{"id":677793,"date":"2026-09-08T02:11:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T02:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/677793\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T02:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T02:11:19","slug":"no-croissant-because-im-on-death-row-tensions-mount-and-theres-more-gaeilge-on-the-traitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/677793\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018No croissant because I\u2019m on death row\u2019: Tensions mount and there\u2019s more Gaeilge on The Traitors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"The
\n Siobh\u00e1n McSweeney pictured during today’s challenge. RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

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

SOMETHING STRANGE HAS happened to the Faithfuls on The Traitors Ireland.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve become good at this.<\/p>\n

After spending much of the series treating such suspicious behaviour as drinking water, being too bubbly and occasionally touching another human being as compelling evidence of treachery, tonight they found themselves staring directly at another Traitor.<\/p>\n

And, remarkably, they didn\u2019t look away.<\/p>\n

Things were already looking ominous for P\u00e1raic at breakfast. Anna thought he \u201clooked wrecked\u201d, while Diego had two names he wanted to investigate.<\/p>\n

P\u00e1raic was one. \u201cCarla is my other one that I want to look at,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

And there you have it. Both remaining Traitors identified before everyone had even finished breakfast.<\/p>\n

Diego also suspected Donal, but nobody\u2019s perfect.<\/p>\n

There were more pressing concerns anyway. Six players \u2013 Sam, Janet, DJ, Donal, Denis and Ian were missing.<\/p>\n

Eventually Siobh\u00e1n McSweeney appeared. \u201cAm I early?\u201d she asked, before looking around. \u201cNo, I think I am actually meant to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The six missing players, she explained, had been kidnapped by the Traitors. One would not see sunrise and the others would play a part in deciding who.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou better eat up. You need the brainpower.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tears and suspicions<\/p>\n

Before the group headed off to find their missing friends, Aoife became upset as discussion turned to the strongest Faithfuls.<\/p>\n

She had received the second-highest number of votes at the previous night\u2019s Round Table and felt eyes remained on her following Saoirse\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n

\"The
\n Aoife pictured during the morning discussion. RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

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

Pete followed her into the kitchen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019m not cut out for this,\u201d she told him.<\/p>\n

P\u00e1raic was less sympathetic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry, I may be a blunt fucker, but we have to look at that too like,\u201d he said. \u201c<\/p>\n

That\u2019s three days in a row of tears.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aoife knew what was coming. \u201cI know they\u2019re all going to be like, \u2018Do you think the tears are genuine?\u2019\u201d she told the camera.<\/p>\n

Cut to Gr\u00e1inne. \u201cTears, but then as cold as fucking ice last night.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sometimes television just edits itself.<\/p>\n

Death row<\/p>\n

The six kidnapped players were eventually discovered tied together in a pitch-black barn.<\/p>\n

Janet was coping well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was really looking forward to my croissant this morning,\u201d she said. \u201cDidn\u2019t get it because I\u2019m on death row!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pitch black, cold, shit. It\u2019s just fucking shit\u201d (isn\u2019t it great that the cursing is included in the Irish rendition of the show).<\/p>\n

Their fellow players were tasked with saving one pair.<\/p>\n

\"The
\n Players pictured in the barn. RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

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

\u201cIn a moment, you will get the chance to do what any of us would do when our loved ones are in imminent danger,\u201d Siobh\u00e1n explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cTake a little quiz.\u201d<\/p>\n

The quiz was as Gaeilge, with correct answers buying time to collect gold for the three pairs. it was good to hear more of the Irish language in the show.<\/p>\n

Ian and Janet eventually secured the most support and were released, while Donal, Sam, Denis and DJ remained condemned.<\/p>\n

P\u00e1raic, meanwhile, had attracted attention by complaining about where players were putting their gold.<\/p>\n

Things didn\u2019t improve on the journey home.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou look tired,\u201d Diego told him. \u201cJust fear of being murdered, honestly,\u201d P\u00e1raic replied.<\/p>\n

Aoife said she felt mentally drained too. \u201cI am fucked,\u201d P\u00e1raic said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike from running?\u201d Aoife replied to him, a bit confused.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh yeah, not Diego\u2019s accusations. From running.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sure.<\/p>\n

