The headline news in advance of the latest series of First Dates Ireland is that it is to feature the former X Factor contestant Mary Byrne. But that’s all in the future, and former Simon Cowell proteges are thin on the ground as the season kicks off (RTÉ Two, Thursday, 9.35pm).

First Dates is Marmite viewing of the first order, and a strong cringe facto

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