Dancing with the Stars returned for a sixth series on 8 January 2023 on RTÃÂ One.
On 25 August 2022, Nicky Byrne announced that he would be stepping down as host after five seasons to focus on touring commitments with his band, Westlife. On 7 October, Doireann Garrihy was announced as his replacement joining Jennifer Zamparelli as co-host.
This season also saw professional dancer, and two-time reigning champion, Pasquale La Rocca announce his departure from the show as he joined the Italian version of the format, Ballando con le Stelle. On 28 November 2022, all other professional dancers were confirmed to be returning to the series from the previous year, they were joined by new professional dancer, Michael Danilczuk, whom previously that year had finished as runner-up in his native version in Poland, Taniec z gwiazdami.
It was announced on 22 January, due to unforeseen circumstances, professional dancer, Maurizio Benenato had left the show. He was replaced with former Dancing with the Stars Ireland professional and reigning Taniec z gwiazdami champion, Robert Rowià Âski.
The final on 19 March 2023, was won by Carl Mullan alongside partner Emily Barker. This was Barker's final series as a professional dancer.
On 1 December 2022, Brooke Scullion, Panti Bliss, Paul Brogan and Suzanne Jackson were announced as the first four celebrities to take part.
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale. It does not include the Team Dance or Marathon scores.
The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' scale are as follows.
Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry, Arthur Gourounlian.
Guest act: Erica-Cody performing her single, 'Cry Baby'.
There was no elimination in Week 6. The judges still scored and the public still voted. However, in a twist, the couple who received the highest combined points was immune from the following week's first Dance-Off, therefore securing their place in the competition until Week 8. The couple granted immunity was Panti & Denys.
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>This week saw Panti Bliss dance out of drag and was referred to as Rory.
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All performances this week were accompanied by the RTÃÂ Concert Orchestra.
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Guest act: Lyra singing her single, 'You'.
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