{"id":314099,"date":"2026-02-24T04:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T04:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/314099\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T04:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T04:09:08","slug":"over-the-moon-first-dates-ireland-couple-expecting-a-baby-just-three-months-after-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/314099\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Over the moon’: First Dates Ireland couple expecting a baby just three months after meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

A couple from First Dates Ireland<\/a> has revealed they are expecting a baby just six months after leaving the show.<\/p>\n

Fayth Byrne and James Farrell felt an instant connection while on their first date.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She liked his confidence and how loud he was, and he applied because being single “doesn’t suit” him, he told RT\u00c9.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I go a bit mad when I’m by myself. I feel comfortable in a relationship,” James explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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After hitting it off on First Dates Ireland, the two have spent just one day apart since.<\/p>\n

They went on their second date the very next day, when James met Fayth for a coffee while on his lunch break from work.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We couldn’t stay away from each other,” James said.<\/p>\n

Two weeks later, James met Fayth’s mam, who now “adores” him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Three months after the show, Fayth fell pregnant.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It was a big shock to both of us and both of our families, but we are over the moon,” Fayth said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She suffers with endometriosis so the chances of getting pregnant for her were lower than average.<\/p>\n

The couple will have a gender reveal party next week, which will see Fayth pop a balloon and James kick a football.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He is obsessed with the sport and hopes that his baby will be the next Katie McCabe or Troy Parrott.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fayth believes the baby is a girl, but James “knows” it’s a boy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Regardless of the gender, they are both delighted to be welcoming a new life into the world, and even happier to be doing it together.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It’s not even like real life, it’s honestly like straight out of a book,” James said while discussing his love for Fayth.<\/p>\n

“I got what I wanted,” he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Their First Dates Ireland episode aired last week and can be watched back on the RT\u00c9 Player.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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