While there is speculation from some corners that 'Dancing with the Stars' is running out of steam as a format, the new series debuted on RTE last night and seems to have gone down with audiences.

The personnel has been rejigged on the show, with Doireann Garrihy stepping into Nicky Byrne's shoes as co-host, alongside Jennifer Zamparelli.

There's also a pretty diverse bunch of faces in the mix this year, with everyone from ex-rugby player Shane Byrne to 2FM DJ Carl Mullan, comedian Kevin McGahern and former Glee actor Damian McGinty taking part.

Ireland's most recent Eurovision entrant Brooke Scullion went down particularly well, as did drag queen Panti and former State Pathologist Marie Cassidy.

Here's what Twitter had to say about the first episode...