Online dating in Ireland is much smaller than it is in the United Kingdom. Don’t let that deter you though. There are quite a few solid dating sites that you can use in order to find your perfect match.
Irish Model – Rosanna Davison (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Most people in Ireland still meet their significant other via the traditional methods of mutual friends, school, work, organizations, etc. Nevertheless, with each passing year, online dating has become increasingly popular, especially among young professionals, who are often so busy getting their careers off the ground, that they have little time to search for a suitable mate.
Speaking of busy people, your best best results from dating in Ireland will happen if you live or stay close to the hustle and bustle of Dublin, which is where most of the single men and women are clustered. Another benefit of being in one of these cities is that opportunities for offline dating will also more abundant.
Without further ado, here is the quick list of the top three dating sites & apps in Ireland. I’ll go into more detail in my reviews below.
Irish Model – Georgia Salpa (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Match.com Ireland (a.k.a. Ie.Match.com) is the best dating site in Ireland if you’re looking for a traditional dating site. Ie.Match.com is the Irish version of the popular site in the United States, Match.com.
Match Ireland
The minimalist design of the site makes it easy to navigate and use. However, to be a member of the site, you have to be located in Ireland. Even if you manage to access the site from outside of Ireland, eventually the site will be able to discern your location and lock you out.
Sign up Process
Creating an account is easy. The site asks for a username, password, email address, birthdate, your gender, and the gender you are seeking.
After you log in, you can fill out your personality profile, which consists of questions about your interests, appearance, lifestyle, and what kind of person you consider your perfect match.
The questions don’t need to be answered immediately. Searching the site through the tabs at the top is a good way to begin. The site can learn your preferences by the kind of profiles you select to view.
How to Locate Potential Matches
There are three ways to search for matches:
- Basic search: Search by birthday, or let the site choose your Perfect match, Mutual match or Reverse match.
- Advanced search: Check boxes to fine-tune your search. Select location, age, lifestyle choices or appearance.
- Shuffle: This method, popularized by Tinder, is a randomized search where you can like and dislike profiles, and be told if you have found a mutual match.
How to Communicate with Other Members
With a free membership, browsing and searching are unlimited. You can also send Flirts. To talk to another member, however, a premium membership is required.
With a premium membership, you can send messages. You can also start chats with people who are online. There is at this time no video or audio chat.
What is Included in Each Membership Level
- Free – Create a profile, upload a photo, search/browse/watch profiles, receive messages, send messages to Connect members, use Shuffle limited
- Premium – Unrestricted use of Shuffle, see who has visited or favorited you, start live chats and message with anyone, customer support
- Extras:
- Incognito Mode – Invisible browsing
- Boost – Boost your profile, advanced placement in search results, extended communication options
Hinge
I have had good experiences with Hinge. I did a full review of this dating app here.
Bumble
As another option, I recommend you sign up for Bumble. I did a full review of Bumble here.
Online Dating Strategy:
- A lot of what I learned while dating online was through trial and error, planting a lot of seeds in order to get success…learning what works and doesn’t work and refining my approach along the way. You might have your own online dating strategy, and that is cool, but if you don’t and need a starting point, go and buy my e-book, Online Dating Success: How to Find Love Anywhere in the World. In the book I go into detail about how to set up a profile, what I recommend writing for your initial and follow up messages, when to ask the woman/man you’re interested in to go offline for a date, and more.
Further Reading
Worldwide Online Dating Site Reviews: Be sure to check out my country-by-country reviews of the best online dating sites in the world.
Worldwide Moving Guide: Everything you need to know in order to plan your move to 65+ countries around the world.
Worldwide Jobs Guide: If you are interested in working in this country, be sure to check out my posts on how to find jobs in this country and other countries around the world.
Worldwide Apartments Guide: If you are interested in renting an apartment in another country, take a look at my articles on how to find an apartment in various countries around the world.
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