Fred Bikes Around Donegal

First Dates presenter Fred Sirieix is filming a new TV series in Donegal and Northern Ireland this month. Called Fred’s Tour De Ireland, the five-part series will air on ITV1 and the streaming service ITVX in spring 2025. Filming is supported by Tourism Ireland and Irish Ferries.

Viewers will follow Fred as he arrives by ferry into Dublin Port, all set to explore his passion for travel, food and cycling. In each episode, he will take on a cycle time trial challenge – in the Mourne Mountains, Strangford, Belfast, the Causeway Coast, Derry and County Donegal. Along the way, Fred will take in the scenery, meet some locals and, of course, experience our world-class hospitality. He's already been sharing footage from his time here with his one million followers on Instagram.

Julie Wakley, Tourism Ireland’s Head of Great Britain, said: “As a keen cyclist and lover of the outdoors, we are confident TV’s most famous maître d’ will love our spectacular scenery.”