Ah, right so… Turns out, First Daters are PAID to go on a second date

First Dates Ireland has become one of our favourite TV shows.

And we all like to believe that those on the show will fall madly in love and enjoy many more dates to come.

But, did you know they get paid for it?

According to the Irish Sun, the participants on the show are offered €50 to say yes to going on a second date. Hmmm…

Apparently, there was such a low number of successful matches last year that the show bosses gave a little incentive for their to be love in the air.

A former dater told the publication: “We were offered €25 walking into the date, presumably meant as some sort of generous form of compensation for going on a date which would be seen by the nation.

“When the date had ended and they separated us to get our honest views on how it had all gone, I was then offered €50 by one of the production team if I said I’d be up for going on a second date with her, so I obviously took it!”

RTÉ declined to comment on the claims when contacted by the Irish Sun.

So, did they all even fancy each other?!