Paisean Faisean
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Paisean Faisean is an Irish language
television dating show broadcast on TG4
. It was presented in the first three series by Aoife Ní Thuairisg
, and in the fourth series by Bláthnaid Nic Dhonnchadha and Mairéad Ní Chuaig
. The fifth series saw Nic Dhonnchadha present alongside Síle Seoige
.
The format of the show traditionally involves three men choosing outfits for one woman - although the episode aired on 19 November 2007 featured four gay men. The suitors are shown a short pre-recorded clip of the girl, wearing jeans and a white T-shirt, in which she introduces herself and gives clues as to which clothes she likes. Each man shops in a different shop, and has €
400 spending money (raised to €500 in the fourth season). The person for whom the outfits are purchased must then base her choice of "date" on which outfit she likes the best. The winning man and the woman then share dinner in a restaurant.
Magma Films, producers of Paisean Faisean, have since sold the rights to Zoo Productions who will produce the series for MTV under the title Style Date. The show has also been produced in Turkey, while a Polish version is expected later on this year.
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
television dating show broadcast on TG4
TG4
TG4 is a public service broadcaster for Irish language speakers. The channel has been on-air since 31 October 1996 in the Republic of Ireland and since April 2005 in Northern Ireland....
. It was presented in the first three series by Aoife Ní Thuairisg
Aoife Ní Thuairisg
Aoife Ní Thuairisg is an Irish language presenter on TG4.Aoife Ní Thuairisg was born in Inverin in Conamara and has two brothers and one sister. Before working in television, she ran her own business. She started working as a presenter on TG4 in 1997, and now presents the weather and is also a...
, and in the fourth series by Bláthnaid Nic Dhonnchadha and Mairéad Ní Chuaig
Mairéad Ní Chuaig
Mairéad Ní Chuaig is an Irish language presenter on TG4.Ní Chuaig is a native of Connemara and is a weather and continuity presenter on the channel.-External links:* http://www.tg4.ie/bearla/stud/aims/aims.asp...
. The fifth series saw Nic Dhonnchadha present alongside Síle Seoige
Síle Seoige
Síle Seoige is an Irish television presenter and Gaeilgeoir. She is fluent in both Irish and English, and has worked for Raidió Teilifís Éireann and the Irish language station TG4...
.
Format
Magma films bought the format from Digital Rights Group with the line "Boys buy clothes for girls" from that Clodagh Freeman created the series. Magma films get a precentage of international rights as they bought the format from paper and brought it to the screen first.The format of the show traditionally involves three men choosing outfits for one woman - although the episode aired on 19 November 2007 featured four gay men. The suitors are shown a short pre-recorded clip of the girl, wearing jeans and a white T-shirt, in which she introduces herself and gives clues as to which clothes she likes. Each man shops in a different shop, and has €
Euro
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400 spending money (raised to €500 in the fourth season). The person for whom the outfits are purchased must then base her choice of "date" on which outfit she likes the best. The winning man and the woman then share dinner in a restaurant.
Magma Films, producers of Paisean Faisean, have since sold the rights to Zoo Productions who will produce the series for MTV under the title Style Date. The show has also been produced in Turkey, while a Polish version is expected later on this year.