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The winners of The Traitors Ireland, the hit RT\u00c9<\/a> reality TV show, may be \u201ctraitor slayers\u201d Vanessa Ogbonna, Kelley Higgins and Oyin Adeyemi.<\/p>\n

But host venue Slane Castle<\/a> and the surrounding area in Co Meath have proven to be another star of the show. <\/p>\n

Local people want to capitalise on the popularity of the show and hope to reap the rewards of having had the popular traitors \u2013 and faithfuls \u2013 staying in their midst.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt absolutely has to be good for Slane,\u201d said Meath County Council Cathaoirleach Wayne Harding, whose family run the Village Inn there.<\/p>\n

Harding said the programme had \u201creplaced football as the main chat over pints at the bar\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone was commenting on how well Slane looked, so it really has put the village on the map again for a tourist destination and not only as a rock concert venue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In the council headquarters all the talk among staff was about whether \u201cany of the contestants were staying in the village or if I had met Paudie\u201d, he said of the popular contestant, the 68-year-old retired prison officer Paudie Moloney.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really got the country\u2019s attention and it\u2019s a bit early to say, but I\u2019d bet visitor numbers will be up in the coming months because of the show.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Traitors’ flag files outside Slane Castle, where the hit television series was filmed. Photograph: Andres Poveda\/RT\u00c9 <\/p>\n

Slane Castle has introduced tours for the show\u2019s fans, including a visit to \u201cthe conclave\u201d where traitors deliberated on which faithful they would \u201cmurder\u201d on episodes. It is situated in dungeons not previously opened for 40 years.<\/p>\n

Filming the series in March created special memories for the castle\u2019s owner Alex Conyngham of his late father Henry Mount Charles<\/a>, who had marvelled at the interior renovations for the show just three months before he died.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe walked around the castle and was just amazed at the sets, especially the round table,\u201d Mr Conyngham said of the decorative wooden table where contestants met nightly to try to weed out a traitor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe castle was full of more electrical cables than for a Slane gig with all the cameras and lighting everywhere, and Dad was just delighted how they reinvented the interiors.\u201d<\/p>\n

The dungeon used to be a keg store for the castle\u2019s one-time nightclub and was boarded until it was used for the conclave\u2019s late-night \u201cscenes of treachery and murder\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an incredible space \u2013 completely silent and pitch dark, so it\u2019s perfect for secret scheming,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

It was important to Mr Conyngham and his family that the whole village of Slane and not just the castle reaped any benefits from the hit series.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve definitely noticed more people stopping at the gates of the castle and taking pictures and the hits on our website and calls to Rock Farm have also increased,\u201d he said, referring to the castle\u2019s organic farm.<\/p>\n

\"AlexAlex Conyngham at Slane Castle, the location for The Traitors Ireland. Photograph: Andres Poveda <\/p>\n

He said he hoped the television programme showcased nearby attractions such as the Hill of Slane, kayaking on the river Boyne and Slane Distillery. <\/p>\n

Although the castle is only open to events, Mr Conyngham and his wife Carina have recently opened their home to guests who stay in the castle\u2019s bedrooms. <\/p>\n

There is also a new \u201cThe Traitors Tour Afternoon Tea\u201d experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople enjoy afternoon tea in the ballroom and are given an envelope to say if they are a traitor or a faithful,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey can then play a smaller version of the game as they take a tour of the castle and the rooms used in the series, including the infamous dungeon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Conyngham even tried on a traitor\u2019s cloak for size.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou do develop a different persona underneath that hood,\u201d he said with a laugh.<\/p>\n

He would not be drawn on whether the castle would host another series.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d be very hopeful; it\u2019s highly likely because of its success, but I can\u2019t confirm anything yet,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom a young age we have been used to being sworn to secrecy about concerts at the castle, so we have no problem keeping secrets when it comes to the Traitors Ireland.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The winners of The Traitors Ireland, the hit RT\u00c9 reality TV show, may be \u201ctraitor slayers\u201d Vanessa Ogbonna,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":87301,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[18,117,19,17,3251],"class_list":{"0":"post-87300","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-the-traitors"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87300","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=87300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87300\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}