12 episodes

Feargal Harrington, an experienced matchmaker and dating expert, discusses all things dating and relationships with various celebrity guests each week.

Question… Is This Why You are Single‪?‬ Feargal Harrington

    • Society & Culture

Feargal Harrington, an experienced matchmaker and dating expert, discusses all things dating and relationships with various celebrity guests each week.

    Episode 12: The Matchmakers Edition - Are your spiritual or religious beliefs a deal breaker when it comes to finding a partner? #AHolyWeekSpecial

    Episode 12: The Matchmakers Edition - Are your spiritual or religious beliefs a deal breaker when it comes to finding a partner? #AHolyWeekSpecial

    "Do you have a moment to talk about our Lord Jesus Christ (and how he could be holding back relationships in Ireland?)"Sorry Jesus, it's not just you, we're talking about everyone's beliefs in this episode. Are you a person who just couldn't date a staunch Catholic? Or is it an atheist that just wouldn't do it for you maybe? Either way, do you think its unfair or unavoidable to allow your partners beliefs become a factor on whether a relationship will work? The Intro team have a chat about so...

    • 22 min
    Episode 11: The Matchmaker Edition - You can still find your perfect match during a pandemic!

    Episode 11: The Matchmaker Edition - You can still find your perfect match during a pandemic!

    This week Feargal chats with some of the other matchmakers on the Intro team about "Love in Lockdown" (we know, cringe!)It's been a wild year for the team at Intro and we're very fortunate that it's been a busy one too. So many people around the world have put their lives on hold and have been more lonely than ever but they are still ways to achieve personal goals like meeting someone if you still want to!Thank you for listening as always and feel free to comment any questions you have for ou...

    • 45 min
    Episode 9: "How to deal with dating app trolls?" (with Marty Guilfoyle)

    Episode 9: "How to deal with dating app trolls?" (with Marty Guilfoyle)

    Have you dealt with backlash or bullying on dating apps? Trolls are all over the internet and they try their darndest to ruin it for everyone else, literally. Luckily enough, Feargal got to chat to the amazingly charismatic Marty Guilfoyle this week and Marty has some brilliant tools and tips on resilience and handling trolls online.Thank you to Marty for taking the time out of his mad schedule for this chat. He's inspired so many people with how he has dealt with trolls himself and it's clea...

    • 44 min
    Episode 8: "You're in there if she's buying the drinks after the date!" (with Derry Clarke)

    Episode 8: "You're in there if she's buying the drinks after the date!" (with Derry Clarke)

    In our final episode of season 1 of 'Is This Why You're Single?', Derry Clarke sits down with me to discuss his views and ideas on dating and relationships in Ireland. Having a birds eye view of the dating scene in Ireland running beautiful restaurants across the city has opened his eyes to some interests trends and funny stories!Slightly heartbroken that we had some minor technical difficulties recording this one but the content is still top quality if I say so myself, thanks to Derry!!

    • 39 min
    Episode 7: "The greatest relationships have got to be born out of compromising" (with Brent Pope)

    Episode 7: "The greatest relationships have got to be born out of compromising" (with Brent Pope)

    Tune into Ep 7 of "Is This Why You're Single?" with Brent Pope! In this episode Brent discusses people's changing criteria when it comes to that special someone as they get older and his own interest in fashion and how men tend to "let themselves go" after settling down. We can't say we disagree with that one!!

    • 50 min
    Episode 6: "You Can Be Lonely At Any Age" (with Paul Ryder)

    Episode 6: "You Can Be Lonely At Any Age" (with Paul Ryder)

    Thank you to Ireland's own drag superstar, Paul Ryder for joining me on Episode 6 of "Is This Why You're Single?"Paul chats about all things dating and relationships, the problem of loneliness in Ireland and how many of his students might come out to him before their own parents!

    • 42 min

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