Sixty-year-old Gabrielle from Dublin embarks on a voyage of discovery with similarly aged, adventurous Shamrock Rovers groundskeeper John. Twenty-four-year-old serial dater Martin from Galway gets schooled as he attempts to work his magic on no-nonsense recent graduate Iesha from Kildare. Bethany from Cork, who has a taste for saucy humour, is paired with Mancunian fashionista Hannah.

Maître d' Mateo Saina is in charge as more hopefuls enter the restaurant. They include evergreen Mary (74) from Tipperary, who is looking for a second chance at love - and may have found it in the singular charm of 76-year-old Johnny, who quite handily lives in Thurles. Student nurse Carla from Down hopes for a tall, dark, handsome stranger - and gets the full package in self-assured postman Kieran - and hairstylist Lain, originally from Leeds, dates fellow coiffeur Dean from Cork.