First Dates (Irish TV series)
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| Genre | Reality |
| Country of origin | Republic of Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | Coco Television[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTÉ2 |
| Release | April 21, 2016 – present |
First Dates Ireland[2][3] is the Irish version of the international reality television series First Dates.
Format
The show is filmed at The Gibson Hotel on Mayor Street in the Point Village in Dublin City, with Mateo Saina showing many people on dates, all of whom have not met each other before. At the end of the date, the couples are interviewed together and asked whether they would like to see each other again.
Restaurant staff
The restaurant's maitre d' is Croatian born and Dublin resident Mateo Saina[2] who offers pieces to camera on the nature of love, romance and dating. Joining Mateo is his team of merry matchmakers; barman Ethan Miles and waitress Alice Marr, who will help set the scene and give romance the best possible chance to flourish.[2]
Renewal
Due to its success[3] the series has been renewed for a second season of 12 episodes due to broadcast in 2017.
References
- ^ "First Dates Ireland - COCO Television". cocotelevision.ie. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ^ a b c "First Dates Ireland reveal their matchmaker - RTÉ Ten". rte.ie. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ^ a b "EXCLUSIVE! First Dates Ireland a huge hit as over 250,000 people tune in". goss.ie. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
External links
- "RTÉ Television - Programmes - Entertainment - First Dates Ireland". rte.ie. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- "First Dates Ireland - COCO Television". cocotelevision.ie. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- "The Gibson Hotel in Dublin". Retrieved 2018-02-19.
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