Lonely? Online dating site offers comedy tickets

YOU might not meet the man or woman of your dreams through Ireland’s latest internet dating site, but you could get the next best thing — tickets for a Tommy Tiernan show.

The word “lonely” is the most frequently searched word in Ireland by Google users and the site, launched yesterday, is offering a pair of tickets to the master comic’s sold out show in Vicar Street on November 22, in a draw for those who register their profile on the site.

Lonely.ie is Ireland’s “first fully featured social website with free dating functionality”.