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The first series of the Irish talent competition series Ireland's Got Talent began broadcasting in Ireland during 2018, from 3 February to 24 March 2018 on TV3 and was hosted by Lucy Kennedy.[1] [2]
The judges for the first series were Denise van Outen, Jason Byrne, Michelle Visage and Louis Walsh.[3]
The inaugural series was won by the dance troupe RDC.[4]
According to the Irish Times, the debut episode attracted 521,800 viewers.[5]
The judges auditions were taped in November 2017 at the TLT Concert Hall & Theatre, Drogheda. The live shows were held at The Helix, Dublin which started on 19 March 2018, continuing at 21 March until the 24th for the final.
| Name of act | data-sort-type="number" | Age(s) | Genre | Act | Semi-final | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron J. Hart | 24 | Singing | Rapper | 3 | Finalist (Won Judge’s Vote) | |
| Affia Ni Fhaolain | 18 | Singing / Music | Singer & Pianist | 3 | Eliminated | |
| Atlantic Rhythm | N/A | Dance | Dance Group | 3 | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) | |
| Christopher King | 29 | Singing | Singer | 1 | Eliminated | |
| Deaftones | 13-22 | Singing | Choir | 2 | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) | |
| Double Impact | 9 & 12 | Dance | Dance Duo | 2 | Finalist (Won Judges' Vote) | |
| Evelyn Williams | 81 | Singing | Singer | 3 | Eliminated | |
| FKFT | N/A | Dance | Dance Group | 1 | Runners-up | |
| Grim Squeaker | 33 | Danger | Sideshow Act | 3 | Eliminated | |
| Keeva Air Candy | 32 | Acrobatics | Aerialist | 1 | Eliminated | |
| Linda McLoughlin | 38 | Singing | Singer | 1 | Finalist (Won Judges' Vote) | |
| Martin McGuinness | 51 | Singing | Drag Act | 2 | Eliminated | |
| Matt Dodd | 68 | Singing | Singer | 1 | Finalist (Wildcard) | |
| Mini Puppet Popstars | N/A | Comedy | Puppeteer Group | 1 | Eliminated | |
| Paul Ryder | 30 | Singing | Drag Act | 1 | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) | |
| Philip Murphy | 72 | Singing | Singer | 3 | Eliminated | |
| RDC | 12-22 | Dance | Dance Group | 2 | Winner | |
| Ronan Brady | 31 | Acrobatics | Cyr Wheel Acrobat | 3 | Eliminated | |
| Sean Hegarty | 34 | Comedy | Comedian | 2 | Eliminated | |
| Shaniah Rollo | 13 | Singing | Singer | 2 | Eliminated | |
| Steve Barry | 31 | Singing | Opera Singer | 2 | Eliminated | |
| Tamara Operi | 28 | Music | Rapper | 1 | Eliminated | |
| Xquisite | 8-11 | Dance | Dance Group | 3 | Runners-up | |
| Zacc Milne | 19 | Dance | Dancer | 2 | Finalist (Wildcard) | |
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| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and judges' votes | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FKFT | 1 | ||||||
| Matt Dodd | 2 | ||||||
| Tamara Operi | 3 | ||||||
| Keeva Air Candy | 4 | ||||||
| Christopher King | 5 | ||||||
| Mini Puppet Popstars | 6 | ||||||
| Linda McLoughlin | 7 | ||||||
| Paul Ryder | 8 | ||||||
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and judges' votes | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDC | 1 | ||||||
| Steve Barry | 2 | ||||||
| Double Impact | 3 | ||||||
| Martin McGuinness | 4 | ||||||
| Shaniah Rollo | 5 | ||||||
| Sean Hegarty | 6 | ||||||
| Deaftones | 7 | ||||||
| Zacc Milne | 8 | ||||||
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and judges' votes | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Rhythm | 1 | 3rd (Lost Judges' Save) | |||||
| Affia Ni Fhaolain | 2 | Eliminated | |||||
| Xquisite | 3 | 1st (Won Public Vote) | |||||
| Ronan Brady | 4 | Eliminated | |||||
| Evelyn Williams | 5 | Eliminated | |||||
| Grim Squeaker | 6 | Eliminated | |||||
| Aaron J Hart | 7 | 2nd (Won Judges' Vote) | |||||
| Philip Murphy | 8 | Eliminated | |||||
| " class="unsortable style="width:15em;" | Contestant | data-sort-type="number" style="width:1em;" | Order | data-sort-type="number" | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double Impact | 1 | Bottom 5 | |||
| Linda McLoughlin | 2 | Bottom 5 | |||
| RDC | 3 | Winner | |||
| FKFT | 4 | Top 3 | |||
| Aaron J. Hart | 5 | Bottom 5 | |||
| Matt Dodd | 6 | Bottom 5 | |||
| Xquisite | 7 | Top 3 | |||
| Zacc Milne | 8 | Bottom 5 |