# Ireland's Got Talent series 1

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.
The judges for the first series were Denise van Outen, Jason Byrne, Michelle Visage and Louis Walsh.
The inaugural series was won by the dance troupe RDC.
According to the Irish Times, the debut episode attracted 521,800 viewers.

## Series overview

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.
* Winner
* Runners-up
* Finalist
* Semi-finalist (lost judges' or public vote)
* Golden buzzer
* Wildcard (previously eliminated act reinstated to the final)
| Name of act | Age(s) | Genre | Act | Semi-final | Result |
| Aaron J. Hart | 24 | Singing | Rapper | 3 | Finalist |
| 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 | Contemporary Dance Duo | 2 | Finalist |
| Evelyn Williams | 81 | Singing | Singer | 3 | Eliminated |
| FKFT | N/A | Dance | Hip Hop 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 |
| Martin McGuinness | 51 | Singing | Drag Act | 2 | Eliminated |
| Matt Dodd | 68 | Singing | Singer | 1 | Finalist |
| 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 | Singing | Rapper | 1 | Eliminated |
| Xquisite | 8-11 | Dance | Dance Group | 3 | Runners-up |
| Zacc Milne | 19 | Dance | Dancer | 2 | Finalist |

### Semi-finals summary

    Buzzed out | Judges' vote | Won the Public's Vote | Won the Judges' Vote
    Lost Judges' Vote | Eliminated

#### Semi-final 1 (19 March)

* Guest performance: Tokio Myers
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and judges' votes | Buzzes and judges' votes | Buzzes and judges' votes | Buzzes and judges' votes | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Walsh | Visage | Byrne | Outen | Result |
| FKFT | 1 | | | | | Advanced (Won Public Vote) |
| Matt Dodd | 2 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Tamara Operi | 3 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Keeva Air Candy | 4 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Christopher King | 5 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Mini Puppet Popstars | 6 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Linda McLoughlin | 7 | | | | | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) |
| Paul Ryder | 8 | | | | | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) |

#### Semi-final 2 (21 March)

| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and judges' votes | Buzzes and judges' votes | Buzzes and judges' votes | Buzzes and judges' votes | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Walsh | Visage | Byrne | Outen | Result |
| RDC | 1 | | | | | Advanced (Won Public Vote) |
| Steve Barry | 2 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Double Impact | 3 | | | | | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) |
| Martin McGuinness | 4 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Shaniah Rollo | 5 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Sean Hegarty | 6 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Deaftones | 7 | | | | | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) |
| Zacc Milne | 8 | | | | | Eliminated |

#### Semi-final 3 (22 March)

| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and judges' votes | Buzzes and judges' votes | Buzzes and judges' votes | Buzzes and judges' votes | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Walsh | Visage | Byrne | Outen | 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 |

### Final (24 March)

| Contestant | Order | 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 |