First Dates Ireland *read first post*

giveitholly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118578935#Comment_118578935

No he shouldn't have,he was way above her league,she thinks she can do better and has an opinion of herself. No wonder she is single

castletownman

Good man Ciano

AMKC

She's a tall Woman.

Ah delighted for the 2 lads!!!!!!

Achilles Knee

I was thinking Zoe wasn't that into David.

Did she say yes to appear 'nice' on TV... You'd wonder.

Lia_lia

Hang on. A couple actually in a relationship. Happy days!

Achilles Knee

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118578951#Comment_118578951

Thought the same!

shawki

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118578935#Comment_118578935

It would have gone nowhere, seen too many dopes staying "friends" with a girl hoping that someday they'll change her mind.

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118578952#Comment_118578952

Ye maybe your right. She did seem a bit all over the place alright.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118578938#Comment_118578938

I liked him during the meal.........liked him even more after that comment.

Think he dodged a bullet there in any case.......bit of a headwrecker that Hayley

The DayDream

I love that he said that, and he didn't even sound bitter just not being fake.

She is one of those who can't help but see red flags everywhere (the new thing amongst perpetually single women) and him not drinking put her off. Though he was also quite reserved even for a sober person. If the other person is drinking you have to try a little not to be too much of a Debbie Downer or else the wavelengths are just totally off.

Pussyhands

Zoe was way out of that Bernard O'Shea lookalikes league. As someone else said, I think she said yes to look nice on tv. She's looking for exposure.

The kids were annoying. "I wanna join the guards...AWWWW THAT'S CLASS!"

He'll be getting his mammy to bring him down to Limerick in the Toyota Corolla! Paying for the dinner with the 50 his auld lad gave him.

Hayley is a bit of a bitch for doing that. Good on yer man for saying he wasn't interested in friends.

billyhead

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118578932#Comment_118578932

He dodged a bullet.

Flippyfloppy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118578978#Comment_118578978

She's very matron like, with all her ''dealing'' with people with brain injuries.

She seemed like she was about to 'deal' with him when he said he fell on his holiday until she heard how serious it was!

Deeper Blue

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118578967#Comment_118578967

I was astounded that she said yes after forgetting his name in the interview

The bright side is local women will have seen him on the show and think maybe he's a bit of a catch!!! See what I did there? 😁

Xander10

I keep forgetting what night this is on. I missed the week with Brendan O'Carroll . How did he get on?

Achilles Knee

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118579028#Comment_118579028

Exactly. If you fancy someone you remember their name. Initially if you miss it you go sorry I didn't catch it.

That was a PR exercise for the cameras. When it came to arranging the date I'm sure she said actually after thinking about it I feel I'd rather we met as friends.

Purple Mountain

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118578935#Comment_118578935

Absolutely not!

My motto is "Never be someone's back up plan".

Pussyhands

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118579046#Comment_118579046

He was like a terrier riding the leg of a labrador. He tried, he never had a chance.

Xander10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118579162#Comment_118579162

Ha 😄😄

Dakota Dan

The one from Cork on tonight’s show got a good kick up the arse from your man 😀😀😀

Pussyhands

Yer wan from Cork came across as refusing to compromise...it's her way or no way.

She was not impressed when he said he wasn't interested in friends. "That's fine with me". Then yer man was giving a compliment but she was too busy responding with some bitchy comment to see it was a compliment. "I'm not intimidating!"

cgcsb

Amazed the 2 guys got together in the end, the one with the ginger beard was a stunner.

Good show tonight. Lots of decent people on it.

The young ones were fairly annoying. But in a real nice innocent way, they’d no hang ups or much maintenance in there.

The two lads were a great match, delighted for them. The Cork fella was a gent, I kept thinking he sounded like Micheal Martin when he’d be talking while they filmed something else. She came across a bit uninterested.

