RTÉ has confirmed it will commission a third series of The Traitors Ireland, the reality television series in which contestants participate in a game of social deduction.
The announcement was made following the dramatic conclusion to the second series last night on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.
The Traitors Ireland winners revealed in tense finale
Warning: spoiler alert!
The winners, Faithfuls Anna Murphy and Diego Caixeta, each receive around €23,000 in prize money.
They saw off the challenge of Traitors Pauric O'Meara and Carla Geary in the final.
Hosted by Siobhán McSweeney, the series saw the Faithfuls attempting to identify and banish the Traitors in their midst while building the prize pot through a series of missions.
Looking ahead to the next series, Dr John Francis Leader of the Media and Entertainment Psychology Lab at UCD's School of Psychology had some advice for prospective contestants.
"One thing that helps a huge amount is just knowing how the game is played. So, that sense of being able to not be too shocked or surprised by what happens - that definitely helps," he told RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland.
"But I think the primary thing that's important is really noticing what it looks like to be convincing... What it is not is sort of overthinking and trying too hard.
"It's being able to fall in a fairly relaxed and mindful way into the role and not overthink it. I think that's key."
