Zak and Talia (far left) with presenters Síomha Ní Ruairc, Gráinne Ní Seoige and James Kavanagh and the other contestants of the first season of the Virgin Media show Grá ar an Trá. Photo: Ruth Medjber Síomha Ní Ruairc has described the second season of Grá ar an Trá as "sexier” and a “little bit naughtier” as the show is set to return this autumn. The brand-new season of the Irish dating show, hosted by Ní Ruairc, James Kavanagh and Gráinne Seoige, will welcome ten new singletons to the Gaeltacht to find love for both the Irish language and each other.
While speaking to the Irish Independent , Ní Ruairc said: “There was a lot of sexual tension in the house this year, it was palpable.” This year will also see the first LGBTQ+ contestant in the dating show. James Kavanagh said: “At times, you almost felt like a mad scientist watching all these things go on.
"But the representation of a gay person in there was brilliant, and it does work. So hopefully, shows like Love Island can see that. "Also, not to have just an LGBTQ+ Grá ar an Trá and a straight one, it's nice to just have it mixed and and this show has shown that that does work.
” Kavanagh said, adding the show is “first of its kind in Ireland”. It added a “new dynamic to the show” which wasn’t seen last year, Ní Ruairc said. "We keep talking about being fresher and different this year, they really did bring some extra spice and relationships that we didn't see last y.