THE THIRD EPISODE of First Dates Ireland hit RTÉ 2 tonight – and the nation was desperately looking for a successful couple to actually end up on a second date.

They’d get their wish – but it took a few twists and turns to get there.

Cabra girl Stacey was first in the hotseat tonight

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And her main advice for the country was:

Never, ever get your boyfriend’s name tattooed on your body

Well, OK.

Fellow Dub Neil was her date, and he was quick to let everyone know that he takes care of himself in the gym

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Which led to the first chink in the armour when they were ordering dessert:

The chocolate fondue was an early source of concern.

They just about agreed on the wine as well – but eventually it turned into a date with some decent craic

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So when they sat down for the big question, things were looking promising

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Neil answered first: does he want to see her again?

“Maybe as mates”

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Noooooooo.

Why? Well, he thought she took control a bit much at the table:

She ordered the wine, she got the dessert…

Not AGAIN – story of First Dates Ireland

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Not a good end for Stacey and Neil

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And, of course, the lift was an absolute car crash as usual.

One of the great white hopes of the evening were Jordan and Barry

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Even though Jordan thought Barry was straight at the start of their date

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They rode over that speed bump nicely though, and it looked like there might be something there:

Near the end, Barry went to the jacks to make a phone call assessment – and he seemed to be pretty smitten with “Jordo”

Then Jordan did the same himself – they both didn’t know what they wanted

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It turned out that they were just going to be “pals”

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Maybe with a trip to Ibiza thrown in.

We were rooting for them

Let’s change the name of the show, lads

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South African Kirk – who lives in Belfast – was next up in the lift

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And his accent was the main talking point

It was some combination

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Caroline would be his dinner companion – please, the viewers wanted a match

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But then Kirk went to the jacks halfway through dinner and she was not impressed

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Not good manners, apparently. Cue the most awkward silence at the table

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But by the end, they seemed to have gotten over the awkward moment and had pre-agreed at the table that they were going for a drink after.

GREAT.

So, when they got in for the final question, there wasn’t all that much tension

But when they asked Kirk about the drink, he said they were going BUT:

“I think we both know that it’s not going anywhere”

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Ah here.

Their facial expressions told a whole other story

Next in was Cork girl Sunita – and this is where tonight’s episode got REALLY interesting

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The dapper Tony from Monaghan was lookin’ well and ready to go

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They bonded over their shared experience of loss and spoke openly about mental health awareness, but was there anything more there?

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Nah. Continuing the theme of the night, they agreed that they got on but weren’t suited for each other romantically.

It wasn’t really awkward at all – because they were both so sound

But then in Sunita’s solo interview, she dropped a bombshell

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She totally fancied the barman the whole time, and it didn’t help with her date

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Yes, the Canadian bartender Ethan was too attractive

And then at the end, they said that Sunita and Tony had gone for coffee as friend - ”but not before she caught Ethan’s attention”

Wait. WHAT

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Did they… get together? Surely not

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Could this be the most unlikely First Dates romance?

What a turn up for the books.

So, on a night that looked bleak the last hope was Sean from Offaly – who described himself as “not the rottenest”

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You’re GORGEOUS, Sean.

And 19-year-old Lucy was his date. Surely we could get a happy ending from this pair? Otherwise we might have to abandon the whole romance element of this show

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It was Sean’s birthday too – and he’d decided to spend it on First Dates

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Just as the date was settling into the swing of things, Lucy only went and got his name wrong

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Shane? SHANE.

*hides behind couch*

She took a trip to the bathroom for the mandatory phone call, and had some big news:

“Guess what? He’s ginger!”

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Which is apparently a big deal back home:

Fair enough.

They then brought out an adorable birthday cake for Sean

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Could these two save the night?

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YES, THEY COULD

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Sean and Lucy <3

They’ve even gone on a second date already.

Thank GOD. We needed a match

Finally, a happy ending to First Dates Ireland.

Another eventful night in the restaurant. Did Sunita and the barman go on a date? How are Sean and Lucy getting on now?

The public need answers.

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