Dance-loving pensioner goes on her first date - 66 years after her husband died

"Two people in their 80s went on 'First Dates' to show you're never too old A pensioner whose husband died when she was just 22 has gone on her first ever date since the accident - 66 years later. Georgina Clarke (88), who will appear in a Saint Valentine's Day special of RTÉ's First Dates, said her husband Seamus was just 26 when he was killed in a road accident on the Long Mile Road in Dublin."

"Georgina Clarke (88), who will appear in a Saint Valentine's Day special of RTÉ's First Dates, said her husband Seamus was just 26 when he was killed in a road accident on the Long Mile Road in Dublin."

Two people in their 80s went on RTÉ's First Dates to show that people are never too old to date. Georgina Clarke, 88, went on her first ever date since her husband was killed when she was 22, marking 66 years since the accident. Her husband Seamus was 26 when he died in a road accident on the Long Mile Road in Dublin. Georgina will appear in a Saint Valentine's Day special of RTÉ's First Dates. The appearance highlights older adults seeking companionship and confronting lifelong grief.

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