RTÉ confirms broadcast date for highly-anticipated first series of The Traitors Ireland

The much-anticipated first series of The Traitors Ireland will officially premiere later this month, RTÉ has announced.

Siobhán McSweeney, as host, will charge into chaos, suspicion and stylish skulduggery when the Irish version of the show hits TV screens across the country.

Ahead of the premiere on Sunday, August 31, the national broadcaster has also revealed The Traitors Ireland promo and official key art, teasing shadows stirring in the dark, where loyalty is fragile, betrayal is currency and suspicion is inevitable.

Filmed at the banks of the river Boyne in Slane Castle, County Meath, the new adaptation of the global phenomenon brings suspicion, strategy and sabotage to Irish soil for the first time.

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A group of strangers arrive at the castle with a mission to win €50,000 without getting murdered or banished (in the game, of course). The twist? The Traitors walk amongst them, sowing doubt and deceit at every turn.

Viewers are being told they can expect conniving glances over banquet breakfasts, whispers in corridors and enough drama to make even the most loyal viewer question their instincts.

As tension rises and alliances crumble, viewers will be left asking: who’s lying, who’s loyal and who’s next?

As announced last week Kevin McGahern will delve into the behind the scenes in The Traitors Ireland Uncloaked companion series.

Each week, as soon as viewers have finished with their latest fix of The Traitors Ireland on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player, they’ll be able to join Kevin and celebrity guests and players from the game for all the best analysis and reaction to the latest betrayals, mind games and manipulations. 

Uncloaked will take fans of The Traitors Ireland deeper into Slane Castle with dissection of the episodes and exclusive access to the banished and murdered players. This access all areas show will be available on RTÉ television, RTÉ Player and all podcast platforms.

The Traitors Ireland will officially premiere on RTÉ One television and RTÉ Player on Sunday, August 31.