Oft criticised, RTÉ notched one in the win column last year when the first Irish series of the hugely popular reality gameshow The Traitors hit our screens. Although we’ve had our fair share of failed adaptations of UK and US format shows, this seemed to have been a big hit and fans of the UK version even ventured that the Irish version was superior.

Source: Irish Independent January 31, 2026 08:32 UTC