First Dates fans rejoice as couple confirm they are together
Updated / Thursday, 4 Mar 2021
15:14 We don t have to come close and personal but we have to make love happen - these were the words Maitre D Mateo used to inspire his colleagues, master-mixologist Ethan and servers Alice and Pete, upon opening the First Dates restaurant during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Instructed to smile with their eyes à la Tyra Banks, the team set off on a mission to bring romance back to Ireland, armed with pink social distancing sticks, lashings of hand sanitiser, colourful masks, a spaced out seating plan, and background diners from family bubbles - some of whom were related to the daters.
Updated: 11 Feb 2021, 22:59
RTE viewers have said that Shane on First Dates is a dote as he opened up about suffering from a serious head trauma years ago.
Tonight was the first episode of the new season of First Dates and the show was very different compared to other years due to the Covid-19 restrictions.
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This year, the game of love has new regulations.
Daters are suitably distanced, contact is strictly off the cards, and background diners are all family bubbles, among them, friends and family of the daters we meet.
The show usuals Maitre’D Mateo and master-mixologist Ethan – ably assisted by Alice and Pete - made a return for this new season.