The second series of The Traitors Ireland was first broadcast on RTÉ One on 30 August 2026. The series concluded on 22 September 2026 where Anna Murphy and Diego Caixeta won as Faithfuls, while Pauric O'Meara placed as a runner-up, as a Traitor.

Format Over twenty contestants arrive at a castle in Meath where they will spend their entire time for the duration of the game. On the arrival day, host Siobhán McSweeney picks at least three contestants to be called "Traitors" and the rest are automatically called "Faithful".

At the end of each day, all contestants meet at a Round Table to discuss who they think are Traitors. They then cast votes that are revealed one by one. The person with the most votes reveals their identity and is immediately banished. On most nights, the Traitors meet in private and agree to "murder" one Faithful who leaves the game immediately. The remaining Faithful only know who has been murdered at breakfast next morning.

Each day, the group participates in missions to win money for the prize fund which can reach up to €50,000 by the end of the game. During the missions, any contestant may separately win a shield that awards that player immunity from being murdered, but not from being banished. In some cases, the contestant has the right or ability not to disclose if they won the shield, or to tell a restricted group.

If during the game the number of Traitors drops to two, they are given the option to "seduce" or recruit a Faithful to join them instead of murdering. Seduced Faithfuls may decline and can decide whether to tell the other Faithfuls of the attempted seduction. If only one Traitor remains, the seduction happens as a face-to-face ultimatum; if the player declines they are immediately murdered, and if they accept the pair can immediately murder another Faithful.

Contestants Contestants were revealed on 30 August 2026, shortly before the premiere of the series. In a minor twist, Diego Caixeta and Denis Ryan had a pre-existing relationship as they were married before competing in the series.

+List of The Traitors Ireland contestantsContestantAgeResidenceOccupationAffiliationFinish 42 Dublin Vocal CoachFaithfulMurdered 44 Culdaff Software Operations LeadTraitorBanished 39 Fermoy Regional Sales ManagerFaithfulMurdered 59 Claremorris Emergency Management OfficerFaithfulBanished 29 Galway HR SpecialistFaithfulMurdered 61 Ballyphehane Actor and Drama TeacherTraitorBanished 33 Maynooth Assistant ProfessorTraitorBanished 39 Cork Writer/PsychotherapistFaithfulMurdered 59 Knocknahur Horse Riding InstructorFaithfulWithdrew 28 Dublin Trainee Fashion BuyerTraitorBanished 28 Athlone IT Support AnalystFaithfulMurdered 45 Dublin Stay-at-home DadFaithfulBanished 33 Carlow Call Centre TrainerFaithfulMurdered 24 Leitrim TeacherFaithfulBanished 35 Rathmines Concept DesignerFaithfulMurdered 39 Newmarket Car SalesmanFaithfulBanished 34 Dublin Civil ServantFaithfulBanished 33 Dublin TeacherFaithfulMurdered 43 Passage West Irish Defence ForcesFaithfulBanished 27 Ballymun Early Years EducatorTraitorBanished 31 Borrisokane MusicianTraitorBanished 27 Dublin Postal WorkerFaithfulWinner(Episode 12) 40 Cork Physician AssociateFaithfulWinner(Episode 12) Notes

Elimination history Key The contestant was a Faithful The contestant was a Traitor The contestant was murdered by the traitors The contestant was banished at the round table The contestant withdrew from the show

Episode 23456789101112Traitors'DecisionEdelleDenisEmmaKayleighEmmaLauraSaoirseAoifeDenisSamSeán C.JanetAnnaKayleigh colspan="4" rowspan="2" Recruit ShortlistMurder BlackmailMurderBlackmailMurderDaggerMurder Shield DenisDiego CarlaDenisDiegoJanetPeteSam David IanJanet DJ Diego Pete colspan="9" Banishment Edelle Sean A. Fionula Páraic K. Aoife DavidTieTie Donal DJ IanTie PeteTieTieTie CarlaVote12–8–2 17–3 1–1 15–1–113–110–1–1 3–3–1 6–2 6–2 5–2–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2Anna DJ Sean A. Fionula Páraic K. Aoife David Diego Carla Donal DJ Ian Carla Carla CarlaNovoteNovoteNovoteDiego DJ Sean A. Fionula Páraic K. Aoife Janet DonalDonalDonal DJ Ian Pete Pete Carla Carla Carla Carla Edelle Sean A. Fionula Páraic K. Aoife David Kayleigh Kayleigh Donal DJ Anna Anna Pete Anna Anna AnnaNovoteCarla Edelle Sean A. Fionula Páraic K. Aoife David KayleighNovoteNovote DJ Pete PeteNovote AnnaNovoteNovoteNovotePete Edelle Sean A. Fionula Páraic K. Aoife David Carla Donal Donal DJ Ian CarlaNovoteBanishedKayleigh Pauric O. Donal Aoife Páraic K. Aoife David DonalNovote Donal Pete IanMurderedIan Edelle Sean A. Fionula Páraic K. Aoife David Carla Carla Carla DJ PeteBanishedDJ Edelle Sean A. Aoife Aoife Aoife David Donal Donal Donal PeteBanishedJanet DJ Sean A. Fionula Páraic K. Aoife David CarlaCarlaCarlaMurderedDonal DJ Sean A. Fionula Páraic K. Aoife David KayleighNovoteNovoteBanishedSeán C. Edelle Sean A. Fionula Páraic K. Aoife DavidMurderedDavid Edelle Donal Fionula Páraic K. Aoife PeteBanishedSam Edelle Sean A. Fionula Páraic K. AoifeMurderedAoife Pauric O. Sean A. Donal Páraic K. CarlaBanishedGráinne Edelle Sean A. Aoife Páraic K.WithdrewDenis Edelle Sean A. Fionula Páraic K.Murdered Edelle Sean A. Fionula DonalBanishedFionula DJ Sean A. SamBanishedSaoirse DJ Sean A.MurderedSean A. DJ DonalBanishedLaura EdelleMurderedEdelle DJBanishedEmmaMurdered

