{"id":676147,"date":"2026-09-07T01:41:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T01:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/676147\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T01:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T01:41:20","slug":"im-faithful-yiz-thicks-the-players-are-on-edge-as-the-drama-ramps-up-on-the-traitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/676147\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I’m faithful yiz thicks’: The players are ‘on edge’ as the drama ramps up on The Traitors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spoiler warning: This article contains spoilers for season two, episode four of The Traitors Ireland.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"The
\n Siobh\u00e1n McSweeney told the traitors they have some ‘serious thinking to do’. RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

RT\u00c9\n<\/p>\n

\u201cA NICE KILL, soft and gentle.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s what the traitors promised to deliver at the end of episode three<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday night, when the cliffhanger saw Aoife, Ian and Saoirse shortlisted for murder.<\/p>\n

But before we found out who was murdered, Donal was among the first to enter for breakfast.<\/p>\n

He came in for serious heat at the last roundtable and said he felt he had to talk to someone, and confided in Pauric O, who Donal views as an \u201colder brother-type figure\u201d.<\/p>\n

But Pauric O can\u2019t get Donal off his mind, and describes his words as \u201cwishy-washy\u201d.<\/p>\n

When Ian entered Slane Castle, he told the VT interview that he was greeted by a few \u201canxious\u201d faces.<\/p>\n

He received a rapturous reception from some of the \u201clads\u201d who were unaware of how close he came to murder, such as Pete and Sam, leading others to question if Donal was now excluded from this posse.<\/p>\n

\"Ep4
\n LtoR Ian, Sam, Se\u00e1n C and Pete RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

RT\u00c9\n<\/p>\n

Suspicions then start flying around the breakfast table and, in a sign of what is to come, Se\u00e1n C revealed that he is \u201cgunning\u201d for traitor Fionula.<\/p>\n

We then get our strongest hint yet that a major rupture is afoot among the traitors, with P\u00e1raic K and Carla saying that they\u2019ll have to \u201ctalk about\u201d Fionula, who they both conceded is \u201cin trouble\u201d.<\/p>\n

Later in the episode, Ian will remark that \u201ctheories are just flying around\u201d.<\/p>\n

An example of this comes from Se\u00e1n C, who said he has \u201csix points\u201d to make at tonight\u2019s roundtable, \u201cone of which has an ABC to it\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo eight points?\u201d asks Carla.<\/p>\n

But the scheming is interrupted momentarily with confirmation from Siobh\u00e1n that Saoirse, the 29-year-old HR specialist from Galway, was murdered overnight and is having a \u201cdirt nap\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"download
\n Saoirse (29) is a HR specialist from Galway. RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

RT\u00c9\n<\/p>\n

Some faithfuls are outraged that the traitors are only selecting women for murder, something that slipped Carla\u2019s mind, as she didn\u2019t notice this trend when deciding who to murder.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bastards,\u201d said Saoirse upon learning of her murder, before shedding a few tears.<\/p>\n

But a lack of tears will prove a headache for faithful Aoife, who was a close friend of Saoirse\u2019s in the castle.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is my buddy,\u201d said Aoife when challenged on this.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I\u2019ve only known her a few days,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n

But this isn\u2019t enough to stop the suspicions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cNo hands to the face, nothing,\u201d says Kayleigh of Aoife\u2019s muted response to Saoirse\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, I\u2019ll sit down and have a strawberry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aoife (28) is a trainee fashion buyer from Dublin, and Ian remarks over breakfast that she works \u201cbehind the scenes\u201d at Penneys.<\/p>\n

However, Pete is unconvinced that this is actually her job.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou speak to any female,\u201d said Pete, \u201cand they\u2019ll know everything about Penneys because every second day of their lives they spend in there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, host Siobh\u00e1n remarks that the traitors are \u201cpulling the wool over your eyes\u201d, which the group correctly identify as meaning that today\u2019s mission will involve sheep.<\/p>\n

\u2018Bamboozled\u2019<\/p>\n

Upon arrival at today\u2019s mission, the players see Siobh\u00e1n stood beside bales of hay and a red tractor.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf she\u2019s not red, leave her in the shed,\u201d said DJ, probably to the bemusement of his more urban teammates.<\/p>\n

\"The
\n Siobh\u00e1n McSweeney on a bale of hale before a red tractor ahead of today’s mission RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

RT\u00c9\n<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s mission involves the players splitting into three teams.<\/p>\n

One person from each team has to enter a sheep pen.<\/p>\n

Those outside the pen are shown a picture of a sheep, which they describe to those inside the pen, who then try to correctly identify it.<\/p>\n

There is a \u20ac1,000 prize for each correctly identified sheep, and after getting off to a baaa-d start, the teams soon find their footing.<\/p>\n

\"Ep4
\n The sheep that players had to identify between for today’s mission RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

RT\u00c9\n<\/p>\n

The mission then took a turn when each team was able to nominate one person to contest for a shield.<\/p>\n

One team chose Pete without much debate, the other chose Donal by lot, but for the third team, it initially came down to a choice between Kayleigh and David.<\/p>\n

