Groundbreaking ‘shark speed dating’ set to continue this summer 

Off Ireland's west coast you can see Torus courtship behaviour, where male and female basking sharks go round and round in a giant circular motion 

Dr Simon Berrow, CEO of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group and co-founder of the Irish Basking Shark Group

Ireland has long been associated with romance. 

The likes of Wilde and Yeats gave us some of the world’s most celebrated love poems, while the Claddagh ring, famously originated in Galway, is still worn by many across the globe today as a symbol of romantic availability.