Dancing with the Stars ( Irish TV series ) - wikipedia Dancing with the Stars ( Irish TV series ) For the current series, see Dancing with the Stars ( Irish series 2 ). Dancing with the Stars Genre Talent show Created by Fenia Vardanis Richard Hopkins Karen Smith Presented by Amanda Byram Nicky Byrne Judges Julian Benson Loraine Barry Brian Redmond Darren Bennett Voices of Jack Boylan Country of origin Republic of Ireland Original language ( s ) English No. of series No. of episodes 24 ( as of 25th March 2018 ) Production Location ( s ) Ardmore Studios Running time 120 minutes Production company ( s ) ShinAwil Release Original network RTÉ One Picture format 720p ( HDTV ) Original release 8 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 08 ) -- present Chronology Related shows Strictly Come Dancing Dancing with the Stars Dancing with the Stars is an Irish reality television series, airing on RTÉ One that started on 8 January 2017, hosted by Amanda Byram and Nicky Byrne. The show is based on the original UK version, and is part of the Dancing with the Stars franchise. The judging panel consists of Julian Benson, Loraine Barry and Brian Redmond. Contents 1 Production 2 Format 2.1 Judges and hosts 2.2 Professional dancers and their partners 3 Main series results 3.1 Series 1 ( 2017 ) 3.2 Series 2 ( 2018 ) 4 References 5 External links Production In August 2016, it was confirmed that RTÉ One would broadcast an Irish version of Dancing with the Stars, which would replace the successful The Voice of Ireland, which was cancelled in order for the broadcaster to order the new show. A producer of the show commented, `` We 've got fantastic production people in Ireland who, I believe, deliver a show that 's comparable with any of those shows on a fraction of the budget. So we 're looking forward to the task of doing this equally the same way. '' It became quickly apparent that the television studios at RTE Television Centre in Dublin were too small for the large scale production of Dancing with the Stars would require, with the largest television studio at RTE Studio 4 at 6,525 Sq Ft would be too small and so the production have had to be based in Ardmore Studios located in County Wicklow, whose largest studio there are 15,000 Sq Ft. Format The format of the series follows celebrities being paired up with professional dancers, who perform predetermined dances each week for judges ' scores and public votes, with the couple with the lowest amount of points being eliminated, until the winning couple remains. Judges and hosts On 18 December 2016, RTÉ confirmed that Julian Benson, Loraine Barry and Brian Redmond would be the judges on the programme. Creative producer Darren Bennett stood in for Benson, during week five, six, seven and eight, who was absent due to illness. People in the running to be host of the show included former Westlife musician and 2012 Strictly Come Dancing contestant Nicky Byrne ; as well as popular radio host Ray D'Arcy, though D'Arcy ruled himself out of the running in August 2016. In October 2016, it was reported that Marty Whelan had auditioned to host the show. In November, it was reported that Amanda Byram had been selected as one of the hosts. In December, it was confirmed that Byrne would host alongside Byram. It was also confirmed that Bláthnaid Treacy would be hosting RTÉ Two spin - off show, Ca n't Stop Dancing, airing on Friday nights before the live shows. Professional dancers and their partners Professional Average Series 1 Series 2 Curtis Pritchard 17.8 Thalia Heffernan Norah Casey Emily Barker 19.9 Hughie Maughan Rob Heffernan Giulia Dotta 20.6 Des Bishop Tomás O'Leary John Nolan 21.5 Teresa Mannion Deirdre O'Kane Kai Widdrington 24 Katherine Lynch Anna Geary Karen Byrne 22.2 Des Cahill Jake Carter Ksenia Zsikhotska 20.2 Dayl Cronin Marty Morrissey Robert Rowiński 16.8 N / A Maia Dunphy Ryan McShane 25.6 Denise McCormack Erin McGregor Sean Smullen 14.3 Dr. Eva Orsmond N / A Valeria Milova 20.7 Aidan O'Mahony Bernard O'Shea Vitali Kozmin 25.8 Aoibhín Garrihy Alannah Beirne Key : Winner of the series Second place Third place First elimination of the series Withdrew in the series Participating in current series Week 7 of Series 1 and Week 6 of Series 2 was ' Switch - Up Week ' in which the celebrities danced with different pros for one week only. The table above reflects this as it excludes each pro 's regular celebrity partner 's Switch - Up Week score and includes their Switch - Up Week partner 's score. Main series results Series Premiere date Finale date Number of couples Number of weeks Winners Runners - up 8 January 2017 26 March 2017 11 12 Aidan O'Mahony & Valeria Milova Aoibhín Garrihy & Vitali Kozmin Denise McCormack & Ryan McShane 7 January 2018 25 March 2018 Jake Carter & Karen Byrne Anna Geary & Kai Widdrington Deirdre O'Kane & John Nolan Series 1 ( 2017 ) Main article : Dancing with the Stars ( Irish series 1 ) The first series of Dancing with the Stars started on 8 January 2017 and finished on 26 March 2017. Series 2 ( 2018 ) Main article : Dancing with the Stars ( Irish series 2 ) The second series began on 7 January 2018 and finished on 25 March 2018. References Jump up ^ Curran, Sarah ( 21 October 2016 ). `` Marty Whelan Auditions to Host Dancing with the Stars ! ''. RSVP Magazine. Retrieved 4 November 2016. ^ Jump up to : Entertainment.ie ( 18 November 2016 ). `` Irish ' Dancing with the Stars ' have reportedly chosen their host ''. ^ Jump up to : `` Dancing with the Stars to take centre stage on RTÉ One ''. RTÉ. ^ Jump up to : O'Donnell, Áine ( 18 December 2016 ). `` The judges for Dancing With The Stars have been REVEALED - Goss ''. goss.ie. ^ Jump up to : RTE One ( @ RTEOne ) ( 18 December 2016 ). `` / / Meet the Judges / / We can finally introduce you to our # DWTSIrl judges - Julian Benson, Brian Redmond & Loraine... '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. ^ Jump up to : `` RTÉ drops The Voice for Dancing with the Stars ''. RTÉ. Retrieved 3 August 2016. Jump up ^ http://www.ardmore.ie/stages Jump up ^ `` The host of RTE 's Dancing with the Stars has been CONFIRMED ''. 18 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` Byram, Byrne ' so excited ' to host Irish Dancing with the Stars ''. RTÉ. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016. Jump up ^ `` Nicky Byrne and Amanda Byram confirm they 're hosting Dancing With The Stars ''. Irish Independent. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016. Jump up ^ `` Dancing with the Stars cha chas to second series ''. RTÉ. 16 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Deirdre O'Kane to waltz her way onto DWTS in January ''. RTÉ. 3 December 2017. 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Question: winners of dancing with the stars ireland 2018
Answer: Jake Carter