When rock-paper-scissors was proposed to break the deadlock, Fionula asked that everyone be in the running instead, an idea quickly shut down by Denis.<\/p>\n

He argued this would be a waste of a shield as she was emerging as a prime suspect for banishment.<\/p>\n

David went on to capture the shield from a sprightly sheep as Fionula questioned who made Denis \u201cLord and Master\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"Ep4
\n The sheep with the shield RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

RT\u00c9\n<\/p>\n

Denis later worried if he was too \u201cdirect\u201d with Fionula, and Fionula approached him to say she was \u201cbamboozled\u201d by his remarks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re not a traitor, I\u2019ll feel so bad about it,\u201d replied Denis.<\/p>\n

\u2018I love the drama\u2019<\/p>\n

And so we come to the roundtable and Ian notes that \u201ceveryone is on edge\u201d.<\/p>\n

Before voting, Siobh\u00e1n keeps up the sheep theme and voices concern about a \u201cherd mentality\u201d among the players.<\/p>\n

\"Ep4
\n Siobh\u00e1n McSweeney addressing the players before the roundtable\n<\/p>\n

Soon, the suspicions turn to Fionula and the viewers at home catch a side-eye glance from traitor Pauric K, who seems to be mulling over whether to throw her under the bus.<\/p>\n

As Se\u00e1n C begins to interrogate Fionula, Carla looks somewhat pained, as though she is contemplating sticking the knife into her fellow traitor too.<\/p>\n

Perhaps sensing this, Fionula says she is \u201cbeing used by the traitors\u201d, a theory which doesn\u2019t go down well with the faithful.<\/p>\n

Fionula told the roundtable that she was \u201cshocked\u201d to see Sean A enter a \u201cmanic twilight zone\u201d<\/a> during the previous roundtable, but it is now her turn to try to escape from a tight spot.<\/p>\n

Gr\u00e1inne, who hasn\u2019t been very vocal at the roundtables so far, suddenly throws her weight behind Fionula, claiming that the things which seem suspicious about her are just aspects of her \u201cpersonality\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think she\u2019s playing a great game,\u201d said Gr\u00e1inne, \u201cand that\u2019s why she\u2019s coming under so much suspicion tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

And with that, it\u2019s time to vote and having been unimpressed by her roundtable performance, Pauric K turns on fellow-traitor Fionula.<\/p>\n

Carla also decides to banish Fionula, all but sealing her fate and delivering the faithfuls their second catch of the series.<\/p>\n

Fionula (61) is an actor and drama teacher from Cork and she summoned all of this for a rousing exit speech which caused chairs to be cast aside as the players leapt for joy.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou literally want to take your top, put it above your head, and slide on your knees, it\u2019s crazy,\u201d said Janet of the feeling that comes with catching a traitor.<\/p>\n

But while the others celebrate, it\u2019s bittersweet for a teary Aoife, who came under questioning at the roundtable.<\/p>\n

Aoife tells a VT interview that she \u201calmost wanted\u201d to be voted out so she could stand before the group and proclaim: \u201cI\u2019m faithful, yiz thicks.\u201d<\/p>\n

And so the group of traitors is reduced from three to two, and Gr\u00e1inne uses the experience as a wake-up call to \u201cplay the game\u201d and not let friendships muddy her thinking.<\/p>\n

The mood at the conclave meanwhile is downcast, with Pauric K telling Carla: \u201cI feel like a bitch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pauric K and Carla both praise Fionula for not delivering a \u201cparting shot\u201d at their expense but worry about Pauric K\u2019s standing.<\/p>\n

\"Ep4
\n Siobh\u00e1n with the two remaining traitors RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

RT\u00c9\n<\/p>\n

Siobh\u00e1n interrupts the conclave to say there will be no murder tonight, but instead, six people (in three pairs) will be placed on \u201cdeath row\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cTomorrow night, one of those six will be murdered,\u201d said Siobhan, who added that the traitors can put themselves up for murder.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe players will be able to save one pair, which means you\u2019ve got some serious thinking to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pauric K decides to go into \u201cbluff-bluff-double bluff-double bluff\u201d mode and is set to put himself up on death row.<\/p>\n

However, in a sign of yet further tension among the traitors, Pauric K is now questioning if Carla could soon turn on him too.<\/p>\n

\"Ep4
\n Could there be a rupture between Carla and Pauric K? RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

RT\u00c9\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually love the drama,\u201d says Carla.<\/p>\n

We do too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spoiler warning: This article contains spoilers for season two, episode four of The Traitors Ireland. Siobh\u00e1n McSweeney told…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":676148,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3],"tags":[9,10,18,13,14,6,19,17,11,12,15,16,5,1181,36477,3251,18977,7,8,29352],"class_list":["post-676147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-eire","tag-featured-news","tag-featurednews","tag-headlines","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-latest-news","tag-latestnews","tag-main-news","tag-mainnews","tag-news","tag-rte","tag-siobhan-mcsweeney","tag-the-traitors","tag-the-traitors-ireland","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories","tag-traitors"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117227218737152297","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=676147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/676148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=676147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=676147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=676147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}