Season 8 Episodes
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Episode 1
Mateo and the team return for series eight, as more hopefuls keen to find romance enter the First Dates restaurant.
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Episode 2
Eight more hopefuls enter the Restaurant of Romance, under the watchful eyes of Mateo, Alice, Pete, and Neil.
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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.
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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.
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Episode 5
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Episode 6
Phil, 65, is hoping to repeat the success that her daughter Carla had two years ago in the restaurant. Carla matched with Shez and is now engaged. Phil is hoping to be as engaged by Stan, 69, from Galway.
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Episode 7
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Episode 8
Mateo, Alice, Neil and Pete meet a new bunch of daters and watch romance blossom in the Restaurant of Romance.
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Episode 9
Aisling, 23, from Galway meets her date Lochlainn, 23, from Armagh while former `Ireland's Got Talent' contestant Gary, 35, from Tipperary meets model Cherry, 32, from Cavan.
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Episode 10
A Thursday night special as the Restaurant of Romance reopens, serving up spice and sizzle.
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Episode 11
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Episode 12
Strongman John, 34, from Mayo enters the restaurant with his guns on show trying to impress Renata, 37, from Galway who's an artillery gunner in the Irish Army Reserves.
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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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Episode 14
It's a special date night in the restaurant of love as Mateo welcomes back some of the successful couples from previous years.