\u2018Murdering is a nocturnal activity\u2019<\/p>\n

By the Round Table, P\u00e1raic knew he was in trouble.<\/p>\n

Denis, potentially facing his final night in the castle, wanted to \u201ctake a Traitor with me\u201d.<\/p>\n

His target was P\u00e1raic. The first piece of evidence? He was tired.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all know that murdering is a nocturnal activity,\u201d Denis explained.<\/p>\n

Hard to argue with.<\/p>\n

Denis then questioned why P\u00e1raic had previously volunteered that he was anxious and said his behaviour changed at the Round Table.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are passive and you\u2019re quiet, but you\u2019re fully activated,\u201d Denis said.<\/p>\n

\"The
\n It was a near-unanimous decision at today’s round table. RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

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

\u201cYour eyes are darting. You\u2019re full of charge in your body.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diego recalled seeing P\u00e1raic shaking before the first Round Table, while Anna thought his body language resembled that of banished Traitors Fionula and Edelle.<\/p>\n

Se\u00e1n C had another theory. P\u00e1raic was obsessed with \u201cdouble bluffs\u201d.<\/p>\n

Could putting the already-suspicious Donal on death row itself be a double bluff?<\/p>\n

And who was always talking about double bluffs? You get the idea.<\/p>\n

P\u00e1raic made one final plea. \u201cIf I stand up tonight and I say I\u2019m a trai\u2013\u201d<\/p>\n

Oh no.<\/p>\n

\u201cI say I\u2019m a Faithful up there. Can you please all get me moisturiser or something? As a gift, as an apology.\u201d<\/p>\n

He would not be needing the moisturiser. All of the other players, bar DJ, voted for P\u00e1raic.<\/p>\n

Denis even found time to tell him: \u201cI didn\u2019t really want to chase rainbows in this game, but I think you may have added another T to our LGBTQ.\u201d (Traitor, in case you didn\u2019t get that)<\/p>\n

Standing in front of the group, P\u00e1raic revealed he had indeed been lying.<\/p>\n

For one thing, he wasn\u2019t an English teacher. He was an assistant professor of communication and information.<\/p>\n

He was also a bestselling author. \u201cAnd you\u2019ve just written your next bestseller,\u201d he told them, \u201cbecause I am a Traitor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chaos.<\/p>\n

Three Traitors had now been uncovered in four nights and Carla is now alone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat last Traitor must be absolutely bricking it,\u201d Ian said.<\/p>\n

Perhaps more importantly, the group now appeared increasingly convinced they knew who it was.<\/p>\n

Aoife.<\/p>\n

There was only one slight issue with that theory, that being that Aoife was a Faithful.<\/p>\n

\u2018Aw bollocks\u2019<\/p>\n

Not for long.<\/p>\n

After the players left the castle, Siobh\u00e1n informed Carla that she would have to blackmail a Faithful into joining her.<\/p>\n

Her choice?<\/p>\n

\u201cThis person is playing the game, obviously as a Faithful, but quite a bad one at times,\u201d Carla said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI genuinely do believe that they\u2019re a Traitor, even though I know they\u2019re not, and that\u2019s just mad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aoife soon received an invitation to meet the Traitors.<\/p>\n

\u201cAw bollocks,\u201d she said. Things didn\u2019t improve when she arrived to find a hooded Carla waiting for her.<\/p>\n

Carla removed her hood.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the fuck?\u201d<\/p>\n

After spending an entire episode becoming frighteningly good at identifying Traitors, the Faithfuls had also become convinced Aoife was one.<\/p>\n

As it turns out, they were right. Just about 12 hours too early.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Warning: This article contains spoilers for season two, episode five of The Traitors Ireland. Siobh\u00e1n McSweeney pictured during…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":677794,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[75],"tags":[281896,18,117,281956,12713,19,17,286904,1181,36477,48013,3251,18977,29352],"class_list":["post-677793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-banishment","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-episode-review","tag-faithful","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-paraic","tag-rte","tag-siobhan-mcsweeney","tag-slane-castle","tag-the-traitors","tag-the-traitors-ireland","tag-traitors"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117232998140244041","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677793","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=677793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677793\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/677794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=677793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=677793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=677793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}