End game Episode12DecisionBanish Pauric O.Game OverFaithfuls WinVote3–02–1AnnaBanishPauric O.WinnersDiegoBanishPauric O.Pauric O.BanishAnnaBanished

Notes

Missions

EpisodeTask descriptionTime limitMoney earnedMoney availableRunning totalShield winner(s)1Players must carry seven large stone slabs across a hilly course to a sacred circle and assemble them into an ancient Irish dolmen within 30 minutes. At various points along the route, players can sacrifice themselves and be shackled in place to claim a dolmen piece or a bag of money. Anyone inside the sacred circle when the fire is lit would be immune from murder.30 minutes €6,500€5,500 2Each player picked a partner. They would dance around the hay chairs while the music played. When the music stopped the players could look for money or shields in the hay bales or sit down on the hay chairs. Players could only bank money if they sat on the hay chairs. Each round a hay chair was removed. There were four shields available. There were two hidden in the hay bales and two were awarded to the winning pair in the musical chairs.rowspan="2" €4,000€6,900DenisDiego3 A player was selected before the mission started and would have 20 minutes to follow a map to free the other players from coffins. Coffins were scattered around the castle grounds in groups of four or five. Those saved from the coffins would join the searcher in finding the other players. Only a limited number of players could be let out from each group of coffins. The players at the end not in coffins would be awarded a shield and contribute €500 to the prize pot if they returned to the starting location.20 minutes €4,000€10,900CarlaDenisDiegoJanetPáraic K.Pauric O.PeteSamSeán C.4The players split into groups of three, with sheep running around the field, each tagged with the name of one of the players. The teams must identify the sheep on their ‘wanted’ poster and guess its correct name. For every correctly identified sheep, there’s an extra €1,000 into the prize fund. Each team must nominate one team member to try earn a shield for themselves.  €3,000€12,900David5The Traitors have put six players on death row in pairs: Denis and DJ, Donal and Sam, and Ian and Janet. The remaining players must choose one pair they want to save from death row. They will then compete in a quiz as Gaeilge, and those who get the answers right will earn money for their chosen pair. The pair with the most money at the end of the game will be saved from death row. €4,500€17,400IanJanet6Before they start the players split themselves into three groups. In the first part of the mission the players match the clues to the sheep. In the second part of the mission one player from each group tries to remove the shield from a sheep. €3,000€20,550DJ7Seven contestants selected by the traitors to stay outside to decide which of the seven coffins representing the seven deadly sins they belong to. There are clues to help the contestants. The other group of contestants are asked individually if they wish to pay €200 for a shield from the prize money. The players decided the order themselves. €3,500€22,350Diego8The players were blindfolded and taken to a hay shed, where they found themselves handcuffed beneath voodoo dolls bearing their names. They had to retrieve keys using magnets, free themselves and stab a doll to collect money, with the final untouched doll earning its player a shield. €2,500€24,850Pete9 €2,000€26,850rowspan="4" 10Players were randomly drawn into three pairs with one player left out. The pairs start at opposite ends of steps. On each step there is a temptation, which one of the players will get if they drop the bag on the relevant step. If both players reach the top €2,000 will go into the prize pot. After the three pairs do they steps, the odd player out gets offered €2,000.No time limit €6,000€30,85011The players collect items to build up the prize pot and fill the well to block a murder.20 minutes €6,000€35,85012 €10,000€45,850

Episodes

References

External links