The Enda Kenny doppelganger was the talk of the first episode of First Dates Ireland

The resemblance is pretty striking to be fair.

First Dates Ireland returned for a new season on Tuesday night and while Cupid’s arrow didn’t really hit any targets, there was plenty to keep viewers entertained. Prior to the show, for example, we were given a sneak peek of arguably the worst first date ever between Leigh and Samuel, which certainly lived up to and probably exceeded all incredibly awkward expectations. Then there was Ben and Amy, who actually ended up getting on pretty well despite a fairly inauspicious start… https://twitter.com/RTE2/status/950853950219194371 One of the major talking points from Tuesday night’s episode, however, was the striking resemblance between one of the daters, Joey, and Leo Varadkar’s predecessor as Taoiseach. It was a resemblance picked up on by many viewers on social media and if one didn’t know better, one would suspect Enda wanted a return to the limelight after stepping down as Fine Gael leader in the summer… https://twitter.com/EamonLowe/status/950851195949772800 https://twitter.com/ciaranmcl/status/950845302424121345 https://twitter.com/PaulFahy2/status/950843821243420674 https://twitter.com/_SomeDad/status/950843525452660736 https://twitter.com/MoCatterson/status/950843767162064896 https://twitter.com/Muzzymoore/status/950843605387829249 https://twitter.com/clairebear785/status/950843417654972419   The similarity between Joey and Enda didn’t stop Jackie from inviting Joey to a party and the pair have remained firm friends since. We're not sure if he would have been Leigh's cup of tea, mind, he's more of a Leo man... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQhs2O_J_-0