First Dates - Season 8

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Episodes

Season 8Episode 160 min

Episode 1

Mateo and the team return for series eight, as more hopefuls keen to find romance enter the First Dates restaurant.

Season 8Episode 260 min

Episode 2

Eight more hopefuls enter the Restaurant of Romance, under the watchful eyes of Mateo, Alice, Pete, and Neil.

Season 8Episode 360 min

Episode 3

A fresh sitting of daters arrives to sample the food of love, but now the tables are intimate and the masks are off. On hand, as always, is Maitre'D Mateo.

Season 8Episode 460 min

Episode 4

A fresh sitting of daters arrives to sample the food of love, but unlike last year, the tables are intimate and the masks are off. On hand, as always is Maitre'D Mateo.

Season 8Episode 560 min

Episode 5

Season 8Episode 660 min

Episode 6

Hairstylist Jois, who's 22 and from Kildare, is set up on a date with 23-year-old outgoing chef Mark from Dublin. Elsewhere, 32-year-old Keith from Limerick is delighted to discover a kindred spirit in 30-year-old Eve from Cork, and speed skier Karl and psychologist Sara's date gets off to a comical start when she mistakes him for the barman.

Season 8Episode 760 min

Episode 7

Luke from Tipperary arrives at the restaurant straight from the Tomorrowland music festival - and has lost his voice. His date, Aoife from Cork, has decided this is her 'year of yes' - but will be one be one yes too many? Meanwhile, Elle from Tipperary brings a Tamagotchi to keep her company as she has been stood up five times. It remains to be seen whether her date turns up this time.

Season 8Episode 860 min

Episode 8

James from Dublin reckons he ticks many of the dating boxes - tall, tattooed and owner of his own business - but has been told he is arrogant, loud and intimidating. How will his date Natalie, who lives in Meath, assess him? Meanwhile. Pokemon fan Clodagh is shocked to discover that Francis has recently dumped his Charizard socks, and Mikey from Mayo waits at the bar for Alana from Meath, who confesses she always backs out on dates.

Season 8Episode 960 min

Episode 9

Aisling from Galway is delighted to discover a common bond with her date Lochlainn from Armagh - a love of the Irish language. Former Ireland's Got Talent contestant Gary from Tipperary hopes that Cavan model Cherry doesn't give him a red button, while globe-trotting Joseph from Dublin may have met his perfect woman in Victoria, who is originally from Australia, lives in Mayo and studies dentistry in Latvia.

Season 8Episode 1060 min

Episode 10

Regina from Mayo has written a poem about what she seeks in an ideal man. Will Tom from Westmeath be the end to her search? Romantic Dublin bloke Sam is hoping to make Kelly's day brighter but struggles to get a word in with the super-chatty Offaly lass, while Maeve from Kildare arrives on crutches and hopes her date Abby from Dublin will not be put off to learn she dislocated her knee dancing to One Direction.

Season 8Episode 1160 min

Episode 11

Ukrainian Kseniia moved to Dublin six months before the war started. Back home in Odesa, she watched First Dates Ireland clips online and vowed she would apply one day. Will musician Mike from Louth live up to her expectations? Student nurse Ava from Louth and personal trainer Daniel from Mayo talk brick walls, and Dubliner David plans to have the name of the man he will marry tattooed on his back. Will Wexford make-up artist Caolán find his name in ink?

Season 8Episode 1260 min

Episode 12

Strongman John from Mayo hopes his biceps will impress Galway woman Renata, an artillery gunner in the Irish Army Reserves. Dave from Westmeath is intimidated by the quick wit of his date Aamiya, a former stand-up comedian, and it looks like a match when dance student Emma from Wicklow sits down with sean-nós dancer James from Mayo - but will their styles match?

Season 8Episode 1360 min

Episode 13

Maître d' Mateo, assisted by Alice and Pete, and cocktail maestro Neil are ready to go back to some of the most memorable matchups of 2022.

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