Galway farmer Brian Dilleen is well known to people in Galway as the man behind the Mad Yolk ethical farm that sells delicious pasture-raised eggs at markets across the west.
However, he has now earned a reputation as an Irish heart-throb as he features on a top US dating show which aims to match single Americans with prospective sweethearts across the world.
Mr Dilleen, 38, was chosen from thousands of applicants to take part in Bravo TV’s “Love Without Borders.
In the show, five Americans who have been unlucky in love in the United States, are sent off to another country to be paired with their “perfect” life partner.
The Galway native was chosen as a match for Danna Richards, a 38-year-old musician and songwriter.
Danna is a 38-year-old musician and songwriter who knows a thing or two about risky ventures, seeing as how she gave up her traditional home to travel the country and live in a retrofitted Sprinter van.
Now, she is headed to Ireland with the hope that Galway native Brian — a salesman turned chicken and vegetable farmer who is also 38 — is ‘the one.’”
Meanwhile, Dilleen runs Mad Yolk Farms, an ethical farm that uses regenerative farming methods and sells pasture-raised eggs. He also grows vegetables.
“I’m proud to call myself a farmer,” Dilleen said in a recent Instagram post. “To me, one of the most important jobs one can do. This is Mad Yolk Farm. Heaven on earth for hens. A healthy hen = a healthy egg = a healthy human. It’s all connected ????
“We do everything we can throughout all seasons to make sure our hens live their best life. I get great pleasure & pride in delivering what I consider the finest eggs in my region to all my customers and community.
“I’m proud to call myself a farmer. To me, one of the most important jobs one can do. Where I farm for quality not quantity, I’m not in the business of producing cheap food.
“I farm to regenerate the land, plant diversity and care for my animals.
According to the “Love Without Borders” matchmaker, Dilleen and Richards are a perfect match.
You can learn more about all five couples appearing on the dating show on Bravo TV’s website and you can watch “Love Without Borders” on Bravo on Wednesdays.
