Derry Girls star Siobhan McSweeney has been named as the host of The Traitors Ireland.
Earlier this year broadcaster RTÉ commissioned a local version of the format, which has been hugely popular in countries including the UK, the US and the Netherlands.
The Irish edition will be filmed on location on Ireland early next year, featuring 22 contestants competing for a prize pot of up to €50,000 (£41,500).
"Like everyone, I am a huge Traitors fan so when I was asked to host the Irish version I jumped at the chance," said McSweeney, who also hosts The Great Pottery Throwdown.
"I'm looking forward to meeting our loyal Faithful and delicious Traitors. The Irish have a charm and ability to deceive while smiling which will make this version rather special, I think. And I'm the luckiest person in the world to watch them close up."
Steve Carson, RTÉ's director of video, added: "We're really looking forward to bringing The Traitors Ireland to RTÉ audiences and delighted that Siobhán is going to be at the heart of it.
"She is an incredibly talented actor with a great comic and dramatic range. We know that she is going to bring something really special to Ireland's version of this fantastic game of trust and deceit."
The Traitors Ireland will go out on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player later in 2025.
Neil Wilkes
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