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An episode of First Dates Ireland was shown in the UK last night and they had so many thoughts

Of course, the first dater was called Paddy Murphy.

Oct 26th 2017, 8:00 AM 20,862 Views 2 Comments

swash Source: RTE

FIRST DATES ABROAD on E4 gives viewers a chance to have a gawk at the Canadian, Australian and, occasionally, Irish version of the dating show.

Last night, the new series kicked off in the UK, and they led with the opening episode from season two of First Dates Ireland.

It featured Paddy and Lauren’s date as the main talking point

Source: RTÉ2/YouTube

We weren’t really doing ourselves any favours on the stereotype front by having one of the daters called Paddy Murphy

classic23 Source: @JRBatch

Unusual name Paddy Murphy #firstdates🇮🇪
— Lyn Juby (@lynjuby) October 25, 2017

Source: Lyn Juby/Twitter

I can't be bothered to think of a name let's just go with paddy Murphy!! Surely that's what his parents thought 🤔 #FirstDates @Channel4
— Claire Lewis (@clumsyshep) October 25, 2017

Source: Claire Sheppard/Twitter

Paddy himself was on Twitter holding his hands up on this one

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A wider audience got to see Antonio lobbing the gob on Sinead

antonionsinead Source: RTÉ Player

sinead3 Source: RTÉ Player

Didn’t really go down well

This Portuguese guy is a bit sleasy #firstdatesabroad
— Robert Fish (@indiefisher16) October 25, 2017

Source: Robert Fish/Twitter

That Portuguese guy just assaulted that poor girl! Pretty horrendous on all fronts. #FirstDatesAbroad #uncomfortable
— SK 💙 🇫🇯🇩🇪🇬🇧 (@susikabusi) October 25, 2017

Source: SK/Twitter

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Most observations dealt with the Irish accents on show

swash2 Source: RTE

Source: @HyoyeonObsessed

Chilled night watching first dates abroad, love the Irish accent😍😩#firstdatesabroad
— shann✨ (@_shannnonxx) October 25, 2017

Source: shann✨/Twitter

In general, First Dates Ireland was a bit of a hit

swash1 Source: RTE

moreappe Source: @SanguineBee

Irish First Dates is TV Gold. #Firstdates
— Katie Crossan (@KatieCrossan) October 25, 2017

Source: Katie Crossan/Twitter

dyinghere Source: @mjrmassage

The Undateables? WHAT.

There were the usual jokes though

An Irishman walks into a bar.........no, really he just has #FirstDates
— PennG0VQY (@BrixhamUK) October 26, 2017

Source: Penn Wooding/Twitter

And people who couldn’t understand that we have different accents here

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Lads.

This moment of rejection near the end was a tough watch

Source: RTÉ2/YouTube

We can do awkward too

“There was no spark there”

“but would there be a spark if we had a second date?”

“Er, no”

Awks... 🙄😂 #FirstDatesAbroad
— AnIslingtonGay (@JPB_Islington) October 25, 2017

Source: John-Paul Buck/Twitter

Oh no brutal friend zone! #FirstDatesAbroad
— 🖤demelcy 💔 (@demelcy) October 25, 2017

Source: demelcy/Twitter

But at least it’s given all the contestants a brand new fanbase to tap into

Oh Richard, I'm sorry. I just want to hug you.
If you're prepared to look across the Irish Sea? #firstdatesabroad
— Robin Fox (@RevRobinFox) October 25, 2017

Source: Robin Fox/Twitter

But the real winners on the night were Irish people in the UK

abra Source: @milkslice

Jackpot.

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An episode of First Dates Ireland was shown in the UK last night and they had so many thoughts

Of course, the first dater was called Paddy Murphy.

It featured Paddy and Lauren’s date as the main talking point

We weren’t really doing ourselves any favours on the stereotype front by having one of the daters called Paddy Murphy

Paddy himself was on Twitter holding his hands up on this one

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

A wider audience got to see Antonio lobbing the gob on Sinead

Didn’t really go down well

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

Most observations dealt with the Irish accents on show

In general, First Dates Ireland was a bit of a hit

There were the usual jokes though

And people who couldn’t understand that we have different accents here

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

This moment of rejection near the end was a tough watch

We can do awkward too

But at least it’s given all the contestants a brand new fanbase to tap into

But the real winners on the night were Irish people in the UK

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An episode of First Dates Ireland was shown in the UK last night and they had so many thoughts

Of course, the first dater was called Paddy Murphy.

It featured Paddy and Lauren’s date as the main talking point

We weren’t really doing ourselves any favours on the stereotype front by having one of the daters called Paddy Murphy

Paddy himself was on Twitter holding his hands up on this one

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

A wider audience got to see Antonio lobbing the gob on Sinead

Didn’t *really* go down well

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

Most observations dealt with the Irish accents on show

In general, First Dates Ireland was a bit of a hit

There were the usual jokes though

And people who couldn’t understand that we have different accents here

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

This moment of rejection near the end was a tough watch

We can do awkward too

But at least it’s given all the contestants a brand new fanbase to tap into

But the real winners on the night were Irish people in the UK

DailyEdge is on Instagram!

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