The Traitors Ireland episode ten sees Ian banished after €2,000 mission temptation divides the group

Breakfast and the ceremonial dagger

The tenth episode of the season opened at Slane Castle with seven contestants seated at a noticeably reduced breakfast table. Instead of carrying out an overnight murder, Traitors Carla and Pauric were given the authority to assign a ceremonial dagger that granted two votes at the next round table. Host Siobhán McSweeney presented the weapon to Anna after the Traitors chose her in an attempt to spark confusion among the Faithfuls. Pete described the tense morning environment as akin to Lord of the Flies, while Kayleigh remarked that the absence of a morning elimination felt unusual. Anna questioned the intentions behind receiving the double vote, deducing that the Traitors believed she would not target them at the evening vote.

“Let the rest of them cause the damage. We don't need to.”

Courtyard mission and the €2,000 temptation

The contestants proceeded to a courtyard challenge that gave the group an opportunity to add up to €6,000 to their communal prize pot. Working in pairs, the participants climbed a podium with steps containing individual temptations, including shields and personal cash rewards of €500 and €2,000. Diego and Carla turned down the personal offers to bank €2,000 for the collective fund, and Ian and Kayleigh mirrored their success by securing an additional €2,000. In contrast, Pete urged his partner Anna to take €2,000 for herself on the assumption that her time in the castle was drawing to a close. Pauric was excluded from the paired ascent due to an odd card draw and subsequently declined an offer to take €2,000 from the €4,000 communal sum won by his peers.

Diego and Carla (communal pot)2,000

Ian and Kayleigh (communal pot)2,000

Anna (personal reward)2,000

Diego and Carla (communal pot)

2000 €

Ian and Kayleigh (communal pot)

2000 €

Anna (personal reward)

2000 €

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Castle backlash and round table clashes

Anna expressed immediate regret after taking the personal cash reward, stating that Pete had entered her head during the challenge and that she wished to return the money. The financial decision caused sharp division back at the residence, where Pauric was among the most vocal critics of the choice. At the round table, arguments flared between Pete and Ian over personality traits and gameplay demeanor. Pete accused Ian of lacking emotion, prompting Ian to defend himself by explaining that he had not even cried at his father's funeral. Kayleigh, who works as a teacher, had privately suspected Carla earlier in the day, but she erased her initial choice on the slate and directed her vote toward Ian to avoid exposing herself to danger.

“All you seem to be doing is attacking my character.”

Ian banished as Traitors preserve anonymity

The voting concluded with Ian receiving the majority of ballots, sealing his banishment as an innocent Faithful and reducing the non-Traitor faction once again. Across the series to date, the original group of 23 contestants has seen six players murdered, four traitors caught, and four faithfuls banished following Ian's exit. Both Carla and Pauric avoided scrutiny during the vote, keeping their identities concealed from the remaining Faithfuls. Siobhán McSweeney closed the session as the Traitors prepared to reconvene in the Conclave to choose their next murder victim.

“They're doing our jobs for us.”