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Irish Mirror
National
David Kent

RTE First Dates Ireland viewers all left saying the same thing as Hughie Maughan gets another shot at love

RTE First Dates Ireland viewers were left entertained once again on Thursday night, as a familiar face returned to the restaurant.

The show is a ratings hit and regularly sees thousands of people tuning in to watch people get a shot at love.

And on Thursday, we saw Hughie Maughan get a second shot!

Hughie and Jason

Hughie appeared on a previous series of the show, where people blasted his date Paul as rude.

Hughie had since got a brand new hairline and a new bum among other things and also a new sense of patience after his date with Paul.

He was paired up with Jason from Cork, who wanted someone who was a 'nice person' - and especially had a beard.

One tweet laughed: "Hughie's date said hello to him so this is going roughly 10000000% better than the last time.

Another said: "I really hope Jason is a nicer person than Hughie's last date!"

Unfortunately, sparks didn't fly between the pair.

Hughie Maughan (RTE)

Neither managed to feel the vibes romantically, though they did agree to be friends.

And there was even a tease of a third appearance for Hughie in the new series.

Eric and Saoirse

Medicinal chemistry-mad Eric explained his reasoning for going on the show as: "Tinder has run out, so this is the Tinder Olympics to get a date now!"

It worked out well that he matched with Saoirse from Dublin - who was studying the subject in Trinity and can't stand 'small talk.'

Though she did get a laugh out of Eric being an ordained minister.

Even though Eric was secretly looking for a +1 for his aunt's wedding, there was enough chemistry between them to get a second date!

Trish and Robbie

"Why does everybody have someone and I'm here on my own. Sometimes, you think what have I done wrong?" was what 50-year-old Trish.

She was 'Brazilian-Irish royalty', having been related to Hugh Boyle Kennedy, the first Chief Justice of the Irish state.

Robbie was Ballybunion royalty, after winning a bachelor's contest in the town in 2004!

But he also had a near-death experience which saw him actually die for a couple of minutes.

  • You can catch the full episode on the RTÉ Player

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