KevRossi

Hayley wasn't in to yer man from the start, you can see it very briefly when she's at the bar and he's with the Maitre D. Fair enough. I also think she turned him down a bit wrong and the 'friends' thing was taken up wrong too. Her excuse that she needed to go travelling is bull, WTF is she doing on a dating show if she's going abroad again in a few months. Agree that she thought she was better than him. BTW, he should have worn something other than a scruffy jumper.

Young couple were refreshingly naive, but nice.

Gay lads; delighted they got on with each other and matched up.

Zoe was probably on for exposure though she either didn't push it or the production company didn't show it. He's very genuine though, he'll probably do a lot better out of it long term, he'll find that out the next time he's out and about.

Good programme overall.

thesandeman

Just watched it on the player. Audio and video were totally out of sync. Quite funny hearing the Maitre D guy's pervy compliments while the DJ was talking to the Limerick girl.

I'll have to watch the repeat to see what actually happens.

Dakota Dan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118579232#Comment_118579232

She was fairly fast to accept his offer of paying for her dinner even though I doubt they have to pay for it. I just checked it there they have to pay but get €25 each towards their dinner.

https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/living/2020/0220/1116484-i-was-a-background-dater-on-first-dates-heres-what-i-learned/

Hamachi

Watched it back on the RTÉ player this morning. Good episode overall.

The teenagers were silly, naive, but lovable. If you can’t be an eejit at their age, when can you be. It was also refreshing to hear genuine regional Irish accents instead of the mid-Atlantic drawl so prevalent these days.

The ginger guy from Limerick seems like a nice type. The miss Ireland contestant from Cork was carefully managing her image. A decent enough woman, but quite self-aware. I knew she would put him in the friend-zone immediately after saying yes. He’ll be fine in the long run.

That Cork girl was hard work. Right away, I thought she had a hard face and a pretty cold vibe. I’ve met Irish women like her abroad. Sometimes it seems they think they are too good for Irish guys and want to get with the Brit or Aussie with the tan and six pack. She needs to get back out traveling to get that wanderlust out of her system. Cork guy seems like a solid bloke. His time was wasted on that date, but he wasn’t having any of her nonsense. He’ll also be fine in the long run.

Delighted to see the two lads get together. They both seemed really decent. I’ll probably be slammed for saying this, but I sometimes find the more flamboyant daters a bit annoying. My sense is that these guys are more representative of the gay community. The Monaghan guy had clearly travelled a tough enough road. They were well matched, seemed to like each other, and will hopefully make a real go of it.

Enjoyed that episode.

Warwick green

"I DJ'd at my dad's 40th"

Christ, you know you're getting old when even the daters parents are younger than you

Pussyhands

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118579314#Comment_118579314

No I found the one young annoying. 18 and they're there giving reasons why they're single.

I think "Ciano" was just on to make a name for himself. He was on Pulling with my Parents too.

His "definightly" was put on as when he was in the jacks on the phone he said definitely normal.

And realistically, it'll never happen between them two as he's in Wexford and she's in limerick.

Purple Mountain

I thought there was a real spark between the two guys. I don't think I've ever seen such chemistry on the show before.

They were clearly smitten, I hope they are still together.

The bearded guy was absolutely stunning, I was secretly praying he wasn't gay 🤭

I didn't get the vibe that Zoe was managing her appearance but maybe I'm just naive about social media. I thought she'd say yes because I thought they were both on the same par in terms of looks and personality.

Young couple were so cute. Giggly and carefree with no pretentiousness or that annoying 'loike' accent we see most weeks.

Wanderlust woman wasted a space on the show if she had no intention of actually looking for a relationship. He was a gem. I hope he finds a nice lady.

billyhead

The blond woman saying she was going traveling wasn't even good looking. She had a pus on her face all night. She thought she was something that's she's not. I wouldn't look twice at her on a night out.

That young one from limerick was a stunner..as was the miss cork.. was nice to see the two gay lads get together..

Blonde from Cork seemed like hard work..

Dakota Dan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118580016#Comment_118580016

You wouldn’t kick her out of the bed I bet.

Dakota Dan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118579745#Comment_118579745

She was def in nightly trying too hard to be funny when she wasn’t, I loved her natural Irish accent though.

