ah, the first blind date.

One couple on last night’s First Dates captured the hearts of the people of Ireland but this morning our hearts were broken.

First Dates Ireland returned to our screens last night and it certainly got the nation talking, writes Sally Gorman.

Cupid’s arrow was way wide of the mark...

The return date of the new series of First Dates Ireland has been revealed.

A participant on the Irish version of First Dates has spoken about her jouney through homelessness, and how she became an accountant.

Pre-tax profits at the hotel that hosts the Irish version of popular TV show First Dates fell by 60% to €807,000 last year.

Finally, something good has come out of reality TV.

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Would you expect the man to pay the bill on a first date or would you go 50/50?

Wait... what?

Spacer + tea addict = love?

2FM’s night time comedy duo, Chris Greene and Ciara King, have shared their hilarious views on First Dates Ireland.

RTÉ First Dates star Daphney Sanasie reportedly bombarded celebrity chef Dylan McGrath with nuisance phonecalls and disturbing messages including texts about “demons and souls” because she thought it was funny.

A South African model, who starred in RTÉ’s First Dates Ireland, has pleaded guilty to harassing celebrity chef Dylan McGrath.

The trial of RTÉ First Dates star Daphney Sanasie, who is accused of harassing Dylan McGrath, has been postponed because the celebrity chef is bedridden with chronic pain.

RTE First Dates star Daphney Sanasie who is accused of harassing celebrity chef Dylan McGrath has been given four weeks to decide how she will plead.

First dates are tough, but much more so when broadcast on TV, as the lonely-hearts on First Dates Ireland are about to learn, says Michelle McBride

First Dates invites viewers to share a meal with some nervous couples who have just met. Marjorie Brennan gets the lowdown on the new Irish version

THE pattern is roughly the same each time. My wife is watching something on the screen. Every so often she’ll make the cringing expression as one of the characters does something cringeworthy or an “mm-TsnAWWW” when the heartstrings are tugged.