AN Inishowen woman was revealed last night to be one of 23 contestants on the new series of The Traitors Ireland.
Edelle McDaid (44) is from Glengad and works as a Software Operations Lead at Cora Systems in Leitrim. The mum-of-three entered Slane Castle as a “faithful”.
However, all could change as last night’s episode was left on a cliffhanger. Host Siobhán McSweeney informed “traitors” Fionula, Carla and Páraic K that they would be choosing a fourth player to join them, with Edelle’s name floated as a possibility.
After the first episode aired, Edelle posted: “All my dreams come true! Yes I’m on the traitors.”
Local councillor Martin McDermott also shared: “Congratulations and best of luck to Edelle Mc Daid on The Traitors Ireland!
“You’ll do Glengad and Inishowen proud. Wishing you every success on this exciting journey – we’ll all be cheering you on!”
The Traitors Ireland centres around a cast of “faithfuls” and “traitors”. Each day, contestants take part in group challenges to build the prize pot of up to €50,000.
A roundtable discussion takes place every evening with the aim of uncovering and banishing a traitor.
The traitors are also able to eliminate faithfuls as they meet up in secret each night and choose who will be “murdered”.
Last year’s winner, Kelley Higgins from Letterkenny, appeared with fellow winners Oyin Adeyemi and Vanessa Ogbonna on the spin-off show The Traitors Ireland Uncloaked after the main programme aired.
The Traitors Ireland continues every Sunday, Monday and Tuesday on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.