Pussyhands

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118579757#Comment_118579757

Blonde woman only gave an excuse about travelling because she doesn't have the balls to be honest.

She'd have 0 intention of meeting as friends even if yer man wanted to.

Hamachi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118580068#Comment_118580068

Agree with the other poster. Didn't find her attractive either physically or personality-wise. She wouldn't register for me in a bar or club.

I think she was early 30s. A bit too old to be on the 'Australia for a year' / crewing on a yacht buzz. Definitely not an attractive prospect for a guy looking a serious relationship. She's probably alright in reality, just a very poor match for that particular guy.

Tabnabs

If anyone has access to the indo online (paywall), this looks like an interesting behind the scenes view:

https://www.independent.ie/life/first-dates-producer-my-job-involves-going-on-seven-or-eight-dates-a-day-41298046.html

kerryjack

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118580875#Comment_118580875

Just watched it there now some pair of knockers on her god bless her.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118582581#Comment_118582581

No doubt they ARE two very impressive assets........but looking at the 'whole' picture......HEADWRECK

4Ad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118583028#Comment_118583028

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118578937#Comment_118578937

Would it be worth it ?? Not a bloody hope !!

She came across very cold and stern..

kerryjack

Well we only seen a few minutes of her and was well edited, so wouldn't judge her, she just wasn't feeling it for your man, I think a women like that would like a big lad kind of rugby guy Tall Well built, and Hayley if you are reading this I think you are a beauty.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118579745#Comment_118579745

Partly true, surprised we didn’t get a classic “I’ve been single my whole life” out of them.

I meant they were annoying, but in a general 18 year old annoying. I don’t think he’ll make a career out of DJ Ciano anytime soon - I didn’t get a massive vibe out of either of them doing the date for their brand or the gram.

Just naive and loud really. But harmless.

KevRossi

Ciano also eats with his mouth wide open which is a no-no for me.

Don't get the negativity about Hayley's appearance, she's a fine looking woman. She simply wasn't into yer man from the off and it's probably a bit difficult to get yourself dolled up, then have to spend 90 minutes with someone who you know you won't click with. She came across a bit plssed off which is fair enough. She would have been more into the red bearded Monaghan gay lad I think.

Cork man should have tried a shirt or something, the jumper looked bad, it was also stained.

Dtp1979

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118583633#Comment_118583633

I think a woman like that will never settle down and she’s only fooling herself if she thinks she will. Grass always greener on the other side kinda girl

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118580529#Comment_118580529

Well do she is a Woman. Off course she does not have balls do.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118579743#Comment_118579743

Tell me about it. I am older than that and have 0 children. Maybe I will adapt in the future depending on where life takes me but I certainly will never be having any myself. My two dogs are more than enough for now.

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118580016#Comment_118580016

That's very harsh. She was not bad looking just a bit stuck up. Maybe she needs to check her priorities again. Maybe a trip to Oz will do her the world of good.

billyhead

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118585946#Comment_118585946

Not really but that's my opinion anyway from what I saw on tv. She had the personality of a corpse. She also wasn't a true blonde.

gmisk

The ginger lad seemed extremely nervous...his date was absolutely stunning. Both nice, I thought glad she said yes would be a big boost to his confidence, I think she did it out of politeness no shock they didn't go on another date.

The two gay lads...sound...normal...handsome. The guy from Monaghan especially tough enough losing your mum that young. Jay from Donegal I would have said older than 28. Really nice to have some less flamboyant stereotypical gay guys on. Definite chemistry and both looking for a relationship, and now in one, you love to see it!

The girl from limerick was sweet, I don't know about her as gardai tbh. Wearing shorts on a first date brave lol, he didn't lack in confidence, but seemed like a sweet young fella. But close your mouth when you are eating please lol. Both so young bless.

Surfer girl from cork, her face sunk when the guy didn't drink ha. She seemed a bit wild/stuck up and he seemed a bit dry/queit for her. But she clearly had no interest in him. Very different people. It got a bit awkward at the end! But kinds respect his direct response