The ugly truth for Irish men... we’re not hot!

THEY say beauty is in the eye of the beholder – and in this case, the beholder is clearly stating Irish men are not very beautiful.

Our lads’ may possess roguish charms but that’s evidently not enough – as Irish men have slipped to their lowest-ever position in a table of the world’s most attractive nationalities.

What will be even more galling for Irish guys is that mná na hÉireann are faring a lot better. New analysis of data from beautifulpeople.com, an elite international dating site that only accepts good-looking singletons, has ranked males from Ireland as the least attractive in the world. Just 8% of Irishmen who applied for the picky, Los Angeles-based site were successful, the same as Poland. It was even fewer than last year, when we also shared the wooden spoon with Poland, and with Britain.

Ireland’s women, in contrast, have climbed up the rankings, to tie with France as the seventh-most attractive nationality on the planet.

Commenting on the contrasting Irish trends, Greg Hodge, MD of beautifulpeople.com, said: ‘There are many examples of very handsome Irishmen in Hollywood, such as Cillian Murphy, Colin Farrell, Michael Fassbender and Jamie Dornan, to name a few. However, this seems to be the exception, rather than the norm.

‘But if Irishmen are lacking aesthetically, they would improve their acceptance rate on the site if they tried to portray a more polished image, and a more interesting lifestyle. Many who apply still send in a selfie shot at the pub, with a pint in hand. That does not go down well with women.’

The controversial dating service, which has a membership of over five million, makes no apology for accepting only the best looking singletons.

Although an average of just one in five applicants succeed in gaining membership to the site, success rates differ hugely from nation to nation. Norway is still home to the world’s most beautiful women, with over seven out of ten female applicants accepted to the site, while men from neighbouring Sweden are ranked the most aesthetically-pleasing. Comment – Page 14

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‘They use a selfie from the pub’