Dating by city / Ireland / Leinster / Athlone
Looking for a date, something serious or new friends in Athlone? Create a profile and you could be the first local on this page.
Athlone is small enough that you may have friends in common, so start with a relaxed coffee in the centre. If you would rather meet away from familiar faces, Tullamore is close by.
Within 50 km of Athlone there are 8 towns and cities — An Muileann gCearr, Tullamore and Longford among them — with more than 96,000 residents in all. In the app you choose the distance yourself: from 10 km to 500 km, or “Any distance”.
Yes. YADate is a free online dating site, in Athlone and everywhere else: profiles, search filters, likes, messages, voice messages and gifts cost nothing, and there is no premium plan. The only limits are daily caps against spam, such as 40 new conversations a day.
YADate never creates fake profiles or writes on behalf of people who don't exist. A moderator checks every photo before it appears, every member confirms an email address, and any profile can be reported. If someone asks for money or rushes you onto another app, report them — a moderator will look into it.
Yes. In the filters you can search around any other city, in Ireland or abroad.
Profile & photos
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First dates
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