We are so excited for Gogglebox Ireland, which finally premieres on TV3 tonight at 9.30pm. Two more Irish households that are set to feature in the brand new twelve-week series have been revealed.
Here's a sneak peek of what we can expect.
First up meet Jamie, Lindsay, Ashley and Grainne. All four of them share a house in Cabra.
The girls are reality TV addicts and their ideal Friday night involves the sofa, the telly, a gossip session and copious amounts of white wine. Sisters Lindsay and Ashley spent childhood holidays with Jamie as their mums were best friends and, after Grainne joined the gang, aged 12, they were inseparable.
The second household is Szymon and Aga, originally from Poland but now living in Tallaght. The pair have been best friends since they met in college 16 years ago. Aga moved to Ireland from Poland in 2004, having completed her Masters Degree in Environmental Protection Science and went on to receive her PHD at UCD, while Simon arrived in 2007 to celebrate Halloween. He fell in love with the country and never left.
Next up we have The Gruffertys from County Kildare. Mam, Laura and Dad, Des met 14 years ago when Des walked into Laura’s hairdressers for a trim and came out with her phone number! A house, wedding and four kids later, they’re happily settled in their hometown of Athy.
Laura owns a hair and beauty salon in the town and won Best Salon in Ireland at the recent Irish Hair and Beauty Awards. A businesswoman with a strong work ethic, she has been able to pursue her dream while Des (or ‘Scruff’ as Laura affectionately calls him) takes care of the kids and their two Jack Russell dogs.
Laura and Des are joined on the couch by their 12-year-old daughter, Danielle.
Another household taking part consists of identical twins, Fergal and Neal Tully, who grew up on a farm in rural Cavan along with their three other brothers. They live a stone’s throw of one another and claim to chat with each other more than to their own wives. Although they rarely see eye to eye, the pair have never had an argument in their entire lives. Neal is surrounded by women, as the father of three girls, two of which are teenagers. He’s been married 15 years and lives his life through the four ‘F’s - Football, Family, Friends and Fianna Fáil!
Fergal is very involved in the local community, from managing a few football teams to participating in the parish’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ fundraiser for the second time. Fergal still works on the family pig and dairy farm. He’s also a family man with two girls and two boys, his youngest only a few weeks old. He’s described as ‘the witty one’ and loves nothing more than banking a load of sport and spending the day watching it all. Neal is envious of Fergal’s Sky Sports package as a lot of viewing in his house revolves around ‘Dance Moms’ and ‘Don’t Tell The Bride’.
And last but not least, we have Angela and Eileen from Castleknock. They met at the local retirement club in the area. Eileen spotted newcomer Angela, offered her a seat beside her and the rest is history. Dubliner Angela moved back from Wexford a few years ago and enrolled as a mature student, studying Retail in Pearse College and winning two awards for public speaking. Eileen is originally from Kilkenny and spent most of her life as a Children’s and Psychiatric nurse.
Since retiring, Eileen has been very active and takes advantage of her free travel pass, nipping into town for a coffee or on a mission to buy wool for her next knitting project. Angela’s favourite TV programmes are ‘Midsomer Murders’, ‘Come Dine With Me’ and ‘Miss Marple’ but she hates ‘Big Brother’ and ‘The X Factor’. Eileen loves to watch ‘Ear to the Ground’ and ‘The Chase’.
Comedian Deirdre O'Kane and Rory Kane will narrate the series.
Gogglebox Ireland premieres at 9:30pm on TV3.
Ireland's most anticipated show, Gogglebox Ireland Premieres Thursday at 9.30pm on TV3.
Will you recognise anyone?#GoggleboxIRL pic.twitter.com/eNVBAJVPg7— TV3 (@TV3Ireland) September 21, 2016
