Another Kildare man on First Dates Ireland: A new twist in their romance was revealed today

This Co Kildare lad from First Dates Ireland got a much better reaction from viewers than the previous representative from the county.

Last month, landscape gardener Daryl from Carbury broke the heart of smitten student Amy only to tell his taxi driver to take him to 'Coppers'.

Last night interior designer Ciaran from Maynooth - who readily admitted he was a‘shy guy’ - was set up with Irish dancer Katie from Donaghmede in Dublin.

After a few awkward moments, the pair got on like a house on fire and even agreed to go on a second date on the RTE show - which was recorded a few months ago.

However they revealed today that they only plan to "keep in touch" despite Katie relocating to Toronto.

Ciaran told Ryan Tubridy on RTE Radio One: "I'm a little shy on dates normally so I think being on the show heightened this tenfold.

"But once I got into it Katie was great, she was talking a mile a minute and joking around she really made me feel at ease.

"Towards the end of it it was grand, conversation was flowing, there was never any awkward silences.

They kind of made it look like that but once you get to know me, once I'm comfortable with people I'm not that shy."

Katie agreed wholeheartedly, saying: "I think he came across very shy on the show but I've gotten to know him a lot more since then and I can say he's not really like that."

The likeable pair have gone on a few dates since then, but despite hitting it off, they're not making it official by saying they're a couple.

Katie explained: "We've seen  each other a good bit and we've kept in contact loads, we probably talk every other day.

"But I have plans to go travelling so…I'm actually leaving in three weeks, I'm heading to Toronto. The plan is a year at the moment so let's see how it goes."

And will they keep up their budding romance?

"I don't think I'll delete his number or anything like that", Katie joked.

And Ciaran added: "We're going to keep in touch! She can do whatever she likes! We're going to keep in touch and I'm happy enough with that."