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    Jessica Lawrence

    BBC News NI

    Julie Carr
    • Thousands have made the pilgrimage to the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival over its 170-year history
    • Willie Daly is a third-generation matchmaker
    • He is the man responsible for keeping the art of matchmaking alive at the festival in the Republic of Ireland

    For singletons endlessly swiping on dating apps, a back-to-basics approach might be the antidote to curing a lovesick heart.

    Thousands have made the pilgrimage to Lisdoonvarna, in the Republic of Ireland, with hopes of finding love.

    Its matchmaking festival has been going for 170 years and is the biggest singles festival in Europe.

    Willie Daly is the man responsible for keeping the art of matchmaking alive in the County Clare town.

    He's a third-generation matchmaker, who first learned the art passed down to him by his father and grandfather when he was a teenager.

    But unlike his predecessors, the Lisdoonvarna nativ

    Being a Matchmaker in Ireland

     

    It’s seven months now since the counties reopened last May and it’s great to be matching again and meeting new Twoheartsmeet members. Being a matchmaker in Ireland I was used to working full time. It was a massive challenge to be suddenly not working and trying to find a focus to my days. So now I’m relieved to be matching our members with like minded people again.

    The best job in the world!

    This is actually a wonderful job (or vocation!) as I get to meet some really interesting people and they tell me things they may not have shared with their nearest and dearest. For example, I met a 40 year old guy a few months ago who admitted that the reason he had remained single since his 20’s was because he was still in love with an ex girlfriend. He said that none of his friends or family knew this. They just thought he didn’t want to tie himself down with a long term relationship. He then went for counselling a few years ago and it helped him