Judges and hosts

On 18 December 2016, RTÉ confirmed that Julian Benson, Loraine Barry and Brian Redmond would be the judges on the programme.^[4][5] The show’s creative director, Darren Bennett, stood in for Benson at various points throughout Benson’s time on the show when he 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.^[6] 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.^[2][8] In December, it was confirmed that Byrne would host alongside Byram.^[9] It was also confirmed that Bláthnaid Treacy would be hosting RTÉ Two spin-off show, Can't Stop Dancing, airing on Friday nights before the live shows.^[10]

On 28 August 2018, after two series, Amanda Byram confirmed that she would not be returning as a presenter in 2019.^[11] On 30 October 2018, Jennifer Zamparelli was confirmed as Byram's replacement.^[12]

On 12 November 2021, it was announced that the series would return after one-year hiatus following the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosts, Zamaparelli and Byrne were slated to return alongside judges, Barry and Redmond. Julian Benson would not return for the fifth series, being replaced by choreographer and creative director, Arthur Gourounlian.^[13][14]

On 25 August 2022, Nicky Byrne announced that he would be stepping away from hosting duties after five seasons to focus on Westlife touring commitments.^[15] On 7 October 2022, it was announced that Doireann Garrihy would take over from Byrne as co-host for the sixth season alongside Zamparelli.^[16]

Professional dancers and their partners

Key:

  Winner of the series

  Finalist (2nd/3rd/4th place)

  First elimination of the series

  Participating in current series

• Week 7 of Series 1 and Week 6 of Series 2, 3 and 4 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.
• Series 5 saw Ervinas Merfeldas step in for Denys Samson and Stephen Vincent for Weeks 9 and 10 respectively, and Emily Barker step in for Salome Chachua in Week 10, due to illness. The scores are reflected in the tables above and added to the stand-in professionals totals.
• Series 6 saw Maurizio Benenato originally partner, Brooke Scullion. However, in the third week of the competition, Benenato left due to unforeseen circumstances and was replaced with Robert Rowiński. The scores are reflected in the table above with Benenato accounting for Scullion's first two scores and Rowiński accounting for Week 3's scores onwards.

Number of perfect scores

The scores presented below represent the perfect scores which the celebrities gained in their original season. Perfect scores awarded in Team Dances are not included within this table.

By Professional:

Series 1 (2017)

The first series of Dancing with the Stars started on 8 January 2017 and finished on 26 March 2017.

Series 2 (2018)

The second series began on 7 January 2018 and finished on 25 March 2018.^[17][18]

Series 3 (2019)

The third series began on 6 January 2019 and finished on 24 March 2019.

Series 4 (2020)

The fourth series began on 5 January 2020 and finished on 15 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[19]

Series 5 (2022)

The fifth series was postponed in late July 2020 due to an outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[20][21] The series returned on 9 January 2022 and ended on 27 March 2022.

Series 6 (2023)

The sixth series began on 8 January 2023 and ended on 19 March 2023.^[22]

Series 7 (2024)

In August 2023, it was confirmed that the series would return for a seventh season in January 2024.^[23]