If you've always wanted to be part of First Dates - without, y'know, the pressure of the on-camera date - then this is your lucky day.

Coco Television, who produce First Dates Ireland, are looking for background daters in the show for the new season. The episodes will be filmed between Thursday, August 25 to Tuesday, August 30, so you have to be available on those dates. https://twitter.com/COCOtv_/status/761968861059149824 They're especially in need of more men to apply, so start goading your single male relatives and friends now. https://twitter.com/COCOtv_/status/763714087377338368 I can personally recommend taking part in the series. Last year, I ended up as a background dater on the UK version of First Dates. I'd originally applied to me a main dater, and went through the whole application process for that. https://twitter.com/Tweet_Dec/status/575748172024147968 In the end, on filming day, I was set up with a nice guy, we had dinner, and a few drinks, and our date was used to for establishing shots and was spliced in between the "main" dates. I even got a close up and some speaking time - something about me making fun of my date for not liking Madonna. It's all a bit of a wine-induced blur tbh. https://twitter.com/robinedds/status/575786621422944256 Anyway, the point is it was huge fun, and I still get people telling me they caught me in the background of the show even today, almost 18 months later! https://twitter.com/prendergast/status/645000392653336577 And if you need more persuading, the production company has a list of reasons you should take part here. If you're interested, apply here. Who knows, you might even find love?